Film

Read a world of ideas: “the theory of the universe,” “evolution revised,” and “what is time?” Documentary: Dawn of Humanity Write a critical reflection on the research and the documentary.

Respond to the following questions. Be sure to answer each question completely, citing the assigned texts where necessary. Your total response should be at least 750 words. 1. How do you interpret what John Grierson writes about “ding-dong” descriptions of machines in a film like Berlin,  Symphony of a Great City in his essay, “First Principles of Documentary”? Cite a moment in Berlin, Symphony of a Great City from the following clip to support your response. Focus on clip from 10:35 to 16:30. 2. In his essay, “John Grierson and the Documentary Film Movement,” Ian Aiken highlights the forces that Grierson saw as a threat to the state’s preservation of social unity.  How do you understand Grierson’s primary concerns? How did the changes Grierson witnessed after World War I in Scotland and the United States (as discussed by Aiken) confirm his fears? What do you think are the greatest threats to social unity today?  3. Ian Aiken traces out the arch of Grierson’s career. What do you find most interesting or surprising about how it unfolded. 4. Both Night Mail and Len Lye’s Trade Tattoo are concerned with exploring the cinematic effects of pattern and rhythm, but mobilize very different strategies to emphasize their visions of social unity. What do you find most interesting about the different ways in which Night Mail and Trade Tattoo attempt to hold facts, in what in Greirson calls “a living organic relationship together”? 5. What is something you found interesting about Len Lye’s work at the GPO as discussed by Desmond O’Rawe? Cite a passage that stood out to you and explain why. Links to films: (only focus on 10:35 to 16:30) https://vimeo.com/352633639 (Night Mail)  (Trade Tattoo)

Paper 1 Using one of the movies from the following list, analyze the narrative structure, point of view used, and at least two characters from the film (pages 122-35 in Looking at Movies). Be sure your analysis is complete, giving clear evidence and analysis of that evidence to prove your assertions, and be sure to use the language of the chapter (round, flat, antagonist, goals, etc.). For narrative structure, make sure to address all elements (normal world, inciting incident, etc.). Organizationally, it is acceptable to have a series of short paragraphs with each one covering one element. Length: Your paper must be at last 750 words (not including the works cited page), be double-spaced, and be formatted per MLA style. Use plain black 12-point font (Times New Roman, Calibri, Arial).  A cover page is not required. Instead, use the standard MLA heading. Film list for Paper 1  Those marked with an asterisk can be viewed for free inside the Kanopy database you have access to as a student; you will just need to log in with your A#: Selma  Apocalypse Now The Silence of the Lambs Moonlight* Ex Machina* Donnie Darko* Metropolis* A Girl Walks Home at Night* Under the Skin* Stalker* Zero Theorem* Hereditary* Alien Twelve Monkeys Jaws  A Walk in the Woods  Trainspotting  Shawshank Redemption  Silver Linings Playbook Akira Ghost in the Shell (or, Ghost in the Shell: Innocence) Platoon Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot  Lone Survivor Dunkirk Prometheus Titanic Apollo 13 Saving Private Ryan Sully Heathers Mean Girls Wonder The Sixth Sense

What was the most shocking detail you discovered about the Holocaust while reading the first few chapters of Raul Hilberg’s The Destruction of the European Jews? How do you think writers and film directors should best approach the shocking reality of the Holocaust in their work?  Remember to be precise in your post by citing specific scenes or page numbers from your viewing and reading assignments.

In the movie Wonder Woman (2009) directed by Lauren Montgomery, the audience is presented with the princess of the Amazons and embodiment of American pop culture feminism, Diana, Queen Hippolyta’s daughter in the DC comic.  She is depicted as being made of sand by her mother, and brought to life by the gods, particularly Hera, of the ancient Greek pantheon.  After Steve Trevor, a womanizing Air Force pilot who crash lands on Diana’s homeland of Themyscira, the Amazon queen holds an Olympic like contest to identify the Amazon most fit to escort Trevor to his homeland, the USA.  Hippolyta forbids Diana from participating, fearful that Diana will succumb to Trevor’s masculine charms and face ruin, as Hippolyta once did when the god of war, Ares, betrayed her.  After winning the competition, the Diana and the rest of the Amazons learn that Ares escaped his bonds with the help of Persephone, a traitor to her people, when she kills Alexa, her partner in guarding Ares that day, and is wreaking havoc upon the world. Artemis, the fiercest Amazon besides Diana, still blames Alexa for “allowing” herself to be murdered, stabbed in the back by her sister, Persephone. With Trevor by her side, Diana, now Wonder Woman, eventually dispatches Ares, saving the world from his unquenchable wrath and unholy influence.  Since Trevor is depicted as a womanizing “dog,” yet with Diana trusting him, the audience, and you, the writer, is faced with a question: is Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman’s sidekick and love interest, actually a feminist?  If so, how?  If not, why? Be sure to pick three key scenes to argue your main claim, such as the scene in the alley; the hospital scene, and another of your choice; say, the end scene when she prepares to battle her arch-enemy, Cheetah, and rebut a counter-argument for each claim.              Write a five paragraph, four to five-page essay in MLA format arguing your stance.  Think of yourself as a writer for an arts review section of a college magazine or newspaper, and that your audience is made up of students and faculty.  Print a copy to read aloud from and to write on with a pen for workshop! Make certain you include a Works Cited section that lists the film, and anything else you might quote within the text of your essay

For this assignment, write a 600-word Response Paper on David Bordwell’s essay and on the film Casablanca using the following prompt: Grounding your response in David Bordwell’s essay “Classical Hollywood Cinema,” describe how Michael Curtiz’s film Casablanca displays characteristics of the Classical Film paradigm. Provide examples from the film to make your argument, and support each of your claims with quoted material from Bordwell’s essay. Make sure that your response meets the minimum word count, is on topic using specific details from the text and film, incorporates a minimum of three quotes from the assigned essay, and is clearly written with well-polished prose, including correct grammar/mechanics and effective paragraph organization.

Write a 5-7 page persuasive paper. There are currently no references to any of the movies in this paper. (I have attached my draft). Compare the different attitudes to women’s roles in the workforce in each of the three periods, and explain how and why they have changed. To make your argument, you will need to use one example from each of the three historical periods referencing each of the movies listed and how women’s roles were portrayed Progressive Period  -Modern Times – A Nous La Liberte World War II Era  -Citizen Kane -The Fountainhead Post-War Period  -Nine to Five -Network -Bartleby -Glengarry -Glen Ross Remember to consider the consequences and implications of your findings so that you can provide important and meaningful conclusions to your essay.

Choose a pair of films to review from the options below. Compare and contrast your chosen pair examining the directors’ use of the film elements we have discussed: Narrative, Cinematography, Editing/Montage, Sound Design, Mise-en-Scene, Genre, and Director Style. In doing this analysis, we accept the basics of the critique – that everything is in the film on purpose to make a point or statement, or effect the viewer in some way; and that the film can say something about who the Director is.• Cosmatos, G. P. (Director). (1993). Tombstone. United States of America: Hollywood Pictures. (2 hours, 9 minutes)• Mann, A. (Director). (1950). Winchester ’73. United States of America: Universal -International. (1 hour, 32 minutes) OR • Pakula, A. J. (Director). (1976). All the President’s Men. United States of America: Warner Bros. (2 hours, 18 minutes) • Howard, R. (Director). (1994). The Paper. United States of America: Universal Studios. (1 hour, 51 minutes) Requirements: • Read the assignment instructions and rubric carefully before beginning. • Use full sentences and appropriate academic language in all work. • Use APA citations and formatting and include a title and reference page. • Length: 3-5 pages (not including title and reference pages).

Your assignment is to write a 5-7 page research paper on Back to the future movie. I will attach my outline of the paper.   In your term paper, you should present information about the making of the movie, about its success at the box office, about awards it was nominated for and/or received. Also present a sampling of the critical reaction to the film, from both the time of its release and later. Finally, you should watch the film and react to it. Do not summarize the plot. Assume that I’ve already seen the film. In addition, write about how this director used the following in these films: Editing (montage), Sound and Music, Cinematography, Special Camera Work (steady cam, hand held, optical effects), Special Effects (this can include stunt work). The final paper, with its bibliography, is to be turned in before the end of week eight.  The coversheet, bibliography, and any graphs or images, or appendix does not count toward paper length.  The body of the paper should have a one inch margin on all four sides, be doubled-space, and use a standard font style (such as Times New Roman, Courier, or Ariel) and font size (11 or 12).

To live?Chinese movie? The papers will have three basic parts— a brief (one paragraph) summary or overview of the film; a one-page analysis or discussion of a film in terms of what it shows about cultural life; and your personal response or thoughts about the film.