Category: Art : Film

This will be formal essay of 10 pages. This essay submission must be typed, in 1

This will be formal essay of 10 pages. This essay submission must be typed, in 12-fonts, double spaced, and with standard 1” margins.
GO to Criterion Channel/ Netflix/ Amazon Prime and choose any ONE Genre and write an essay about THREE films of that Genre.
1.    Action Films
2.    Superhero Films
3.    Science Fiction Films
4.    Horror Films
5.    Romantic Comedy Films
6.    War films
You have to write analytical essay discussing the films in the context of the genre you have chosen.
Do a close analysis of the cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, or sound design.  
Following David Bordwell’s breakdown of how to analyze a genre (Course Reader: Bordwell Film Art An Introduction pp. 328-349) determine the organizational structure of each film, identify the salient techniques used, trace out patterns of techniques, and propose functions for these techniques and the patterns they form.
How they support the organization of the narrative? What are the conventions and themes used?
Important Note:
Begin the paper by giving the title of the three films you are analyzing. 

Do not give the synopsis of the films; go directly to the analyses. 

Do not summarize the film. Do not limit yourself to discussion of plot and character.
You will be given higher grades if you closely engage with the readings – the David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson Textbook. Citation is required.
Please keep in mind that this is a research paper. You need to have ONE argument about the three films you choose. Use your thoughts/ideas, lecture notes, and readings from the textbook and even outside references to strengthen your analysis.
Upload this paper as a PDF. Use the Films “Dune”, “Divergent” and “A quiet place” which are science fiction genre .Make sure you also do intext citations both from the films and the textbook

Directions: Planning for Final Project
It’s time for the final project. For this

Directions: Planning for Final Project
It’s time for the final project. For this one, you’ll have a ton of leeway. You’ll have the chance to choose something you care about, and lean into your passion. 
Here’s the assignment: imagine you just became the professor of this course (congrats!). You want to create a 3-5 minute mini-lesson for your students, based on a movie of your choice.
You’re going to:
1. Pick a movie of your choice (let me know if you have trouble choosing one).
2. Identify something that you want your audience to understand about that movie.
3. Plan a mini-lesson to help them understand it.
4. Create that mini-lesson. You can choose the form. Here are some ideas:
Written essay
Podcast (I recommend Spotify for Podcasters)
7Taps Microlearning (This is what I use, if you’re curious)
Video (I recommend Flipgrid)
Narrated PowerPoint
So, how is the schedule set up?
Week 12: We’ll create a plan and brainstorm
Week 13: We’ll create the mini-lessons.

I am writing a Textual Analysis for my IB Film HL Y2 class, we need to write 175

I am writing a Textual Analysis for my IB Film HL Y2 class, we need to write 1750 words from a 5 minute scene from a movie (mine is Boy (2010), Taika Waititi, New Zealand, from scene 1:03:00 to 1:08:00), you need to make an introduction and talk about film elements (go into specifics use IB film student language, talk about the effects and such and you also need to mention cultural context) Please make it super good do not make it superficial or anything, do a lot of research especially in the film elements that i want (cinematography, editing, mise en scene or sound, i need at least three, do your research on their purpose effects specifically in this scene, look at interviews with the director to see his vision and what he wanted to accomplish, we need a lot of background information about the movie and the director and everything else.)

Students will write a 6-8 page paper analyzing Michael Haneke’s 2005 film Caché

Students will write a 6-8 page paper analyzing Michael Haneke’s 2005 film Caché which uses Catherine Wheatley’s entry from the British Film Institute’s Film Classics series as the foundation for their own analysis. Students are expected to screen the film, read the book, and write a paper that critically engages with Wheatley’s analysis of the film. This is not a summary of the film or the BFI book, but part of a critical dialogue between yourself and the author.  Using the film as the centerpiece of your paper and the BFI book as a point as your foundation for outside research, the paper should be organized around a thesis that makes a unique critical intervention. Critical interventions can come from expanding upon or countering one or more of the book’s claims. Is there a point made by the author that needs further development and can serve as the foundation of an independent analysis of your own? Are there elements of the author’s argument that you disagree with and can persuasively argue against?  A critical intervention can also be organized around omissions that need to be addressed. Did the author overlook something that is essential for understanding the film? The idea is for you to use the book as a springboard for your own thoughts and analysis relating to the film