w3 assinment

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T he w eek 3 w rit te n a ssig nm ent is a n im porta nt c o ntin uatio n in o ur a naly sis o f film . In u nders ta ndin g a film 's

t h em e, w e a re g ettin g to th e c o re o f w hat th at film is a bout. A naly zin g a film o f y o ur c h oic e , y o u'll id entif y th at film 's

p rim ary th em e a nd th e e le m ents th at w ork to e sta blis h it th ro ughout th e film . 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'll 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 th em e in y o ur

i n tr o ductio n u sin g y o ur o w n w ord s a nd c le arly s ta te th e film 's th em e in y o ur th esis s ta te m ent. Y ou w ill id entif y a t

l e ast th re e te ch niq ues-- c in em ato gra phy, lig htin g, a ctin g s ty le o r d ir e ctio n, a nd/o r d esig n e le m ents , s e t d esig n,

c o stu m in g, o r h air a nd m ake up a nd e xp la in h ow th ese te ch niq ues a nd/o r d esig n e le m ents c o ntr ib ute to th e

e sta blis h m ent o f th em e. B e s u re to r e fe re nce p artic u la r s ce nes o r s e quence s in y o ur e xp la natio ns a nd d escrib e

h ow th ese te ch niq ues a re b ein g u se d in th ose s ce nes a nd w hat th ey d o to e sta blis h th em e.

I n a naly zin g th e film

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y o u'll w ant to d escrib e h ow th e th in gs th at a ppear o n s cre en w ork to

e sta blis h th em e a nd h ow th ose d esig n e le m ents a re c o nsis te nt w it h th e th em e. N ote -- r e m em ber th at a th em e is

a n o ve ra rc h in g id ea th at r e cu rs th ro ughout th e p lo t o f th e film . It is th e d is tille d e sse nce o f w hat th e film is a bout,

t h e m ain d esig n w hic h th e s p ecif ic s ce nes a nd a ctio ns le ad a v ie w er to u nders ta nd. S tu dents o fte n c o nfu se th em e

w it h g enre . T he th em e is n ot th e g enre . F or in sta nce , a W este rn a nd a fa nta sy c a n b oth h ave a th em e o f g ood

v e rs u s e vil.

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 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 lib 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 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. T he w eek 3 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 th re e 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.