Film studies Find a shot in Sunrise where the Man is in a boat holding up a lantern, in MCU or CU. Illustrate the ABA pattern around the church, by showing the people going into the church, one frame from inside the church, and then one frame of the couple leaving. (You will need three […]
1) How do directors Chris Weitz (A Better Life) and Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) use the various elements of cinematography to foster viewers’ identification with and empathy for their main character? 2) What is similar about their visual approaches; what is different? In your response, cite at least two specific examples from each film as they […]
Take an in-depth look at the digital revolution, exploring a range of comparable films that present a continuum of influence or technological advances.Consider how digital has changed movie making in the 21st century and the impact this has had on storytelling,
F.W. Murnau described his expressionistic film technique as a way to “photograph thought.” For Murnau, film was a vehicle for representing the inner psychological reality of his characters. Write an essay about the ways in which filmmakers seek to represent the inner lives of their characters. What stylistic and formal techniques do the filmmakers use […]
Part 2: After the rhetorical analysis of Morris’s cinematic strategies, you should then transition to Richard Sherwin’s The Postmodern Challenge, explaining how it complicates viewers’ understanding of the film. What non-linear, acausal narratives does Sherwin identify that complicate the case supporting Adams’s innocence, and why are they abandoned by the end of the film? Why, […]
Part 1: In order to write this paper, you will first need to isolate particular rhetorical strategies that Morris employs and explain how he attempts to shape the audience’s thinking and attitudes. Specifically, identify what Morris does to encourage the audience’s distrust of the criminal justice system, David Harris, and the eyewitnesses, and to elicit […]
After careful consideration of Errol Morris’s film documentary The Thin Blue Line, and a thorough reading of Richard Sherwin’s “The Postmodern Challenge: A Case Study,” write a paper that 1.) analyzes and explains how Morris rhetorically constructs his film in an attempt to persuade his audience and 2.) defines Sherwin’s postmodern challenge and explains how […]
Mark of Zorro DESCRIBE the two different endings: (1) McCulley’s and (2) that of Fairbanks and everyone else. What is so complicated and confusing about McCulley’s ending that these later interpreters felt the need to change the ending? Which ending do you find more satisfactory? Why?
USE THE FILM: GREEN BOOK Using symptomatic meaning as the source of your thesis, research and artist vital to the making of the film? What was happening for the director or writer (or other artist) at this time in their career. How did that have an influence on the film? Focus on the artist’s talent […]
GREEK THEATER CASTING CALL In order to complete this discussion forum, you will need to be familiar with the following material: Chapter 2, “Theater of the People” Supplementary video, “Introduction to Greek Theater” Part 1: Initial Response After reading the excerpts from Greek plays in your text and viewing the “Classical and Hellenistic Greece” video […]
