How might the categories of the Gothic and/or the uncanny be used to analyse Daughters of Darkness? Screening: Daughters of Darkness/Les lèvres rouges (Harry Kűmel, Belgium/France/West Germany 1971)
Description Apply the spectator theory to a critical analysis of the film Fish Tank’. Your goal, in writing this analysis, is to show your mastery of that theory through an analysis of a specific film. How does Fish Tank challenge the patriarchal operations of spectatorship as analyzed by Laura Mulvey? While your analysis of the […]
Description Watch the movie, “The Chamber”. Focus on Sam Cayhall and what personality theorist you think he fits best! (Do not use Freud) No particular length requirement, just as long as you get your points across! APA format with cover letter, abstract and sources!
Students will develop an Annotated Bibliography based on a topic in American Popular Culture that is of interest to them. A minimum of 5 peer-reviewed sources and 5 popular and/or open-web sources will need to be used in the bibliography. **An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation […]
HDF 110- “Philadelphia” Movie Assignment (30 points) You will watch the movie, “Philadelphia” (1993.) It is available at the following sites: Amazon Prime, Google Play, Starz and YouTube. The rental fee should not be much more than $3.99. You will choose any six (6) of the following nine questions and answer each with a minimum […]
Description Write approximately 1000 (about 4 double-spaced pages) words addressing the following areas on movie “Breakfast at Tiffanys” Introduction Background information about the movie, i.e., was it responding to a social event or parodying something? The movie director and main characters/ stars Thesis statement and the reason for analysis – your overall take on the […]
Consider that the entertainment industry depends on and fears change in technological conditions for a variety of reasons. Select a specific tech development and try to imagine the reasons why the industry would both welcome and resist change? What was at stake? How did it end up changing the production and/or circulation of that specific […]
Description Annotated Bibliography on the Evolution of Hollywood on Black Women’s 20 citations total MUST INCUDE: (10) ACADEMIC PRIMARY sources (sources directly from/or includes black female MOVIE actresses) (5) Secondary resources (5) Popular resources (blogs, youtube, social media, etc. CITATIONS MUST be used to response to the following questions in this exact order: 1. Historically, […]
The assignment description reads: Compare and contrast the two films of Satoshi Kon, Perfect Blue and Millennium Actress. Some topics you might consider in your discussion: Analyze the films regarding ideas of the gaze, use supporting references from: Susan Napier,” ‘Excuse Me, Who are You?’: Performance, Gaze and the Female in the Works of Kon […]
The essay is a reflective analysis of a screenplay, and the process of writing the same. It’s the theoretical component (where the screenplay is the practical) that enables the student to reflect on their practice and understand their screenwriting within the context of the industry and discourses of screenwriting. The critical reflective analysis needs to […]
