Final Film Critique

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T he w eek 5 w rit te n a ssig nm ent is y o ur fin al film c rit iq ue. T his is th e c u lm in atio n o f th e w ork y o u h ave b een d oin g

i n th is c la ss-- y o ur c h ance to fo cu s a ll th e te ch niq ues a nd e le m ents w e'v e b een s tu dyin g o n th e th oro ugh a naly sis

o f o ne fe atu re -le ngth film . A ddit io nally , y o u'll b e a ske d to r e fle ct o n y o ur o w n d eve lo pm ent- - w hat y o u'v e le arn ed

a nd h ow y o u'v e le arn ed it - - w hile lo okin g a head to s e e h ow th e s kills y o u'v e m aste re d h ere w ill a pply to y o ur

c o ntin uin g s tu die s a nd p ossib le c a re er fie ld s.

M ake s u re to r e ad th ro ugh th e g uid elin es c a re fu lly , n otin g a ll th e d if fe re nt r e quir e d e le m ents , a nd ta ke a lo ok

a head a t th e r u bric s o y o u k n ow e xa ctly h ow y o ur w ork w ill b e a sse sse d. H ere a re a fe w k e y p oin ts to k e ep in

m in d a s y o u w ork o n y o ur p aper.

S ta ge 1 o f th e p aper a sks y o u to c h oose a film to a naly ze fr o m

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lis t. S tic k to th ose lis ts a nd p ic k a

f ilm y o u a re fa m ilia r w it h o r h ave e asy a cce ss to , a s y o u w ill p ro bably n eed to w atc h it s e ve ra l tim es to h one y o ur

p oin ts . R em em ber th e le sso ns y o u'v e le arn ed th ro ughout th is c o urs e . F or e xa m ple , y o u'll b e c a lle d u pon to

e xp la in th e d if fe re nce b etw een s to ry a nd p lo t in th e p artic u la r film y o u'v e c h ose n.

Y ou'll a ls o lo ok a t s p ecif ic a esth etic c h oic e s. W hile w e'v e d is cu sse d th ose th ro ughout th e c la ss, y o u'll h ave to

e xp la in th em a nd a pply th em to th e film y o u'v e c h ose n. D on't fo rg et to g et s p ecif ic . W heth er y o u'r e ta lk in g a bout

l ig htin g, o r e dit in g, o r a ny o th er c in em atic te ch niq ues, b e s u re to d rill d ow n a nd r e fe re nce s p ecif ic s ce nes o r s h ots

t o h elp m ake y o ur p oin t.

H ere a re a fe w m ore tip s to r e m em ber. S ta ge 1 a sks y o u to c o nsid er th e s o cia l o r p ers o nal im pact o f a s p ecif ic

f ilm . T he g uid elin es s ca ffo ld s o m e d if fe re nt w ays to th in k a bout th is , b ut b e s u re to th in k b ro adly . T his is a n

i m porta nt p art o f th e p aper, o ne w here o uts id e r e so urc e s m ig ht b e e sp ecia lly h elp fu l.

S ta ge 2 is a ll a bout r e fle ctio n. A nd th is is d if fe re nt fr o m ta lk in g a bout th e p ers o nal im pact o f th e s p ecif ic film y o u'v e

c h ose n fo r th is p aper. T he g uid elin es p ro vid e s o m e q uestio ns fo r y o u to th in k a bout, s o b e s u re to p ro vid e s p ecif ic

e xa m ple s a s y o u fo rm ula te y o ur r e sp onse . T his g ro unds th e r e fle ctio n w it h a p ra ctic a l u nders ta ndin g.

S ee th e s a m ple p aper w e'v e u plo aded in th e a ssig nm ent p ro m pt. T his is a m odel o f g ood s tu dent w ork -- w hat

y o ur p ro fe sso rs a re lo okin g fo r a nd th e ty p e o f c o m ments w e w ill m ake . A ls o , k e ep in m in d th at th e tit le s o f film s

s h ould b e it a lic iz e d. C lic k in to th e A sh fo rd L ib ra ry E nglis h 2 25 s tu dy g uid e. It's a p orta l d edic a te d to th e k in ds o f

a rtic le s, e ssa ys, a nd b ooks th at w ill b e m ost h elp fu l r e so urc e s a s y o u w ork o n y o ur w rit te n a ssig nm ent.

T ry to b udget y o ur tim e s o th at y o u c a n ta ke a dva nta ge o f th e v a rio us r e so urc e s o ffe re d b y th e A sh fo rd W rit in g

C ente r to e nsu re th at y o ur p aper is w rit te n a nd p olis h ed. R em em ber, th e w eek 5 w rit te n a ssig nm ent is a c h ance t o r e ally a pply y o ur u nders ta ndin g o f th e c o nce pts a nd s kills w e'v e b een w ork in g s o h ard to m aste r o ve r th e la st

f e w w eeks. G iv e y o urs e lf a n o pportu nit y to s u cce ed b y p re parin g y o urs e lf th oro ughly a nd w ork in g d ilig ently to

c o m ple te th e p aper.