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ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 1 An Evolving Industry
ENG 225 Entire Course
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 1 An Evolving Industry ENG 225
Week 1 DQ 2 Narrative and Storytelling ENG 225
Week 1 Quiz ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 1 Actors and
Acting ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 2 Tools of
Cinematography ENG 225 Week 2 Assignment Elements
of Design ENG 225 Week 2 Quiz ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 1
Frame by Frame ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 2 Music and
Soundscapes
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ENG 225 Week 1 Quiz
ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 2 Narrative and Storytelling
Narrative and Storytelling. Explain the
difference between a films story and a films
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 filmmakers
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?
1. Question What is the most
important role of a film critic? 2.
Question What is the most likely reason
that theatrical movies have survived competition
from television and various home video formats?
3. Question In a scene from Butch
Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the title
characters are holed up inside a building
discussing their plans for future bank robberies
while the audience is shown the entire Bolivian
army gathering outside to kill them. The
filmmakers are making use of what literary
element in this
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ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 1 Actors and Acting
ENG 225 Week 2 Assignment Elements of Design
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.
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. Respon
d to the following prompts
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ENG 225 Week 2 Quiz
ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 2 Tools of Cinematography
1. Question Which special effects
technique is being used in television weather
reports in which meteorologists stand in front of
moving maps? 2. Question Which of
the following is true of the differences between
film acting and stage acting? 3. Question
What is another name for the
cinematographer? 4. Question In
the collaboration between actors, directors, and
writers, the role of the actor is 5.
Question Which of the following roles
required impersonation?
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 DQ 1 Frame by Frame
ENG 225 Week 3 Assignment Final Film Critique
Draft
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
audiences understanding of the scene? Be sure to
watch the entire scene closely to see the scene
as a whole
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 Quiz
ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 2 Music and Soundscapes (Ash
Course)
1. Question What is the name of
the process used to create everyday sound effects
in films? 2. Question What is the
correct technical name for the music that plays
in the background of a scene while the action
takes place? 3. Question
According to scholars, what is one way the advent
of talking pictures changed the behavior of movie
audiences? 4. Question Which of
the following tends to be true of silent film
acting as opposed to sound film acting? 5.
Question Soviet filmmaker Sergei
Eisenstein promoted which idea about editing?
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 2 Elements of Genre
ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 1 The Cinematic Auteur
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?
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 5 DQ 1 Focus on Society
ENG 225 Week 4 Quiz
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 Orwells 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 were 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).
1. Question Which of the
following films is an example of the classic
screwball comedy? 2. Question
Which critic is best known for opposing the
auteur theory? 3. Question What
is a term for cheap, quick westerns that were
churned out in large numbers? 4. Question
Why was The Birth of a Nation such a
controversial film, in spite of its technical
brilliance? 5. Question In which
auteurs films are you most likely to encounter
gritty
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ENG 225 Week 5 Final Film Critique
ENG 225 Week 5 DQ 2 Criticism and Commentary
Focus of the Final Film Critique Review the
critical analysis questions in the Conclusion
and Critics 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
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 reviewers attitude
toward the film?
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