Film Appreciation Analysis Paper

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson Gracie Graham

1. How is music and sound used to convey the mood in The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson?

2. In the film, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, the directors used different kinds of sounds along with different genres of music to convey the different moods throughout the movie.

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4. Jaws. Directed by Steven Speilberg, Universal Pictures, 1975. Zodiac. Directed by David Fincher, Paramount Pictures, 2007. Shirley. Directed by Josephine Decker, Neon, 2020.