Category: Film

Need support in making 3 slides of PPT and a short presentation script that I can read from. (around 3 min)
The part I am in charge of presenting is:
slide 1.Production Schedule
slide 2. Cinematographer → include what their specialties are and credentials
slide 3. Editor → include what their specialties are and credentials
I also attached the previous sample presentation for the part I am in charge of for you as an example of what should the slide look like. The film we decide to produce and present is: A live-action film adaptation of the short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892). I will also attach detailed information of this film so that you can find a suitable Cinematographer and Editor and create a suitable production Schedule.
Since I only have around 3 min to present, so the presentation script should be straightforward and easy to follow and align with the ppt slide. You should check the sample slide and making the ppt as a similar organization.

THEATRE APPRECIATION
GROUP PRESENTATION GUIDELINES
150 POINTS TOTAL
PART I (75 POINTS TOTAL)
HISTORY AND SOCIETY
For your group presentation, you will be examining a significant period of time in theatre history. You and your group will be responsible for individual presentations on your given period. You will be assigned a group and will research ONE of the following:
Ancient Greek theatre – 700 – 400 BCE
Medieval-Late Middle Ages theatre – 1400 – 1558
Elizabethan theatre – 1562 – 1660
18th century theatre-French Baroque – 1550 – 1800
18th century theatre-Italian Renaissance – 1550-1800
Modern theatre from 1800 – 1915
Modern theatre from 1915 – 1950
Modern theatre from 1950-1990
Modern theatre from 1990 – present
As a group, you and your partners will present an overview of one of these periods. In the presentation, you MUST have:
Historical background- what was happening in the world or the specific part of the world relating to your era at that time? (20 points)
Societal background – research the culture, economics, lifestyles, etc., of the era (20 points)
The audience – who came to experience these plays – from what classes of society? (10 points)
What kinds of stages were used? (10 points)
Dominant acting styles (5 points)
Were there any specific props, costume pieces, masks, etc. used during that time? (10 points)
I expect all group members to participate in the research and construction of the presentation, as well as the presentation itself. It is up to the group to delegate work evenly as preferred. The presentation does not need to be memorized.
Your presentation must be at least ten minutes in length, with every person of the group’s individual video lasting for at least two and a half minutes. This may be adjusted according to class size.
WORKS CITED
You must include a Works Cited page of your sources in your presentation or emailed it to me. The absence of this page will incur a deduction of 30 points.
RESEARCH RESOURCES
Remember you can utilize the library to aid you and your group in research through the LIBRARY RESEARCH MENU located under Content!
PART II (75 POINTS TOTAL)
SIGNIFICANT PLAYS AND PLAYWRIGHTS OF THE ERA
For the second part of your group presentation, you will research and present your findings on significant plays and playwrights of the period of history you have been assigned in part 1.
As a group, you and your partners will be responsible for individual presentations of responses to these research questions:
Key playwrights – choose three distinctive, formative playwrights from the period (20 points)Who they were (short biography) (10 points)
What they wrote – include at least two plays for each playwright (5 points)
Were the plays written in a specific style? What genre are they? (5 points)
Important plays – present one play that you and your group feel represents the time period and its historical and societal norms or differences, written by one of the playwrights you chose from above. (35 points)What is the play about? Provide a brief synopsis. (10 points)
What culture/country is the play set in and where would the play have been performed? What kind of stage? (5 points)
Why was the play written? What was society like at the time that could have made the playwright write this play? Any possible messages the playwright was attempting to communicate to their audience? (10 points)
What makes this play unique – why do you think it has stood the test of time and is it still relevant today? (10 points)
I expect all group members to participate in the research and construction of the presentation, as well as the presentation itself. It is up to the group to delegate work evenly as preferred. The presentation does not need to be memorized.
Your presentation must be at least ten minutes in length, with every person of the group’s individual video lasting for at least two and a half minutes. This may be adjusted according to class size.
WORKS CITED
You must include a Works Cited page of your sources in your presentation or emailed it to me. The absence of this page will incur a deduction of 30 points.
RESEARCH RESOURCES
Remember you can utilize the library to aid you and your group in research through the LIBRARY RESEARCH MENU located under Content
Assigned to : Medieval-Late Middle Ages theatre – 1400 – 1558
I have attached the slide. I am assigned to do slide 7, 9 & 10. ( We are required to fill out works citied as we go )

The readings for this course have addressed interrelated questions about the fundamental nature of cinema, such as:
What is film? What are the relationships between film and other media? What is the relationship between film and reality? Between film and the mind? Between film and language? How are cinema and photography related, and how are they distinct from one another? What relationships can cinema have to ideology? How can film represent history, and how can it participate in history? How does the two-dimensional image of cinema relate to the three-dimensional spaces of the real world? How does the technology of film contribute to what film is and what it can do? How does film participate in and reflect cultural formations? How do changes in the technology of film impact the nature of cinematic experience?
For this final paper, you will be asked to articulate your own theory of cinema. Focusing on aspects of the ontology, epistemology, aesthetics, and/or ideology of film, present your perspective on the nature and the potential of the cinematic medium.
In describing your perspective, compare your ideas to those of the film theorists we have read and discussed in the class. To whose perspectives are your ideas the most similar? To whose are they least similar? (In thinking about this last question, please feel free to draw upon your work on the midterm paper for the class.)
Be sure to illustrate your theory with examples from films—these can, but need not be, films screened for the course.
One possible format would be to divide your paper into sections (each a few pages long) on ontology, epistemology, etc., framed by an introduction and a conclusion summarizing your views.
Alternatively, you could focus on a particular question or theme related to cinema, and use your discussion to articulate your perspectives on the ontology, epistemology, and aesthetics of film. For example, you might write a paper about themes like the ones listed about above, addressing questions such as:
The relationship between cinema and theater, or between cinema and other forms of live performance such as dance.
The relationship between cinema and reality. (Or between cinema and “realism.”)
Cinema and ideology: how do films articulate ideas about or participate in an audience’s understanding of morality, citizenship, and/or duty?
Cinema and the mind: how does film stimulate, direct, or influence the minds of viewers? How do viewers interpret, perceive, and comprehend film?
Cinema and language: in what ways is film like a language? In what ways is it not?
Cinema and history: how can (and do) films represent historical events? How are films parts of history, and how can we think about the history of film as technology, representation, and convention?
Cinema and representation: how does cinema (or how does cinema not) represent a diversity of identities and experiences via its technological, narrative, and formal characteristics?
The relationship between cinema and photography: how are films fundamentally different from photographs, and what do the media have in common?
How has the medium of film changed in the 120+ years since its inception? What has remained constant, and what is in flux about cinema as a medium?
Requirements: 2000 words | .doc file

The readings for this course have addressed interrelated questions about the fundamental nature of cinema, such as:
What is film? What are the relationships between film and other media? What is the relationship between film and reality? Between film and the mind? Between film and language? How are cinema and photography related, and how are they distinct from one another? What relationships can cinema have to ideology? How can film represent history, and how can it participate in history? How does the two-dimensional image of cinema relate to the three-dimensional spaces of the real world? How does the technology of film contribute to what film is and what it can do? How does film participate in and reflect cultural formations? How do changes in the technology of film impact the nature of cinematic experience?
For this final paper, you will be asked to articulate your own theory of cinema. Focusing on aspects of the ontology, epistemology, aesthetics, and/or ideology of film, present your perspective on the nature and the potential of the cinematic medium.
In describing your perspective, compare your ideas to those of the film theorists we have read and discussed in the class. To whose perspectives are your ideas the most similar? To whose are they least similar? (In thinking about this last question, please feel free to draw upon your work on the midterm paper for the class.)
Be sure to illustrate your theory with examples from films—these can, but need not be, films screened for the course.
One possible format would be to divide your paper into sections (each a few pages long) on ontology, epistemology, etc., framed by an introduction and a conclusion summarizing your views.
Alternatively, you could focus on a particular question or theme related to cinema, and use your discussion to articulate your perspectives on the ontology, epistemology, and aesthetics of film. For example, you might write a paper about themes like the ones listed about above, addressing questions such as:
The relationship between cinema and theater, or between cinema and other forms of live performance such as dance.
The relationship between cinema and reality. (Or between cinema and “realism.”)
Cinema and ideology: how do films articulate ideas about or participate in an audience’s understanding of morality, citizenship, and/or duty?
Cinema and the mind: how does film stimulate, direct, or influence the minds of viewers? How do viewers interpret, perceive, and comprehend film?
Cinema and language: in what ways is film like a language? In what ways is it not?
Cinema and history: how can (and do) films represent historical events? How are films parts of history, and how can we think about the history of film as technology, representation, and convention?
Cinema and representation: how does cinema (or how does cinema not) represent a diversity of identities and experiences via its technological, narrative, and formal characteristics?
The relationship between cinema and photography: how are films fundamentally different from photographs, and what do the media have in common?
How has the medium of film changed in the 120+ years since its inception? What has remained constant, and what is in flux about cinema as a medium?

Our research paper’s main topic will be showing how animated documentaries are
more capable of presenting a sense of imagery than live-action documentaries.
We will substantiate our argument by examining three key aspects:
· Animated documentaries can go beyond words and visualize mental and psychological
space, using animation to embody emotions and events that cannot be expressed in actual
footage.
· Animated documentaries can travel through history and predict the future because animation
is not limited by time and can depict any era or imagined future era.
· Animated documentaries can capture real-world events or situations beyond the capability
and reach of cameras, such as war zones, or due to the limitation of accessibility.
Write these three parts of the paper based on the attached reading

The Salesman
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hHUkvNG7iULinks to an external site.
Oscar for Foreign Language Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdZo54vJLusLinks to an external site.
Read:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Salesman_(2016_film)Links to an external site.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/movies/the-salesman-review-asghar-farhadi.htmlLinks to an external site.
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-salesman-2017Links to an external site.
Read the articles (1-3) and watch the documentary films for an Essay Assignment
Each analytical essay should be 800-1000 words and may develop and focus on a particular technical and cultural theme.
As you are watching the film and making notes, find a topic that interests you, then research and read about the history and origin of that issue (who, what, when, where, why…), and learn something beyond what the film has offered, beyond what the society, tradition, media, and parents have told you. Teach us what you have learned. For instance, do not make general statements; do not say, “Religion says that women have to…, it is the culture…”; find out where, who, when, and why it says that.
· Essay writing starts with an idea, an understanding of a subject; it is not about sharing your personal opinion. It is about what your scholarly research is showing/teaching us about your initial account of that subject.
this one-article response essay is your first analytical essay based on your understanding of the above-assigned articles and documentary films.
In your deliberate or cursory review of these articles, consider what interests you and incorporate it into your essay. Please tell us what your understanding is.
Please Read and Follow the Instructions Step by Step:
In this course, you write several short (800-1000 words) “analytical” response essays based on the readings and films. You express your “critical” opinion about specific issues or concepts in each piece based on your careful “educated analysis.”
Please note that it is necessary to research basic background information beyond the assigned reading to discuss the subjects and ideas presented in your essay. I will base your grade on how well you apply your “educated” analysis, not personal opinion, to the films.
Topics examined include but are not limited to media and censorship, politics, culture, tradition, disparities, religion and faith, morality, ethics, dilemmas, gender and gender relation, sexuality, women, the role of children, language usage, ethnicity, social classifications, human rights, oppressions, ethnic and religious minorities, and many more themes from the films.
Have you written a response essay before? If not, then:
This is the Reader’s response, your response, to what you have read/watched and experienced in reading an article or watching a film, how you have connected to the subjects and concepts—your understanding and your research findings beyond the class readings and videos to learn more and to clarify ambiguities.
There are specific steps to a response paper that differ from other forms of writing:
Plan and organize!
What you are doing in a response paper is briefly outlining what the author/director/writer has tried to highlight and how and why you have reacted.
Your reaction to a theme is followed up with your research study.
Ultimately, your learning is on a particular concept, belief, behavior, character, and policy related to the abovementioned topics.
Evaluate your reaction. What do you think about what you read/watched? Do you fully understand the subject?
Use the compare method if needed.
Back up your claims/understandings and provide references.
Claims/understandings are not personal likes and dislikes but “educated opinions” based on authoritative sources and “not your personal opinions.”
Edit and proof your final typed paper.
Your typed essay paper format is like a miniature article that follows a proper margin font, with name, title, date, course information on the top, and so forth. You may choose any primary formatting method, MLA, Chicago….

Write a film review of “Green Book” directed by Peter Farrelly. Write reviews in a style that is appropriate for movie reviews that appear in news outlets. 600-800 words limit. Specific requirements in the attachment.

You will write a critical analysis paper, 10 pages long (8-to-9-page essay + 1-to-2 pages bibliography), double-spaced and type written. The font size will be twelve (12), Times New Roman, with one (1) inch margin on all sides.
The paper will entail a close, comparative textual analysis of two films from the list of films used in class this semester. You may also include a film of your choice along with a film shown in class as you compare them. Please justify your film selections.
You may include one or two specific theories to strengthen your comparative analysis and argument. Theoretical topics include Auteur Theory and Modernism, Genre and Ideology, Psychoanalytical Theory and Gender Criticism, Postmodernism, Poststructuralism and Cultural Studies.
Paper will use the MLA (Modern Language Association) style of academic and scholarly writing.
MLA Citation Format:
Last name, First name. “Title of article or chapter.” Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher,
Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Last name, First name. “Title of article or chapter.” Title of Book or Journal, (year): (244–
265).

Write a short script for an ad video. You don’t need to create the video. The script should last for 3 minutes

You will write a critical analysis paper, 10 pages long (8-to-9-page essay + 1-to-2 pages bibliography), double-spaced and type written. The font size will be twelve (12) with one (1) inch margin on all sides.
The paper will entail a close, comparative textual analysis of two films from the list of films used in class this semester. You may also include a film of your choice along with a film shown in class as you compare them. Please justify your film selections.
You may include one or two specific theories to strengthen your comparative analysis and argument. Theoretical topics include Auteur Theory and Modernism, Genre and Ideology, Psychoanalytical Theory and Gender Criticism, Postmodernism, Poststructuralism and Cultural Studies.
Paper will use the MLA (Modern Language Association) style of academic and scholarly writing.