For this assignment, you will locate, describe, and evaluate a cinema studies resource. That resource can take many forms, but must provide an useful, interesting and significant information about som

For this assignment, you will locate, describe, and evaluate a cinema studies resource. That resource can take many forms, but must provide an useful, interesting and significant information about some topic related to cinema studies. Here a few examples:

• A cinema studies journal (e.g., Journal of Popular Film and Television; Critical Studies in Media Communication; Film Comment; Jump Cut, etc.) or professional/industry magazine (e.g., Sight & Sound, Screen International, etc.).
• A movie database (e.g., IMDB).
• A media activism or advocacy site that helps people understand the effects or influence of movies and television. For example, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media (https://seejane.org/), Common Sense Media (https://www.commonsensemedia.org/), or the National Coalition Against Censorship (https://ncac.org).
• An interesting web site (e.g., “The Bechdel Test Movie List” (https://bechdeltest.com/) or “The Internet Movie Script Database” (http://www.imsdb.com/).
• A film history site or movie/video archive (e.g., “Black Film Center Archive” https://bfca.sitehost.iu.edu/home/).
• A resource about film genres (e.g., “The AMC Filmsite” https://www.filmsite.org/filmgenres.html)
• A video channel: For example - “Every Word Spoken by A Person of Color” (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeRTgpWPTBRM45wSjCXYKLSauWCNgOd8g) or “Honest Trailers” (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL86F4D497FD3CACCE).
• A significant and instructive YouTube or other video (e.g., “Yellowface in Hollywood” , “How CGI Effects are Made," "LatinX Stereotypes in Movies," or “The Psychology of Framing” (http://nofilmschool.com/2017/09/psychology-framing-how-compose-shots-tell-stories). NOTE: If you choose a video, it should be more than 15 minutes in length. Or, you can report on 3-4 short videos (under 10 minutes each).
• And so on…

Note: Do not use any of the examples above for your report; these are just a few examples – you should have no trouble finding your own resource.

Search terms you might use include (but are not limited to): “cinema journals,” “cinema magazines,” “cinema studies resources,” “film studies,” “movies special effects,” “film television stereotypes,” “film television Asian American” (or any other group, e.g. LGBTQ, homeless people, Latinos, etc.), “television influence,” “movie research,” “media effects,” “Rick & Morty fandom” (or any other fandom), and so on.

Format

You will submit a 500-550 word, single-spaced report, which includes the following information:

1. Your name (upper right of page).
2. The title of your resource (e.g., “The Bechdel Test Movie List”). If there is no formal title, provide one yourself (e.g., “A Video About Projection Mapping”).
3. A link to your resource (URL).
4. A description of your resource. Describe what it is (e.g., if it’s a video, describe what information it offers, who is in it, who created it, etc. If it’s a web site, state what it contains, who created it, and what its purpose is).
5. Your evaluation of the resource (what you like about it and/or don’t like about it); what makes it useful or relevant to studying film or television.
6. Include a word count at the end of your report (i.e., how many words your report contains).

You may include images to illustrate your report, but that is not required.

Tips: Edit your writing carefully for grammar and style.  Avoid generalizations; be clear and concise. For example:  Instead of writing “It’s an informative video” or “It’s a good site,” tell us exactly what it teaches you or precisely why it is valuable. Use specific examples.