Category: Film studies

3 page paper comparing Japanese concept “Kenkyo” to Japanese film “Tokyo Story”. Paper needs to include a clear statement of purpose in the first paragraph, one paragraph that explains the background of the film, one paragraph that explains the director of the film, and one paragraph with citation of the definition and example of “Kenkyo”. Choose two scenes from the film “Tokyo Story” that depict “Kenkyo” and include the timestamps and citations in your work.

summarize the important aspects of each chapter A Companion to the Horror Film Edited by Harry M. Benshoff (Wiley Blackwell)This week is Chapter 18 . one full page single space and typed (Times New Roman font #12, narrow margins all around). Ill be attaching the book as well’s an example paper on how it needs to look like.

summarize the important aspects of each chapter A Short History of The Movies 11th edition, By Gerald Mast and Bruce Kawin. This week is Chapter 18 one full page single space and typed (Times New Roman font #12, narrow margins all around). attached is a sample of how the paper needs to be written no gaps one full page from top to bottom single spaced and narrow margins please follow please and thank you.

Film Essay Paper One
General Instructions
For each of the two papers, you will be responsible for watching a film, writing a 3 to 5 page essay in which you respond to prompts (see below), and then providing a list of “My Criteria for Quality in Film.”
THE PROCESS:
Make any and all arrangements necessary to view the films and write about them: Some of the films may be available for streaming via Netflix or another online content provider; others may be available for checkout from your local public library, while others may need to be rented. You are better off watching these films on the largest possible screen, and at the highest possible resolution.
Make Time to Complete the Assignment: Each paper requires you to watch a film IN ADDITION to the ones you will be watching for the week’s discussion, so be sure to leave yourself enough time to: watch the film, think, write a first draft, edit and revise.
Turn your assignments in by their respective due dates to the correct assignment folder in LEO.
THE CONTENT:
These assignments are reaction papers, not plot summaries or research papers. Write what you have to say about the film, not what others have said, but know how the film was made The papers will be graded based on:
a) Evidence that you are reading and viewing the course content, comparisons to other relevant films you have seen (in class and as a movie watcher); use of the film vocabulary introduced in class and college-level writing skills (spelling, punctuation, and grammar).
b) Clear presentation of your opinions and reasonable explanations and justifications to support those opinions: In a 100-level course, you would perhaps be asked to write about what you watched on the screen. In a 200-level course, you are being asked to say what you think about what you watched. In this 300-level course, you should explain why you think the way you do about the film, and then justify your opinions with explanations (using references found in the weekly content in the LEO classroom).
Be sure to correctly spell the names listed in the credits of directors, actors, screenwriters, and other people (to avoid “points” being taken off of the final grade for that paper).
These papers are about your observations, insights and evaluations not only what you can learn by reading up on the film or the filmmaker. Do not just repeat what you find online. Think carefully before you write, be creative and apply what you have been learning in this course.
First Paper Assignment: Film One (F1)
Part 1: View a feature film made between 1940 – 1970 you have not seen before (or will see later in this class) by a great director. Many directors were active both before and after 1970 so make sure you see a pre-1970 FEATURE fiction film.
Suggestion: American directors such as Frank Capra, George Cukor, John Ford, George Stevens, Preston Sturges, Billy Wilder, or William Wyler. Foreign directors such as Ingmar Bergman (Swedish), Luis Buñuel (Spanish), Claude Chabrol (French), Federico Fellini (Italian), Akira Kurosawa (Japanese), Lina Wertmuller (German) or the British team known as “The Archers” made up of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. For other possibilities, try: this. Comment on the specific film you saw in terms of its genre and the quality of the film itself. Pay attention to the camerawork (cinematography) the editing (montage) and the sound (including music). What did you like and what did you dislike? Why do you like the things you like, and why do you dislike the things you dislike? Finally, is the film successful in creating a work of fiction using the craft of filmmaking and considering when it was made? (Note: This is not the same question as whether or not you liked it. It is entirely possible to like a film that you are aware is not very good.)
Part 2: Draw some general conclusions about the work of the director and one of the main actors or actresses. For example let us say you watched the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia. Did you like David Lean as a filmmaker? Explain your answer. Did you like Peter O’Toole in the role of Larwrence? Why, or why not?
End with your overall impression of the film, including how you see it as an example of the its genre and time period.
PARTS ONE AND TWO SHOULD BE PRESENTED AS A SINGLE ESSAY!
Part 3: On a separate page, insert the heading “My Criteria for Quality in Film.” Under that heading, propose four general statements indicative of your personal taste in movies. These statements should be numbered (1) through (4), and they should be written as complete sentences or a short paragraph. For example, if you commented in your essay that you liked the acting because it was realistic and you liked the script because it had a happy ending, you could propose these two statements as criteria for quality: “(1) Excellent movies feature realistic acting. (2) A movie is more likely to be good if it ends happily.” Think about and then explain what words such as good, excellent, and effective actually mean. Be sure to save your “My Criteria” page to your hard drive—you will be resubmitting an expanded version of it with for the second paper later in this course.

In 250 words, what happened when “the center of artistic innovation shifted from Europe to the United States” after World War 2 (Huyssen, p. 6)? Discuss with reference to one film, : https://vimeo.com/218042283 – Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren, 1943)
When using sources paraphrase and use Chicago Style for footnotes. Sources will be provided.

Andreas Huyssen wrote: ‘Indeed, technology played a crucial, if not the crucial, role in the avant-garde’s attempt to overcome the art/life dichotomy and make art productive in the transformation of everyday life.’ (p. 9) In 250 words, explain what Huyssen is proposing here by also referencing Walter Benjamin’s text “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.” Paraphrase when using sources and create footnotes in Chicago Manual style. Sources will be provided.

Pick a key term or concept from that reading, that feels central to the author’s argument/claim/intervention
Title the glossary definition after this key term or concept
Select a quotation from the reading that addresses and/or attempts to define your chosen term or concept (NB: the quotation does not count in your word count)
Place the quote at the top of your page
In 350-400 words, closely read and analyze that quote to:
Explain why and how your chosen concept is central to the author’s argument/intervention/claims, as demonstrated in the quote
Define the concept in your own words
Argue for how/why this concept is important for understanding melodrama and/or address any limitations of the author’s use of the concept
NB: Using additional quotes and citations from the chosen reading is permitted and might help support arguments in support of or critiquing your chosen concept. However, focusing on your own words, thoughts, and ideas is the goal of this assignment. Additional quotes should be used to bolster your ideas, rather than stand in for them.

Watch Dances with Wolves (1990) and compose an essay in which you compare and contrast the film’s depiction of Indigenous Americans with their depiction in Stagecoach (1939).
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Your essay should include a brief overview of the film, the analysis and/or discussion of the topic you selected from historical, cultural, and artistic perspectives, and a conclusion about the Western and its changes in character depiction. You should also provide specific examples from the films to illustrate your assessment.
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Ensure that you use APA format for in-text citations and your reference page
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My thesis goes as follows: Scream utilizes filmic references as a form of self reflexivity with the intention of igniting self reflection amongst its audience in regards to the expectations we have watching slasher-horror films and what that conveys about our own ideologies in reality.
Professor clarification: When developing an argument about a film, I emphasize “interpretative frameworks of your choice.” The instruction that frameworks “must be derived from course work” means that you draw from the theoretical frameworks we have covered in class regarding the human subject, society, and ideology, and how film forms work to convey these concerns. Through your own contemplation and research beyond the course reading, you should interpret the film in your own idiom.
The attached files are all of the readings that you can pull from that are from the course itself. There are also course notes attached. There also needs to be 3 academic sources included in addition to any of the sources I attached.

summarize the important aspects of each chapter A Companion to the Horror Film Edited by Harry M. Benshoff (Wiley Blackwell)This week is Chapter 19 . one full page single space and typed (Times New Roman font #12, narrow margins all around). Ill be attaching the book as well’s an example paper on how it needs to look like.