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THE SELECTED MOVIE I CHOSE WAS RATATOUILLE
Introduction to FilmSpring 2024
LARGE
THE SELECTED MOVIE I CHOSE WAS RATATOUILLE
Introduction to FilmSpring 2024
LARGE PAPER TITLE: Stylistic Analysis of an Influential Film
PROMPT: This paper assignment asks you to consider why and how the film you’ve chosen became both a cultural icon (whether as a genre film or within a certain cultural niche), and how the stylistic elements of editing, mise-en-scene, cinematography, and/or sound helped to sustain its meaning within the film itself, then as an influencer to the Daniels for Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. You will write an 2000-2500 word (roughly 6-8 pages double-spaced) analytical essay about the thematic function of style in the film of your choosing from your discussion period signup.
CONTEXT:
Your overarching goal is to discuss how your film became an excellent example as a genre film or stands as an iconic film within a certain cultural niche. In order to do this you will need to use the class text/articles on genre studies or find one outside article that claims this movie is important to a certain group and use a minimum of one quote from the source to back up your position.
The second major objective of the essay is to describe important patterns (using the vocabulary of the course) in your chosen film. While you may refer to narrative or narrational patterns, your preliminary primary task is to identify stylistic patterns in the film.
Finally, you will also analyze how those patterns relate to a larger thematic function. For example: what is the purpose of the ways in which Richard Donner (fill in your own director) uses editing, and/or cinematography, and/or mise-en-scene, and/or sound? Develop an idea about what you take to be an important theme or meaning in the film (perhaps related to your chosen article about what makes this a great example of genre or an important movie within a certain culture), then develop an argumentative essay that explains your opinions about how at least two elements of style work in tandem to support that meaning.
This assignment requires you to develop your argument by citing multiple scenes or moments that you determine to be helpful in supporting your thesis. Describe in specific detail how your director (and possibly specific people in the production team) uses elements of film style in these scenes or at these moments. How are stylistic motifs initiated, sustained, or resolved in these scenes? How do these patterns contribute to your outside sources understanding of genre or this film’s cultural importance?
OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS:
Consult your last three papers and their written responses. This semester has been a building process toward the goal of this paper: Paper 1: CHC, Paper 2: MES, cinematography and editing. Midterm: Close analysis of MES and the way it works with narrative form.
The class material on style, genre and its functions in Cleo from 5 to 7, The Magnificent Seven, Chungking Express, Citizen Kane, Jackie Brown and Sunset Boulevard. (especially text references or supplementary articles)
Consult your textbook—specifically, pp. 57-60 in Chapter 2 (on form and meaning in film), the individual film analyses in Chapters 4 through 8, and especially Chapter 11, which contains sample full-length analyses.
Use “Appendix: Writing a Critical Analysis of a Film” from Film Art (10th edition), posted within “Supplemental Readings” for a brief discussion of how to write an analytical essay on a film. When you’re ready to plan out how you will construct the paper, refer to the structure offered on p. 452. You may find especially helpful the sample student essay on The King of Comedy on pp. 454-456.
PLAN!
Select your movie and sign up on the Canvas list under discussions.
Find a supplementary article or location from text on genre quickly (academic journals provide some of the meatiest ideas for you to sink your teeth into. Although, certain films might have less written about them). If you need help with this, or are concerned about the article as being useful to you, consult your discussion group teacher.
Watch movie several times (be sure to draw up a segmentation of the film by the second viewing)
Do “Prepare to write” from “Writing a Critical Analysis of a Film”
Organize and WriteBe sure your thesis aligns to the needs of the essay (film as an example of a genre or cultural icon, stylistic choices discussed and analysis of film.)
When done writing go through the checklist provided on p. 453 of “Writing a Critical Analysis of a Film”
Save a few days to edit, go to the writing lab and run by a few trusted readers.
FORMAT & DEADLINE:
Your essay should have a cover page and should be typed in a 12-pt, Times New Roman font with one-inch margins, double-spaced, and free of spelling, punctuation, and grammatical mistakes. As you are required to quote at least one source you will need to include a References or Works Cited page (depending upon which style choice you would like to use: APA, MLA or Chicago are the preferred styles for this class). All film titles must be italicized.
Your essay is due as an electronic copy (uploaded to Canvas) Monday, April 15 by 11:59 PM. Each day late or page short will result in a full grade deduction. Each page long will result in a half grade deduction. None of the word count will include the title page, works cited/references.
The official rubric for this paper will I also available under files.
BEST OF LUCK AND HAVE FUN!…seriously ;P
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