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Overview: You will be selecting a filmmaker from the list provided and conducting an “auteur” study of that director, watching at least 2 of her films, researching her life and work, observing her characteristic themes and stylistic choices, and presenting what you found. Research: Do some research on your selected director’s life and work. Be sure to find reliable sources! (e.g. Wikipedia is NOT a reliable source!) Don’t forget to start with our text and make use of their bibliographical references. Search our library’s databases for academic/film journal. You should end up with a variety of sources – books and academic journal articles are the most trustworthy; online sources are iffy, so you should only rely on these for immediate and/or extra information and make sure that they are .edu, .org., or .gov with a reputable author. Once you have found your sources, read them, taken notes, and used them to gain a strong understanding of your director and her/his reception in the film world, prepare an annotated bibliography. Screening: Use all available sources at your disposal to locate at least TWO film selections from your director (the more the better, though!) Here are some suggestions: Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney+, Youtube, film collections at other colleges and universities (if you have access), film student friends, each other. If you run into trouble finding anything, ask for help – sooner rather than later. Once you have the films in hand, screen them in their entirety! Watch for similarities in style, narrative, content, symbolism, and technique; take notes; look for evidence of your research. Writing: Gather your impressions about your director’s stylistic approach, thematic and/or narrative concerns, place in cinema history, and what makes her/him unique. What makes this person recognizable as an “auteur” director? When you feel confident in your own response to the films, WRITE! You are aiming for a 3-4 page reflection paper, revolving around what you found to be your most interesting discovery about this director. Be sure to rely on your observations of the films themselves to support your claims and use your research only in support of your own points. You are NOT regurgitating a biography of your director!!! Bo-ring! Instead, pick one or two things you found most interesting from your research and from your screening of the films and revolve your discussion around that. Be sure to CITE ALL OF YOUR SOURCES. If you are uncertain how to do this, please ask. The Writing Center is an awesome resource for this too. In-Class Workshop: On the day it is due, have a short film clip from your director ready to screen (no more than 3-5 minutes, you can send me the link ahead of time or you can share your screen during the zoom session with out class) that you think serves as an interesting example of her work. You will have the opportunity to show us this clip, briefly setting it up and discussing it (2-3 minutes). Then, you will be participating in a “group interview” and discussion with our community, in which you will be asked questions about taking an auteur approach, reflecting on what you learned through the project, etc

The Crime Film Film 3420 Short Visual Analysis (25% of Final Grade)Description This assignment is designed to test your ability to describe and interpret film narrative. You will be shown a scene from the film, Out of the Past (1947). Your task will be to give a description of the scene by breaking it down into its component parts, and then to speculate on its possible meanings. The clip entitled, Out of the Past, can be found at this location on YouTube: HTTPs The assignment asks you to consider the scene in isolation from the rest of the film. You may watch the entire film if you wish, but you will be graded on the precision with which you are able to describe the sequence and the quality of your ideas about its possible meanings. Your task, then, is twofold: 1) to describe what you see as clearly as possible (you do not need to use filmic terms); and 2) to explain what it might mean (literally, thematically and symbolically).You should write the assignment in essay form, but should think of it as having two parts. The first part of the assignment involves a shot-by-shot breakdown of the scene. The second part asks you to provide several possible interpretations of the meaning of the scene. A topic statement is required. A thesis statement is not. This assignment requires you to analyze the sequence yourself. Using internet or other sources will result in substantial deductions to your grade. Your assignment should be typed and double-spaced. It should be about 1500 words in length (6 pages). It should be sent to me before 10pm on July 13, 2020. Late assignments will have 5% deducted for each day late, including weekends.

After exploring the movie lists during the time period in 1940-1970, I have come across to a movie, which I appreciate the dialogue, the actors, and the clean edit cuts. The movie I have chosen was 12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet, 1957). The Director by Sidney Lumet and the Screenplay by Reginald Rose created a beautiful film that displays great character from each of the actors. In my opinion, I believe this film was a great film because of the director who took the time to save money on its revenue, gather great actors for the characters, and adding a sentimental message into the film. By the way, he accomplishes this story was capturing the emotional scenes throughout the film with a single technique, which was the close-up shots of the actors face. I thought the actors played great with their character because if a film that does not have special effects, the acting, and the dialogue would have to play a fantastic role. Which, I believe they did a great job. In addition, the storyline was fascinating from the beginning of the movie that I thought it would be an easy case for everyone to say guilty. However, the leading actor, Henry Fonda played Juror #8. He was the only character who cared for the 18-year-olds’ life. The whole scene was taken place in a room where the Jurors could discuss the situation and the placement of the cameras were well placed.In the film, there were not many edits, such as special edits or visual edits. However, in class, we learned about continuity editing that is maintaining continuity between cuts (Retchless, 2006). The storyline and the edits should be organized with the cutting and focus on one actor to another when there is dialogue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVnaL_MbBGk Watch above video link once you finished, please write a short reflexion about the documentary(no more than 100 to 150 words, please)