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- ENG 225 Entire Course (Ash)
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- ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 1 An Evolving IndustryENG 225
Week 1 DQ 2 Narrative and StorytellingENG 225
Week 1 QuizENG 225 Week 2 DQ 1 Actors and
ActingENG 225 Week 2 DQ 2 Tools of
CinematographyENG 225 Week 2 Assignment Elements
of DesignENG 225 Week 2 Quiz
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- ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 1 An Evolving Industry (Ash)
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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 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?
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- ENG 225 Week 1 Quiz (Ash)
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- 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 scene?
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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.
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- ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 1 Actors and Acting (Ash)
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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 (Ash)
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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?
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- ENG 225 Week 2 Quiz (Ash)
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- 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?
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- ENG 225 Week 3 Assignment Final Film Critique
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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
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- ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 1 Frame by Frame (Ash)
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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.
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- ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 2 Music and Soundscapes (Ash)
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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?
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- ENG 225 Week 3 Quiz (Ash)
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- 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?
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- ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 1 The Cinematic Auteur (Ash)
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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?
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- ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 2 Elements of Genre (Ash)
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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 4 Quiz (Ash)
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- 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?
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- ENG 225 Week 5 DQ 1 Focus on Society (Ash)
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- Focus on Society. Just as some books are
preserved and regarded as having had obvious
effects on society (such asLolita, 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).
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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.
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- ENG 225 Week 5 Final Film Critique (Ash)
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- 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.
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