Assignment: Historical Changes in Film Paper
Resources: Historical Changes in Film Paper Assignment Sheet; refer to Ch. 12 of Film Art: An Introduction and readings you think might help to aid in writing your paper.
Write a 525- to 700-word paper that examines historical changes in film.
For part of your paper, discuss how early cinema was affected by the development of things like photography, sound, special effects, or other technologies, and how films changed in terms of style and narrative.
For another part of your paper, select one of the following alternative film movements to American cinema:
• German Expressionism
• French Impressionism and Surrealism
• Soviet Montage
• Italian Neorealism
• The French New Wave
• Hong Kong Cinema
Describe how you believe your selected alternative movement may have affected the film industry or development of film, maybe around the world or in the U.S. Be sure to discuss how it differed from cinema in the U.S.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.