Does the presence of the Joseph Cotton undermine Paula’s own agency here in her struggle of mental health? Does the audience need him to validate her as “not crazy” before we trust her? Or is it because he is a man? Use the 1944 film “Gaslight” 5 pages 4 sources
Filmed performance of a play. You want the actual text of the play performed, not an abridged and rearranged version. For a few examples, navigate to the Additional Resources section of this course. As with any art critique, you need to find a subject worth the critique. Do not go to see something or choose […]
Instructions 1. Watch this film : Angel Island Immigration Station Video “Discovering Angel Island” Provide specific examples from the film of how Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans were personally affected by Angel Island immigration experience. 2. Watch this film: U.S. Government Japanese Internment Film https://archive.org/details/Japanese1943 Answer the following questions 1.Who is the intended audience for […]
A birth of a nation Write a short response paper about The Birth of A Nation (1915) you need some sort of a argument or a central idea around which you base your essay on. how this movie came about. Who wrote it? What was it based on it? What era was it made? What […]
Project 3: Semiotic Analysis Attempt a semiotic analysis of an advertising image following the model of Roland Barthes’ “Rhetoric of the Image.” The overall goal is to identify what the message of the image is and what ideas it is using to “sell” its product. In your analysis, make sure that you identify the different […]
Film analysis: Sorry to Bother you Watch: Sorry to Bother You Readings: Read: Filmosophy Introduction by Daniel Frampton Optional Prompt: Write: 1-page response to Sorry to Bother You. What is this film thinking? Deploy ideas from Filmosophy to defend your position. Use examples of the film’s form to support your argument. How is the film’s […]
“Crip Camp” Film & Discussion Watch Crip Camp Film Discussion Board Questions What was your favorite part of the film? Why? What thoughts or feelings came to mind as you finished the film? Did anything that happened in this movie remind you of something that has occurred in your own life or that you have […]
Answer this Introduction Do you think it will be helpful for discussing films? In what ways?
Martina’s Playhouse (Peggy Ahwesh, 1989) The Connection (Shirley Clarke, 1961) Analyse the formal elements of Pull My Daisy and Little Stabs at Happiness that draw attention to the process of making the films. Analyse one or two films on the module that share techniques in common with other art practices e.g. music, poetry, painting [abstraction […]
1.Analyze shot framing, depth, and camera angle and height in a movie Unit Assignments: •Read pages 233-247in Chapter 6, Cinematography, in Looking at Movies. •Complete Journal 8 •Watch one of these movies this week: Life Is Beautiful Get The Gringo Psycho There’s Something About MaryMoonlight127 Hours Rear Window Seabiscuit Citizen Kane Amistad Pulp Fiction Antz […]
