Question Description Prepare As you prepare to write this discussion, take a few moments to do the following: Review the Modeled DiscussionPreview the document. Read any required and recommended reading materials for this week, especially Chapters 1, 2 and 10 from your text. Review the grading rubric for this discussion. Reflect As...
Question Description Prepare As you prepare to write this discussion, take a few moments to do the following: Read any required and recommended reading materials for this week, especially Chapter 2 from your text. Review the grading rubric for this discussion. Reflect There are many ways in which technology is affecting...
Question Description Choose a film that gained notoriety due to the Internet and discuss how social media and other instant modes of communication have changed the ways in which we approach, appreciate, and consume films. What do these changes imply about the future of film distribution...
Question Description Based on the films you have watched and the ways you have learned to interpret meaning in them, discuss your ideas about how films engage social concerns and have lasting effects on society. Pick a film (or films) as evidence of this dynamic and...
Question Description Throughout this course, you have been writing essays and participating in discussion forums that analyze various elements of film such as theme, cinematic techniques, and genre. It is now time to combine those elements into a comprehensive analysis of one movie. You will be completing...
Question Description As you prepare to write this discussion, take a few moments to do the following: Review the Modeled DiscussionPreview the document. Read any required and recommended reading materials for this week, especially Chapters 6 and 7 from the text. Review the grading rubric for this discussion. Explore movie...
Question Description Prepare As we have been discussing, the mise en scène of a film is the use of a variety of design elements to create the visual theme. As you prepare to write this discussion, take a few moments to do the following: Read any required and...
Question Description As you prepare to write this discussion, take a few moments to do the following: Review the Modeled DiscussionPreview the document. Read any required and recommended reading materials for this week, especially Chapter 9 from the text. Review the grading rubric for this discussion. Reflect Auteur theory in film...
Question Description Write a two-page analytical paper - In your analysis you will: Outline the dramatic structure of the film by explaining five components: Exposition Rising action Climax Falling action Denouement Comment on the effectiveness of each of the above components. Did the director create a compelling narrative? Why or why not? Analyze the...
Question Description Star Wars was one of the biggest blockbusters of all time, but this also came as a bit of a surprise. Many did not expect the film to do much better than earn back the money it had cost to make. Many critics did not...