Part I
Choose a film from the Week Three approved film list. Fill out the worksheet provided by appropriately responding to the questions.
Part II
Remember your short film from Week Two where a dog and cat meet for the first time. In no fewer than 175 words, choose and explain the following for your film:
Genre
Story/plot.
Character coherence and character development
Narrative Time
Narrative Space
Narrative Perspective
Music
Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.
Part III
Review, in preparation for your Week Five Film Festival Project, the Week Five approved film list, the Week Three approved film list, and the Week Two approved film list.
Choose three films that you have not yet viewed for this class. Try to choose one film from each of the following three time periods: pre-1969; 1970-2000; 2000-2016
Submit your theme proposal and choice of three films.
In 150-200 words or more, explain your film choices, why they were chosen, and how they relate to your theme.
Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.
Film Genres
Choose a movie from the approved Week Three film list to complete the below worksheet. Please refer to our course readings for this week to respond to each question.
Part I: Examining Narrative - Respond to each question in the matrix using 250-300 words each.
Questions
Identify the story/plot of your film. Use details.
Describe the characters. Use details.
Identify and explain the narrative tradition of the film. Based on the principles of narrative, what are the audience's expectations for your film?
How does the film create a sense of time?
How does the film create a sense of space?
How would you characterize the perspective?
Part II: A Look at Genres -- Respond to each question in the matrix using 250-300 words each.
Questions
What are the six genres and corresponding film components of each?
Identify and state your film's genre. What are the conventions of your film's genre?
How are these conventions expressed in your film?
Identify and explain the two major conceptual frameworks for understanding film genres.
Which conceptual framework did you apply to understand your film? Explain.
Two Film List
Choose one of the following approved films to complete your Week Two Cinematography, Sound, and Editing Worksheet. Since some movies have remakes, when obtaining your film be careful to choose the correct year and version.
Two - Cinematography, Sound, Music, Editing, Color and Contrast, Camera Movement, Camera Angles, Voice and Dialogue et al.
- 12 Angry Men (1957)
- Some Like It Hot (1959)
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1963)
- The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)
- A Time to Kill (1996)
- What Dreams May Come (1998)
- The Others (2001)
- Rock of Ages (2012)
- Fences (2016)
Three Film List
Choose one of the following approved films to complete your Week Three Film Genres Worksheet. Since some movies have remakes, when obtaining your film be careful to choose the correct year and version.
Week Three - Genre, Character, Time (chronology), Space (type of location), Perspective (person), Theoretical Approach, et al. Including non-traditional films.
- Dracula (1931)
- Cabin in the Sky (1943)
- Broken Arrow (1950)
- Salt of the Earth (1954)
- The Parent Trap (1961)
- 9 to 5 (1980)
- Body Heat (1981)
- Daughters of the Dust (1991)
- Smoke Signals (1998)
Attachment:- Film Analysis-Fences.rar