Assignment Question
Choose three films (not sequels of each other) of the same genre. Discuss the genre and how certain elements are used in all three films. Identify signature forms, icons, or themes that each of the films have in common. In that particular genre, how is the lighting established, what is the style in music, camera placement etc.
You need to write a minimum of 4 complete pages. This needs to be thoughtful analysis. This is not a research paper. Make sure that your paper has a beginning, middle, and end. You should discuss all three films and then discuss them together. What you are wanting to show with this paper is that you can use the information that you have learn over the last four weeks in a clear and concise way. Though you do not need to discuss all the topics that we have covered you need to use enough of them to properly cover the subject matter. This is not a comparison of the plot summaries of each of the films. You need to dissect them and using examples from each film compare them to the other two films from a like genre. Paper must be typed in Microsoft Word, double spaced, and 12 point Times Roman type with one inch margins.
Genre Types: http://www.filmsite.org/genres.htmlLinks to an external site. http://www.filmsite.org/filmgenres.htmlLinks to an external site.
