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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 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 ENG 225 Week 3 Assignment Final Film Critique Draft ENG 225 Week 3 Quiz ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 1 The Cinematic Auteur ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 2 Elements of Genre ENG 225 Week 4 Quiz 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 – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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ENG 225 Reading feeds the Imagination/uophelpdotco
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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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