Film Paper 2

Part 1: Viewafeaturefilm made between 1970 - 2000youhave notseenbefore(orwillseelaterinthisclass)byagreatdirector or featuring a great actor or actress.

Just as you did in the first paper, commentonthespecificfilmyousaw.Payparticularattentiontothe screenplay, camerawork(cinematography)theediting(montage) and the sound (this can include the music). You may also address special effects. Again, as you did in the first paper, talk about whatyoulike,andwhatyoudislike,aboutwhatyousaw?Whydoyoulikethe thingsyoulike,andwhydoyoudislikethethingsyoudislike?Isthefilmagoodfilm,orisit not?

Part2:Nowthatyouhavecommentedonthespecificfilmyouviewed,seeifyoucandrawsomegeneral conclusionsabouttheworkofthedirectorandoneofthemainactorsoractresses.Besureto commentontheoverallimpressionyouhadofthefilm,includinghowyouseeitasanexampleofthe its genre and time period. Remember,thisisnotaresearchpaper.Iam interestedinwhatyouhavetosay,notinwhatyoucanlearnbyreadinguponthefilmorthefilmmaker.

Part3: Go back to the "MyCriteriaforQualityinFilm" page. Basedonyourviewingofthisweek'sfilm, addFive newgeneralconclusions.Thesestatementsshouldbenumbered(6)through (10). Besuretoincludeentire page,includingallofyourpreviouscriteriastatements.