Prompt: Share three film ideas you might develop for this course and for each idea, detail the following five points: TITLE: can be a working title. LOGLINE: a one-sentence description of the story. PROTAGONIST: what does your hero want and why? CONFLICT: who or what stands in your hero’s way? THEME: what do you think […]
After watching Bara no soretsu , respond to the following: Compare the opening scene of Bara no soretsu and Hiroshima mon amour . Respectively, what cinematic techniques were deployed? In what ways is Bara no soretsu responding to Hiroshima mon amour ? Is it appropriating for the sake of it? Or in what ways it […]
Choose a short documentary from this website: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/channels/documentary/ . After watching the documentary, answer the following questions. Your response should be at least 200 words total. What is the name of the film? Please give the URL where it can be found. Does the film seem to have a thesis? What is it? Is there […]
Visual Culture and Ideology Reflection According to John Berger, visual culture forms part of a larger “way of seeing” that structures our interaction with the world around us; that is, visual culture shapes the ways we know ourselves and our position within the larger world. What are the principle visual images that you encounter? For […]
In 150-200words, after read the given link, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Genji_(1987_film) Respond below: Identify one element of the story of the anime that departs from the story asit is told in the original written work. What effect(s) do you think the departure that you have identified might have on interpretation of the story? Briefly describe how Murasaki’s feelings […]
As introduced in the lecture, Akira Kurosawa’s Drunken Angel and Seijun Suzuki’s The Gate of Flesh (1964) are ostensibly set in the same time and location—immediate post-war Tokyo.(150-300words) Respond to the following: Discuss several cinematic techniques that were deployed in Drunken Angel and The Gate of Flesh, respectively. Is The Gate of Flesh a progressive […]
As introduced in the lecture, Akira Kurosawa’s Drunken Angel (1948) and Seijun Suzuki’s The Gate of Flesh (1964) are ostensibly set in the same time and location—immediate post-war Tokyo. Respond to the following: Discuss several cinematic techniques that were deployed in Drunken Angel and The Gate of Flesh, respectively. Is The Gate of Flesh a […]
Theatre is Everywhere Here are some video clips to help introduce you to the world of theatre. We will cover the Greeks in much more detail later this semester. Here are some questions that will not be graded but are good to consider in understanding events that are theatrical. In what ways is theatre everywhere? […]
Distributive Justice Forum You are going to present a concept from either Rawls or Nozick. Your initial post and peer reply should each consist of approximately 150-200 words. Be sure to complete your original post and your peer reply. Find a peer post. Part I Choose one of the following prompts to address in your […]
Cinematography in IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE Watch movie: In the mood for love. Then answer the prompt question in 2 paragraphs. Search entries or author Respond to the prompt below. As with all the forum discussions, watch the film first before you post a response. Below is a still image from In the Mood […]
