by Dan | Jan 4, 2019 | Film studies
Movie info: “One Life” (2011, directed by Michael Gunton & Martha Holmes). After watching the movie, you are expected to write an essay about it by taking into account the following: 1) The documentary shows excerpts from the lives of many different...
by Dan | Dec 13, 2018 | Film studies
For your academic essay assignment, you will investigate in depth the formal elements of a film, examining the chosen film’s visual technique and narrative style. You must choose a film from the list provided below and explore the style and narrative of the film in...
by Dan | Dec 8, 2018 | Film studies
Explain how “Big Shot’s Funeral” makes fun of rampant commercialism in the following two (2) scenes: Tyler’s reincarnation as a black boy; an insane businessman defining who counts as a successful person. What is Feng Xiaogang’s position...
by Dan | Dec 7, 2018 | Film studies
We viewed and critiqued the film The Crossing; we met William “Billy” Lee, Harry Washington, and other people George Washington had enslaved; we studied Mount Vernon and the physical circumstances of slavery; and we reviewed the -silence” over...
by Dan | Dec 5, 2018 | Film studies
Watch 3 optional course videos (that you did not previously view/discuss) and composing a 600 words summary/reaction paper for *each* video, and in 12-point font. Each summary must be well-composed and must cite your sources. Everybody Rides the Carousel:...
by Dan | Dec 3, 2018 | Film studies
This assignment consists of six discussion questions. You will write responses to four of these questions. What fundamental questions about human experience does Pan’s Labyrinth wrestle with? Pick ONE of the following topics, and discuss what the film says...
