Choose one genre of cinema (as outlined in the lectures, not as presented in the textbook): Classical, Modern, or Postmodern. In your essay, show how one or more films characterize this genre. Be sure to define and discuss the fundamental elements of this genre as suggested in the course lectures.

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Film Question

Use the ESSAY Answer Template for your answers. (I attached it)

You are required to write a total of three essays, one essay for each section (A, B, and C). Each answer must be a minimum of 600 words (but please, no more than 750 words).

You may write about each film ONLY ONCE.  So each section will have different film.

You may write ONLY on films viewed in class. Films viewed outside of class are NOT eligible for analysis.

Indicate, by number, your answers.

It is very important that you support your analytical points with specific illustrations (cinematic evidence) from course films.

Eligible Films:

  • Casablanca
  • Double Indemnity
  • The Graduate
  • Goodfellas
  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • Ladybird
  • Wonder Woman
  • Moonlight
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • The Imitation Game
  • Ex Machina
  • Interstellar

 

SECTION A.  Answer one of the following prompts.

  1. Choose one genre of cinema (as outlined in the lectures, not as presented in the textbook): Classical, Modern, or Postmodern. In your essay, show how one or more films characterize this genre. Be sure to define and discuss the fundamental elements of this genre as suggested in the course lectures.
  2. Compare and contrast two genres of cinema (Classical, Modern, or Postmodern), illustrating your answer by discussing one or more films. Be sure to define and discuss the fundamental elements of these genres as suggested in the course lectures.
  3. Choose at least one important element in film interpretation (issues that might be examined include cultural perspectives, cinematic time, narrative trajectory, and fore structure) and illustrate your answer by illustrating it in one or more films.

 

SECTION B: Select two or more terms/concepts and apply them to one or more films viewed in class.

diegetic sound / non-diegetic sound / ambient sound / crane shot / framing / reframing / establishing shot / master shot / extreme close-up / close-up / medium shot / long shot / extreme long shot / Steadicam / slow motion / fast motion / chiaroscuro / deep focus cinematography / high-key lighting / low-key lighting / continuity editing / cutting on action / freeze-frame / shot/reverse shot / fade-in / fade-out / wipe / dissolve / montage / long take / climax / realism / antirealism / verisimilitude / voiceover / characterization / flat character / round character / cinematic time / flashback / flash-forward / inciting moment / omniscient point-of-view / single character point-of-view / group point-of-view / parallel editing / jump cuts / split screens

 

SECTION C: Select TWO issues from the list below and apply them to one or more films viewed in class.

  1. Cultural assumptions of society and audiences
  2. Character Stereotyping
  3. Relationships, including love
  4. Issues of identity
  5. Images of women
  6. Issues of Technology, including AI and Robotics
  7. Issues of gender
  8. Journey motif(s)
  9. Themes of nostalgia and loss
  10. Comic irony/satire/parody
  11. Racial and ethnic portraits
  12. American myth
  13. Degradation/corruption
  14. Portraits of Romance
  15. Strategic or critical moment in a film
  16. Ethical issues
  17. Terror, horror, fear
  18. International representations
  19. Uses of violence
  20. Issues of obsession
  21. Coming of age narrative
  22. Representations of urban life
  23. Representations of rural life

Does an ethical problem(s) exist? How do you know? What responsibility does the individual(s) have to respond to this ethical problem? State the ethical problem clearly; how do we separate the ethical problem from other non-ethical components?

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Film Abstract Instructions and Sample

Questions and points to consider (asterisk indicates required questions/items):

Instructions: View 5 films – one abstract for each film; upload one document to “assignments” in Canvas by the due date noted in syllabus.

  • Does an ethical problem(s) exist? How do you know? (must be included for each film)
  • What responsibility does the individual(s) have to respond to this ethical problem? (must be included for each film)
  • State the ethical problem clearly; how do we separate the ethical problem from other non-ethical components? They are often entangled in real-life in various ways, from company policies to types of relationships (marriage, friendship, co-worker, boss, etc.) in which you are involved, your role in an organization, etc. (must be included for each film)
  • How do we begin to resolve the ethical issues? You need to be able to justify your choices; explain why they work or do not work. (can include this for each film – or a version of this…)
  • What are the choices you can make – are you free to choose to act or not to act? To what/to whom are your responsibilities? (can include this for each film – or a version of this…)
  • What are the primary duties and/or obligations? (can include this for each film – or a version of this…)
    • Consider: Are you willing to pursue the “good” in order to conform to the good? (…such as the values of an organization such as your employer) For example: courage is the willingness to make your behavior conform to the good, even with it is dangerous to do so.
      • “Good” needs to be defined.
  • What is/are the lesson(s) to be learned from this film? (must be included for each film)

Originally, the character of John Wick was an elderly man of 75 who was supposed to be essayed by the likes of Harrison Ford or Clint Eastwood, but Hollywood star Keanu Reeves took the character and changed it, played it and turned it into one of cinema’s most iconic characters, reports Variety. Which John Wick is the best?

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John Wick

What is the message of John Wick movie?

How old is John Wick?

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What makes John Wick so good? But what really sets the John Wick franchise apart from other action movie?

Write a 4-5 page essay about a local theater production play in Miami or a Florida International University play from 2022, the essay can be written in font size 12 and can be doubled spaced.

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Film Question

Write a 4-5 page essay about a local theater production play in Miami or a Florida International University play from 2022, the essay can be written in font size 12 and can be doubled spaced. It’s important to have paragraph breaks. This essay should mention description of the pay and explain the importantsce of the custumes, the dramatic acting, different characters and what they contribute to the play. You can chose what ever play you like as long as its in the Miami or Florida area from either 2022-2023. Please link the video of the play or the name of the play.

Plot segmentation of scenes and key actions. Be sure you know what a scene is, how scenes are named, and how subsidiary actions described before you begin.

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Psycho 1960 Version: Plot segmentation of scenes and key actions

Plot segmentation of scenes and key actions. Be sure you know what a scene is, how scenes are named, and how subsidiary actions described before you begin. Use an outline from as in

Do not simply use DVD chapter titles. They do not generally adhere to a film studies’ approach to plot segmentation (three to five full pages pages of text Times New Roman Size 12 Font Double-Spaced APA Format Excluding the Title and Reference Pages).

Identify and analyze the formal element(s) in the shot(s) that are prioritized by the approach you select.

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Psycho 1960 Version: Shot analysis in relation to one critical or theoretical approach

Shot analysis in relation to one critical or theoretical approach. Select one shot (drawing or film still) or two consecutive shots and analyze it/them in relation to a key aspect of one of the following approaches studied: formalism/neoformalism, dialectical montage, Kino–truth (Kino–eye), cinematic realism, feminist psychoanalysis, genre theory, and auteur theory. Identify and analyze the formal element(s) in the shot(s) that are prioritized by the approach you select.

That is, what is the meaning and significance of the shot(s) selected in relation to the conceptual agenda or critical concerns for film analysis associated with your selected approach? (about half page of text about 160 Words Times New Roman Size 12 Font Double-Spaced APA Format Excluding the Title and Reference Pages).

What are the distinguishing formal elements of the opening and closing scenes of the film? What is the significance of these scenes for an understanding of the meaning of the film? How do the opening and closing scenes act as bookends (formal and/or thematic) for the film?

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Psycho 1960 Version: Opening and Closing

Opening and closing. What are the distinguishing formal elements of the opening and closing scenes of the film? What is the significance of these scenes for an understanding of the meaning of the film? How do the opening and closing scenes act as bookends (formal and/or thematic) for the film? Discuss with reference to Bordwell and Thompson’s comment that “A film does not just start, it begins and “A film doesn’t simply stop; it ends” (about half page of text about 160 Words Times New Roman Size 12 Font Double-Spaced APA Format Excluding the Title and Reference Pages).

Plot segmentation of scenes and key actions. Be sure you know what a scene is, how scenes are named, and how subsidiary actions described before you begin.

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Psycho 1960 Version: Sound and Image Relationship

4. Plot segmentation of scenes and key actions. Be sure you know what a scene is, how scenes are named, and how subsidiary actions described before you begin. Use an outline from as in

Do not simply use DVD chapter titles. They do not generally adhere to a film studies’ approach to plot segmentation (three to five full pages pages of text Times New Roman Size 12 Font Double-Spaced APA Format Excluding the Title and Reference Pages).

What is the significance of the film’s title for the story? How does the title refer to the point of the film in terms of both explicit and implicit meanings?

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Psycho 1960 Version

Answer the following based on the 1960 version of the film Psycho which is free to watch on Netflix.

  • What is the significance of the film’s title for the story?
  • How does the title refer to the point of the film in terms of both explicit and implicit meanings?
  • Illustrate your analysis with one image from the film (drawing or still) and analyze how particular element(s) in the shot support your analysis above.

(about half page of text about 160 Words Times New Roman Size 12 Font Double-Spaced APA Format Excluding the Title and Reference Pages).

Select one of the still images below and analyze the visual design of that image. You need to only analyze one image, not all 3. Make sure you clearly identify which picture/ screenshot you decided to analyze in your response.

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Design Analysis on Pan’s labyrinth

Use Pan’s Labyrinth. There are images further down in this assignment that you must choose from to analyze. Make sure you read this whole assignment!

This assignment has 2 parts. As with other assignments. You may choose to do this as a written paper, or you can make a video, or you can do an audio breakdown.

Part 1:

Briefly explain and explore the main themes of this film. What do you think the main themes are and what does this film say about those themes? Also, support your claim with evidence from the film. A paragraph or two should suffice for part 1.

Part 2:

Select one of the still images below and analyze the visual design of that image. You need to only analyze one image, not all 3. Make sure you clearly identify which picture/ screenshot you decided to analyze in your response. Again, you only need to analyze ONE of the images, not all four. You get to pick.

Discuss the use of each of the following elements in your chosen shot. You should elaborate on how you think those visual design elements are helping to create a deeper understanding of theme, character, or mood:

  1. Shape and/or line
  2. Use of color / color palette
  3. Visual tone (brightness / darkness)

Identify how each of these elements are used and then elaborate why the director might have used this particular visual approach. Each of the 3 areas should be examined in a 5-7 sentence paragraph. Here are the images you can choose from:

Image 1

https://canvas.morainevalley.edu/courses/60990/files/5948611/preview

Image 2

https://canvas.morainevalley.edu/courses/60990/files/5948615/preview

Image

https://canvas.morainevalley.edu/courses/60990/files/5948616/preview