Eng 225 Entire Course Introduction To Film

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ENG 225 Entire course Introduction to Film
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ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 1 An Evolving Industry

ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 2 Narrative and Storytelling

ENG 225 Week 2 Assignment Elements of Design

ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 1 Actors and Acting

ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 2 Tools of Cinematography

ENG 225 Week 3 Assignment Final Film Critique Draft

ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 1 Frame by Frame

ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 2 Music and Soundscapes

ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 1 The Cinematic Auteur

ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 2 Elements of Genre

ENG 225 Week 5 DQ 1 Focus on Society

ENG 225 Week 5 DQ 2 Criticism and Commentary

ENG 225 Week 5 Final Film Critique

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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.

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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?

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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

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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.

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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?

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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

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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?

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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 an

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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.

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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.