Film Research Topic Study Description Step 1: Using Kanopy or another movie service, watch a film from start to finish. Try to choose something thought-provoking. Step 2: Write a six-sentence summary of the film’s plot. Step 3: Make a list of at least eight topics that you could research from ideas in the film.
Watch a movie, TV show, cartoon (media) that’s intended for a specific developmental age group (choose any age) . Evaluate the program using what you have learned about the developmental lifespan of humans as it would apply to Erickson, Piaget, and Kohlberg’s theories.
Movie Essay: This week you will be required to watch Gran Torino. You can rent/buy this movie from any place of your choosing. You will submit a 3-5 page essay that answers and responds to the following questions: Analyze Walt’s process of adapting to cultural diversity (Ch. 4). Identify the difference between Walt’s culture and […]
Prepare 300-500 word original reflection on the readings. Your response must be to the reading(s) but you have many avenues into it, including your considered appraisal of it, connecting it to other readings or screenings, extending and illustrating its major points, or locating it within broader themes as they emerge in our class. Prompt 1: […]
Guidelines: You will pick a television series to forward an argument about the cultural/historical significance of this series and why you believe it should fit under the rubric of Quality TV. You will select a short scene (about 3-8 mins, but no more than 15mins) that you found significant or relevant to your series of choice (ideally the […]
Describe the importance of communication in creative collaboration. Use the word “communication” from the suggested elements of collaboration (View PDF) follow the structure from the CC lecture PDF (follow the word count structure) Please use simple words related to Harvard format DO not use Z’s in words Use S’s
The early days of Silent filmaking was characterised by a pioneering spirit from key creatives; discuss using examples. The essay should be written in the third person. Using the Harvard Referencing System all quoted material contained in the essay should be referenced in the bibliography.
Film: Silence of the Lambs. Choose one of the following questions to develop a two-page essay (with introduction, body, and conclusion) of approximately 650-700 words: Describe how Clarice was treated throughout the film. Was she treated differently than other characters? How and why? Do you see areas on campus or in your workplace where women […]
Story structure and style Choose an American film from the last ten years which exhibits some form of the blank style, irony or structure of chance that Sconce writes about. How has the smart film changed?
Watch the film The Gods Must be Crazy the first one (1981) Watch the film fully for the first time (you will watch it fully at least 2 times) After first viewing, research the location and culture in the film. How is it conveyed. What is behind what you saw..the location, the traditions, the religion […]
