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A sh fo rd U niv ers it y | E N G 225 W EEK 0 2
T he w eek 2 w rit te n a ssig nm ent is th e s ta rtin g p oin t fo r film a naly sis . In a pply in g g enre th eory to th e film o f y o ur
c h oic e , y o u'll id entif y th at film 's p rim ary g enre a nd fu rth er n arro w it s c a te goriz a tio n in to o ne o r m ore s u b-g enre s.
C ate goriz a tio n h elp s u s to u nders ta nd th e r e cu rre nt te ch niq ues a nd tr o pes th at s it u ate film s w it h in a g ro up o f lik e
f ilm 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
l o 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. It is im porta nt to e xp la in g enre th eory in
y o ur in tr o ductio n u sin g y o ur o w n w ord s. Y ou w ill id entif y a fe atu re -le ngth film a nd th e g enre o r g enre s to w hic h it
b elo ngs. F or in sta nce ,
The
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is a s u pern atu ra l h orro r film b eca use it is b ase d a ro und d em onic p osse ssio n.
T his is d if fe re nt th an
Hallo w een,
w hic h is a s la sh er h orro r film .
Y ou w ill a ls o p ro vid e a b rie f s u m mary o f th e film . B e s u re , h ow eve r, th at th e s u m mary o f th e film 's p lo t is n ot th e
b ulk o f y o ur p aper. In te rp re t a t le ast tw o g enre c o nve ntio ns e xh ib it e d in y o ur c h ose n fe atu re -le ngth film th at h elp
c la ssif y it in th e s e le cte d g enre .
The
Exo rc is t
is film ed u sin g p re dom in antly lo w lig ht, a nd th e e dit in g r e lie s o n
q uic kly -p ace d d ir e ct c u ts b etw een s h ots to c re ate s u sp ense . R em em ber to id entif y w hat te ch niq ues a re b ein g
u se d a nd w hat th eir in te nded e ffe ct is . U se c le ar, c o m pellin g d escrip tio n to a id y o ur a naly sis .
A naly ze a th ir d c o nve ntio n fr o m y o ur c h ose n fe atu re -le ngth film a nd e xp la in h ow th is c o nve ntio n e xp ands th e
b oundarie s o f th e s p ecif ie d g enre . H ere a re a fe w m ore tip s to r e m em ber. S ee th e s a m ple p aper w e'v e u plo aded
i n 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
t y 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 th 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
t h 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.
T he w eek 2 w rit te n a ssig nm ent is a c h ance to d eve lo p y o ur a naly tic a l s kills a nd y o ur u nders ta ndin g o f th e
c o nce pts in tr o duce d d urin g o ur fir s t tw o 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
t h oro ughly a nd w ork in g d ilig ently to c o m ple te th e p aper.