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ENG 225 Entire Course (Ash Course)

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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 QuizENG 225 Week 3 DQ 1
  Frame by FrameENG 225 Week 3 DQ 2 Music and
  SoundscapesENG 225 Week 3 Assignment Final Film
  Critique DraftENG 225 Week 3 QuizENG 225 Week 4
  DQ 1 The Cinematic AuteurENG 225 Week 4 DQ 2
  Elements of GenreENG 225 Week 4 QuizENG 225
  Week 5 DQ 1 Focus on SocietyENG 225 Week 5 DQ 2
  Criticism and CommentaryENG 225 Week 5 Final
  Film Critique 

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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?
  How are elements like character development or
  foreshadowing used differently between the two
  storytelling methods?

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ENG 225 Week 1 Quiz (Ash Course)

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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?
•  4.        Question        Why is there
  typically a lag time between a movies theatrical
  release and its home video release?
•  5.        Question        Which of the
  following became an important new competitor for
  theatrical movies in the 1980s?

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ENG 225 Week 2 Assignment Elements of Design (Ash
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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

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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 Course)

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• .         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?
•  6.        Question        The rule of thirds
  applies to which dimension of a cinematographers
  work?
•  7.        Question        Shooting the same
  scene from multiple camera viewpoints to provide
  options for the director is known as what?
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ENG 225 Week 3 Assignment Final Film Critique
Draft (Ash Course)

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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 (Ash Course)

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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 audiences 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 (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?
• Jaws (1975)
• You've Got Mail (1998)
• The Mask (1994)
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ENG 225 Week 3 Quiz (Ash Course)

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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?
•  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?
•  6.        Question        Which of the
  following is not one of the three basic reasons
  to use dialogue in movies?
•  7.        Question        What is the name for
  a set of related scenes that follow one another
  in a film?
•  8.        Question        Which of the
  following is typically true of soundtrack albums?
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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? 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 (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 Course)

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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?
•  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,
  urban subject matter?
•  6.        Question        Which of the
  following is the outer circle, or minimal
  requirement, of Andrew Sarriss model of the
  auteur theory?
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ENG 225 Week 5 DQ 1 Focus on Society (Ash Course)

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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 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).
  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.

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ENG 225 Week 5 DQ 2 Criticism and Commentary (Ash
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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?

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ENG 225 Week 5 Final Film Critique (Ash Course)

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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. 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
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