Movies

Write a position paper on your thoughts on the Lord of The Flies movie with a specific approach on how leaders are chosen and why do they in fact gain power over others.  Also, within the context of this paper, let me know how you think that a situation such as this turned otherwise normal children into what they had become on the island.  This transition from normal to controlling (power) is a very strong theme within the study of leaders and leadership.

Identify three actors from the film Titanic and their style of acting in this film. Compare their performance in this film in relation to other performances. Analyze how the actors’ choices impact the development of each character. Describe how costuming and makeup contribute to the actor’s performance. Is it realistic, stylized, or fantastical? Focus on one of the actors you have discussed. Based on other films the actor has been in, would you consider this actor typecast or broad-ranging in his/her performances? If so, what does this say about the genre of film or the actor? If not, what can you infer about the flexibility of these categories? Provide evidence (references from other films, including film clips and stills) to support your argument. You must use at least two outside sources, in any combination of embedded video clips, still photos, or scholarly sources. All sources should be documented in APA style as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center  (Links to an external site.) . Please view the video Posting in a Discussion in Canvas  (Links to an external site.)  for guidance on how to integrate multimedia with your response.

Your Final Paper is due midnight of Tue., 12/15 (electronic version).  This Final Paper (at least five 1.5-spaced pages, using 12-point Times New Roman font, with proper footnotes and bibliography/reference) should be a critical analysis (not a plot summary) of the works discussed, and should involve solid research in secondary sources. Possible topics include comparing and contrasting two film from the screening list, or examining how conflicts are portrayed and resolved through cinematic language and cultural contexts. You can broaden your discussions based on one or one of the 5 Reflection Essays you have written during the semester. The paper should follow the MLA style of documentation. Any form of dishonesty including plagiarism will be prosecuted following the University regulations. Please write the paper based on those two movies: ??Hero (2002) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_(2002_film)   and   ??Confucius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius_(2010_film)

Choose any film and write a essay based on Corrigan’s “six approaches to writing about film”. Talk through the range of ways you could approach a particular text.

For this project I have chosen to do a remake of the old film Nosferatu from 1922. In attached files are some examples of how I wish the paper to turn out PLEASE take some time reading them. The followings are the instructions of the paper given by the instructor: Identify your chosen project (Nosferatu remake) and its potential buyer(Feature, indie feature, network, TV, Cable, Streaming.)  Tell your screen story in a logline. Identify your project’s  source.(i.e. a book, a remake, a news article, etc.) Identify who controls the underlying rights and how you would secure them. Identify the genre and your target audience. Explain your reasoning by using demographic data and citing similar movies/TV shows  as back-up for your audience selection.

Assignment: For our final project this semester, we will create an extended argument incorporating appropriate source materials in a formal collegiate format. This type of writing is what will be expected of you in your writing assignments in most other undergraduate classes: not only are you expected to be able to understand facts found in outside source materials, but you are expected to discuss what those facts mean and use them to support your own claims: you create an argument with a thesis statement for any college-level research paper. You are to generate an essay that is both argumentative and expository in relation to a topic of your development and investigation in relation to a primary source. One key is to choose and develop a topic you are actually interested in writing about. In a nutshell, you must choose a text to analyze and write about—just as we’ve been doing all term—, but this time you get to select a film and use secondary sources to develop and support your argument. Length: 5 pages minimum; no more than 7 full pages (Works Cited page not included) Sources: Minimum three (3) separate secondary sources: ? No internet sources allowed (I want you to learn to use an academic library; database sources are obviously are okay) ? At least three (3) sources procured through our collegiate library resources: databases, the library catalogue, and Mobius. ? Generally, sources should be academic and scholarly in nature. Examples of scholarly sources include: o –scholarly/academic journals articles o –books o –major daily newspapers (Washington Post, L.A. Times, etc.) Primary Source Options (Select one film from this list for this project. All are available on Swank. You MUST choose from this list.): Jordan Peele, Get Out (2017) Practicality is paramount: Can you find source material? My advice is to begin with a topic that you are interested in learning more about, but you must quickly determine if you can locate research materials on your chosen topic. You must use a total of at least THREE secondary sources: Be sure to meet the essay guidelines concerning the number and kind of sources required; papers incorporating information from fewer than three acceptable sources are not meeting minimum assignment requirements. Remember: Do not to write a summary of your subject; rather, you are creating a researched argument. In other words, this is not the essay in which you should simply list your research; this is not an essay that summarizes the film; this is not an essay that tells the story of “the making of” a film; this is not an evaluation or a review. You can assume that your reader is generally familiar with the film but has not yet thought of it analytically. Remember: we want to gain an insight; this insight will form the basis of your thesis. 1. Use what you have learned about argumentation since the beginning of 101: • make an arguable observation about the text • make a claim as to how the text reflects upon our world; • organize topics that support the thesis • rely on strong and detailed evidence 2. Remember, too, that whenever you borrow information from an outside source—whether it is directly or indirectly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized—if the information is not general knowledge, then you must cite it fully in proper MLA format. 3. Again, keep the structure of your argument in mind: introduce your topic, make your claim (thesis), then build on your points in the body paragraphs; your research materials are to be used as supporting evidence for the ideas YOU have developed. 4. Most of this paper (two-thirds) should be your own thoughts, with the outside information (one-third) used to support your ideas. Participation on Proposal Discussion Board (20 points) Submit an initial post that that answers the following questions in paragraph form (5 to 7 sentences): What do you want to write on, and why? What are you interested in here? That is, what do you think you might learn from this research? Or, what question(s) do you seek to answer? What sort of research sources have you found to this point? Specifically identify at least two secondary sources (by title, author, and location of source) that you found through our library resources (i.e. the library catalogue, the library databases, or Mobius). You should address these questions in sentence and paragraph form: you are trying to clearly explain to us why you want to do this particular project and why is might be interesting. Give us a sense that you know what you are doing and that you want to do it. After your initial post, comment, offering constructive feedback, on two of your classmates’ proposals within the next couple of days. Working Bibliography (20 points) Submit a bibliography that follows MLA format. 5 sources minimum—you will need to find more sources than you end up using. Include the primary source. See the sample Works Cited and the MLA Citation Format PowerPoint. Include all secondary and primary sources. Annotated Bibliography (40 points) First, READ YOUR SOURCES; learning about your topic is absolutely essential: get started. Following each full MLA citation entry, write a one paragraph summary, evaluation, and assessment of five sources, providing samples of quotations and other information you plan to use in your essay OR provide an explanation of why the source will not be useful. 2 to 3 pages and 3 to 5 source entries. Basically, the annotated bibliography is a “normal” bibliography with writing on each entry; we will better define this assignment when we do our Annotation Workshop. Half-Draft and Remaining Outline (40 points) After READING YOUR SOURCES, compose the first three to five paragraphs of your paper (2 to 3 pages). At the very least, you should complete a working introduction (including your clearly identifiable thesis statement) as well as the first body paragraphs. Follow these paragraphs with an informal outline—a plan—for the remainder of the essay.

Must have seen the Movie A River Runs Through it(1992)           A River Runs Through It           The famous film critic Roger Ebert gave this movie 5 stars and said, “Fly-fishing stands for    life in this movie. If you can learn to do it correctly, to read the river and the fish and yourself, and to do what needs to be done without one wasted motion, you will have attained some of the grace and economy needed to live a good life. If you can do it and understand that the river, the fish and the whole world are God’s gifts to use wisely, you will have gone the rest of the way.”    In an essay of approximately 2 pages and using this quote above, develop your own thesis as to how this quote applies to any one of the major characters. Try to use as much film terminology and information from the unit on the syllabus as possible. Explain how this quote applies to the character of Paul Mcclean throughout the movie. Use scenes in the movie as examples throughout the film. develop a good thesis statement using his character as an example Use the terms attached in the syllabus when writing this paper I           *Remember that names of films are in italics!

Due Date: January 7 Format: MLA Length: 750-1000 words Finding Joe and the Hero’s Journey: After watching the documentary Finding Joe, explore the hero’s journey pattern of any fictional character (from literature, film, or television) using at least three phases (or sub-phases) from Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey story arc to describe your chosen hero’s progression.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8nFACrLxr0

1. Compare Sir Robert Chiltern and Lord Windermere in terms of their “idealness” as a husband. Who is the “ideal husband” of this play’s title? Is it Sir Robert Chiltern, or could it be referring to Lord Goring, who is engaged to be married by the end of the play, or a distant unreachable ideal? Why do you think Wilde chooses to leave this ambiguity?2. How are women portrayed in this play? Give specific events as examples of their fulfilment of stereotype as well as how they demonstrate the fallacy of these assumptions. What status does this text promote for women?3. There is a fair amount of discussion regarding ambition in this play. What does Wilde seem to be telling us about ambition? Does the play lead us to approve of it, or is it shown to be inherently bad? Consider Lord Goring’s comments in particular.4. What commentary do you think author Oscar Wilde is making about secrecy and ideals?

Must have seen the Movie A River Runs Through it(1992)           A River Runs Through It           The famous film critic Roger Ebert gave this movie 5 stars and said, “Fly-fishing stands for    life in this movie. If you can learn to do it correctly, to read the river and the fish and yourself, and to do what needs to be done without one wasted motion, you will have attained some of the grace and economy needed to live a good life. If you can do it and understand that the river, the fish and the whole world are God’s gifts to use wisely, you will have gone the rest of the way.”    In an essay of approximately 2 pages and using this quote above, develop your own thesis as to how this quote applies to any one of the major characters. Try to use as much film terminology and information from the unit on the syllabus as possible. Explain how this quote applies to the character of Paul Mcclean throughout the movie. Use scenes in the movie as examples throughout the film. develop a good thesis statement using his character as an example Use the terms attached in the syllabus when writing this paper I           *Remember that names of films are in italics!