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ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 1 An Evolving Industry

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An Evolving Industry. How are the Internet and other technologies currently affecting the ways in which movies are produced, distributed, and exhibited? Are the changes having an impact on the quality or depth of the films? Provide specific examples as you explain your point of view.

ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 2 Narrative and Storytelling

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Narrative and Storytelling. Explain the difference between a film’s story and a film’s plot. Use a specific film to illustrate your point of view. In the film you chose, are the events presented chronologically or are they presented non-linearly? What might a filmmaker’s intentions be when he or she chooses to present events chronologically or in non-linear order? How are elements like character development or foreshadowing used differently between the two storytelling methods?

ENG 225 Week 1 Quiz

1. Question : Which of the following leads to the deepest appreciation of a film? Student Answer: Turning off your brain completely and letting life’s pressures slip away Paying attention to what a film is trying to say Learning the technical names of a film’s elements Learning the roles of the technicians who work on a film  2. Question : Who is primarily responsible for the visual representation of a film’s story? Student Answer: The screenwriter The cinematographer The editor The director  3. Question : What is the most important role of a film critic? Student Answer: To reflect the community’s tastes in movies To provide the final judgment about movies To kick off the conversation about movies To advertise or publicize movies  4. Question : Which critical assessment applies the standards for art suggested by Goethe? Student Answer: Avatar is a powerful critique of the idea of imperialism Schindler’s List makes stunning use of black and white Million Dollar Baby is brilliantly acted Transformers is an exciting thrill-ride  5. Question : What term is used to describe narratives that do not follow chronological order? Student Answer: Non-linear Non-traditional Unstructured Incoherent  6. Question : Which character in a movie is the audience meant to identify with? Student Answer: The protagonist The antagonist The love interest The straight man  7. Question : Which of the following is primarily responsible for piecing individual shots and scenes together in coherent form? Student Answer: Screenwriter Cinematographer Director Editor  8. Question : A finished film is best understood as the personal vision of which of the following? Student Answer: A screenwriter A cinematographer An editor A director  9. Question : If a film depicts the bungling efforts of army officers and soldiers in order to demonstrate the absurdity of military behavior and values, it is employing what literary technique? Student Answer: Allegory Metaphor Satire Verbal irony  10. Question : How many acts does the most basic narrative structure in film consists of? Student Answer: Two Three Five Seven

ENG 225 Week 2 Assignment Elements of Design

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Elements of Design. During the process of envisioning and designing a film, the director, production designer, and art director (in collaboration with the cinematographer) are concerned with several major spatial and temporal elements. These design elements punctuate and underscore the movement of figures within the frame, including the following: setting, lighting, costuming, makeup, and hairstyles. Choose a scene from movieclips.com. In a three to five page paper, (excluding the cover and reference pages) analyze the mise-en-scène.

Respond to the following prompts:

§ Identify the names of the artists involved in the film’s production: the director, the production designer, and the art director. Describe in separate paragraphs each artist’s role in the overall design process. Conduct additional research if necessary, citing your book, film, and other external sources correctly in APA format.

§ Explain how the artists utilize lighting in the scene. How does the lighting affect our emotional understanding of certain characters? What sort of mood does the lighting evoke? How does lighting impact the overall story the filmmaker is attempting to tell?

§ Describe the setting, including the time period, location, and culture in which the film takes place.

§ Explain what costuming can tell us about a character. In what ways can costuming be used to reflect elements of the film's plot?

§ Explain how hairstyle and makeup can help tell the story. What might hairstyle and makeup reveal about the characters?

§ Discuss your opinion regarding the mise-en-scène. Do the elements appear to work together in a harmonious way? Does the scene seem discordant? Do you think the design elements are congruent with the filmmaker’s vision for the scene?

The paper must be three to five pages in length and formatted according to APA style. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course.

ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 1 Actors and Acting

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Actors and Acting. The text defines five types of actors: Impersonator, Personality, Star, Wild Card, and Character. Come up with examples of each type of actor (in addition to those identified in the text) and explain in detail why you think they fit each particular category.

ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 2 Tools of Cinematography

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Tools of Cinematography. Choose any film clip from Movieclips.com (preferably from a film with which you are familiar). After reviewing your chosen scene, explain how cinematography is used within that scene. How does the cinematography inform the setting? How does it inform the characters? What do the choices made by the cinematographer tell you about the mood at this point within the story? How does the cinematography contribute to symbolism and/or metaphors in the clip?

ENG 225 Week 2 Quiz

1. Question : In today’s movie industry, who is most responsible for creating and maintaining a star’s persona? Student Answer: A studio The star A director The news media  2. Question : When is the “golden hour”? Student Answer: Just before noon and just after noon Just before midnight and just after midnight Just after sunrise and just before sunset Just before sunrise and just after sunset  3. Question : Which of the following roles required impersonation? Student Answer: Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark Helen Mirren as Elizabeth II in The Queen Keanu Reeves as Neo in The Matrix Cate Blanchett as Galadriel in The Fellowship of the Ring  4. Question : In the collaboration between actors, directors, and writers, the role of the actor is: Student Answer: To originate the notion for a character’s behavior To bring the behavior to the screen in a believable way To bring the behavior to life To stage the behavior  5. Question : Which element of mise en scène is typically designed by the cinematographer? Student Answer: Sets Lighting Props Blocking  6. Question : What is one reason the American film industry didn’t primarily use color photography until the 1960s, even though the technology was available much earlier? Student Answer: Easier and cheaper color processes became available in the 1960s Movie studios didn’t care about making realistic films before the 1960s Audiences used to think black and white photography was more realistic Studios mostly made dark films better suited to black and white photography  7. Question : What is the name used for the camera’s view from a single position? Student Answer: A shot A scene A take A cut  8. Question : A telephoto lens has which of the following characteristics? Student Answer: Long focal length Short focal length Normal focal length Variable focal length  9. Question : What is the cinematographer’s primary role in creating a film? Student Answer: Creating the film, overall Creating the look of the film Piecing the shots of the film together Constructing the film’s soundtrack  10. Question : In addition to acting, which of the following is part of a movie’s mise en scène? Student Answer: Props Dialogue Camera angles Music

ENG 225 Week 3 Assignment Final Film Critique Draft

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Reflective Paper Draft. Review the final Paper instructions in Week 5 of the online course or in the “Components of Course Evaluation” section of this guide. Then, visit the Ashford Writing Center located under the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation tool bar in your online classroom. The outline must contain:

a. Introduction with thesis statement

b. At least five body paragraphs

c. Conclusion

d. Reference page

ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 1 Frame by Frame

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Frame by Frame. Choose one of the following video clips for the discussion:

§ Psycho (1960)

§ A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Considering one film is from 1960 and the other produced in 2001, there are clearly differences in what the filmmakers were able to do. Describe the style of editing that is used in the film clip you chose. What types of shots are used? What types of visual transitions are used between shots? Does this scene follow continuity editing or does it work in a different style? How does this affect the audience’s understanding of the scene? Be sure to watch the entire scene closely to see the scene as a whole.

ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 2 Music and Soundscapes

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Music and Soundscapes. Using the video clips, below, identify and describe the three basic categories of sound in film as described in the text. Which of the three categories is prominent in each of the clips? How does the use of sound inform the mood of the scene? Does it complement or work against the scene?

§ Jaws (1975)

§ You've Got Mail (1998)

§ The Mask (1994)

ENG 225 Week 3 Quiz

1. Question : Which of the following is not one of the three basic reasons to use dialogue in movies? Student Answer: To further the development of the plot To enhance characterizations To repeat in words actions that have just occurred To establish information the audience needs to know  2. Question : Repeating a single frame over and over on the final print of a film results in which of the following effects? Student Answer: Jump-cut Freeze-frame Slow motion Fast motion  3. Question : What is the name of the process used to create everyday sound effects in films? Student Answer: Dolby Sony Foley Mickey  4. Question : What is the purpose of using the familiar device known as a clapboard? Student Answer: To test the volume of sound on set To ensure that sound and image in a film are synchronized To bring the cast and crew to attention To signal the beginning of the take to the editor  5. Question : What did filmmakers consider to be the advantage of silent films? Student Answer: They allowed for more realism They left more to the audience’s imagination They had fewer distractions for audiences They were less expensive to make  6. Question : Why do silent films often seem to move faster than modern sound films? Student Answer: Because filmmakers wanted to squeeze more action onto less film Because they generally feature quicker cutting than modern films Because the rates of shooting and projection were not standardized Because audiences expected films to be a lot shorter in those days  7. Question : Which of the following transitions involves a fade-in superimposed over a fade-out? Student Answer: Wipe Dissolve Iris Cut  8. Question : What was the first decade in which most major motion pictures were full-fledged talking pictures? Student Answer: The 1910s The 1920s The 1930s The 1940s  9. Question : According to scholars, what is one way the advent of talking pictures changed the behavior of movie audiences? Student Answer: It made audiences more silent It made audiences more talkative It made audiences more attentive It made audiences more demanding  10. Question : Which of the following was the first 100 percent all-talking film? Student Answer: The Jazz Singer Birth of a Nation Duel in the Sun The Lights of New York

ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 1 The Cinematic Auteur

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The Cinematic Auteurist. Much in the same way people have favorite authors who create certain expectations from their writing, we have the auteurist theory in film. Explain why the auteurist theory has become so important to film analysis. What are some arguments against auteurist theory? How does auteurist theory affect the way that films are marketed? How does it affect the way that films are analyzed by critics and audiences? Please use an actual film/director/marketing campaign to illustrate your points

ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 2 Elements of Genre

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Elements of Genre. After watching three of the five movie clips listed in the Multimedia section, above, describe how they fit into a specific genre (or subgenre) as explained in the text. What elements of the film are characteristic of that genre? How does it fulfill the expectations of that genre? How does it play against these expectations?

ENG 225 Week 4 Quiz

1. Question : What is a term for cheap, quick westerns that were churned out in large numbers? Student Answer: Horse operas Shoot-em-ups Tumbleweeds Oaters Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter 8 of Introduction to Film. 2. Question : Which of the following films is an example of the classic “screwball comedy”? Student Answer: City Lights Bringing Up Baby Annie Hall Knocked Up Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter 8 of Introduction to Film. 3. Question : Which of the following is true of movie genres? Student Answer: They are often used by studios to market movies They have strict boundaries that cannot be crossed Their name derives from the Greek word for “generate” They are a preordained measure of a film’s quality Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter 8 of Introduction to Film. 4. Question : Beyond setting up shots and other technical work, what is perhaps the director’s most important job? Student Answer: Revising the screenplay Setting the film’s budget Coaxing good performances from actors Promoting the film in public appearances Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter 7 of Introduction to Film. 5. Question : Which of the following is the best way to describe a director’s style? Student Answer: His or her favorite mise en scène, cinematography, editing, and sound techniques The habitual way he or she deals with the actors on the set Typical way he or she deals with producers and other studio executives His or her preferred subject matter and genre in which to work Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter 7 of Introduction to Film. 6. Question : Which of the following gangster films was forced to add a title at the end to satisfy public watchdog groups? Student Answer: The Public Enemy Scarface The Godfather Gomorrah Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter 8 of Introduction to Film. 7. Question : From what country did auteur theory first emerge? Student Answer: Germany France The United States Great Britain Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter 7 of Introduction to Film. 8. Question : Why do many theorists doubt that genres exist at all? Student Answer: Because all films are personal, individual visions Because studios invented the idea as a cynical marketing tool Because they are the product of audience expectations, not films themselves Because the definitions are fluid at best, meaningless at worst Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter 8 of Introduction to Film. 9. Question : Which of the following is the “outer circle,” or minimal requirement, of Andrew Sarris’s model of the auteur theory? Student Answer: Interior meaning Distinguishable personality Technical competence Popularity with audiences 10. Question : Which stylistic movement in film involved purposely distorted sets and images to convey a psychological feeling or attitude? Student Answer: Dogme 95 German Expressionism Italian Neorealism French New Wave

ENG 225 Week 5 DQ 1 Focus on Society

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Focus on Society. Just as some books are preserved and regarded as having had obvious effects on society (such as Lolita, Lord of the Flies, and Orwell’s Animal Farm and 1984), there have been a number of films that we look back upon which have clearly had cultural resonance, or became part of a social dialogue we’re perhaps still engaged with today (see Figure 9.1 of the text). Our text tells us that “the impact of these movies is mostly unintentional” and that there is debate about whether the movies caused a societal shift, or if a change in the culture caused the movie to be created (see page 262). The text also says that the exact nature of this exchange “is up to you to decide.” For this Discussion, please provide detailed examples of at least two films you have seen that you feel have either influenced society, or were directly influenced from an event that we collectively experienced. Keep in mind that some of the films listed are documentaries, and have different structures and intentions than a typical narrative film.

ENG 225 Week 5 DQ 2 Criticism and Commentary

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Criticism and Commentary. Reviews for movies are readily available through newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other print sources. Metacritic.com provides full reviews for a multitude of movies. Find a review for a film, preferably one that you have seen. According to the distinctions made in Chapter Ten, how is the reviewer approaching the film. To what degree does the review acknowledge the public perception of the film? What evidence does each review provide to illustrate main points and claims? Do any words or phrases capture the essence of the reviewer’s attitude toward the film? Additionally, please share with the class exactly which sources you rely on, as a member of the general audience, to evaluate whether or not you will see a movie.

ENG 225 Week 5 Final Paper

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Focus of the Final Film Critique

Review the critical analysis questions in the “Conclusion and Critic’s Resource” section of your textbook. Write an eight to ten page film critique (excluding the cover and reference pages) of an American feature film of your choosing. Use the list of critical analysis questions provided in your textbook as a guide while writing your paper.

Areas that must be covered:

§ Storytelling

§ Acting

§ Cinematography

§ Editing

§ Sound

§ Style and Directing

§ Impact of society on the film and vice versa

§ Genre

§ Application of at least one approach to analysis and interpretation

§ Overall textual themes

Writing Tips:

§ Students must select a film that they have not previously explored in class, either in written assignments or discussion posts.

§ Students must establish a coherent thesis statement in the introduction of their paper with a claim that they intend to prove. The body of the essay serves to support the thesis through an analysis of the film and other relevant material. Avoid simply rehashing descriptive material from other source.

§ Support your thesis through textual and formal analysis. Refer to specific shots, scenes, characters, stylistic devices, and themes in the film.

§ As much as possible, use technical, literary and industry terms to make your points.

§ If needed, you may use additional resources to support your claims. Suggested sources might include academic books and articles; film reviews; and personal opinions from reputable film critics and scholars. Information other than production details obtained from popular sources such as The Internet Movie Database and Wikipedia is not considered reputable.

§ Only use plot information to support the thematic points of the paper. Include only one to two sentences of plot summary when explaining each of the required filmic elements.

§ Also, students should not choose a film that the authors of the textbook have analyzed in detail.

 

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