film analysis

English

3511

:

Lite

rature

and

Film

Professor

Sabrina

Malik

Summer

2015

Midterm

Paper

Midterm

Paper:

Topic

Questions

Due:

Wednesday,

August

26

,

2015

Pleas

e

complete the following prompt

for your Midterm Paper and

discuss in detail how they

utilize at

least

three

of the

techniques covered in Chapter

s

1

-

5

.

The paper should be

3

-

4 pages

typed

(about 850 words), font 12,

written in Times New Roman

, and must have a title

.

2

-

3

sentences

on

a

third

page

will

not

be

sufficient!

When writing this paper, y

ou must have a clear thesis

statement, or purpose to your essay.

The

body

paragraphs

should

be

well

thought

out

and

provide

evidence

to

support

your

thesis

.

You

must

have

both

an

introduction

and

a

conclusion.

Please make sure you remain focused and

above all

–

do

not provide plot summaries

!

I will have more than likely seen the film, and writing

a summary is NOT the purpose of this assignment.

I

t is your

responsibility

to

d

escribe scenes in

detail and include the other production personnel who helped make this directors vision become a

visual reality.

Paper

Topic:

By

definition,

verisimilitude

is

when

watching

a

movie

the

audience

becomes

convinced

that

the

things

on

the

screen

are

“

really

there

”

and

those

things

could

be

just

like

that

within

its

film

world.

Choose

a

spec

ific

film,

or

director,

that

incorporates

this

notion

of

verisimilitude

and

explain

how

the

techniques

covered

in

Chapters

1

-

5

aid

in

this

ap

proach.

In

this

particular

film,

what

elements

and

or

scenes

lend

themselves

to

the

concept

of

verisimilitude?

Secondly,

genres

are

defined

by

sets

of

conventions

—

aspects

of

storytelling

such

as

recurring

theme

s

and

situations,

setting,

character

types,

and

story

formula,

as

well

as

aspects

of

presentation

and

visual

style

such

as

decor,

lighting,

and

sound.

Chapter

3

provides

an

overview

of

six

major

American

film

genres.

Classify

the

genre

of

this

film

and

exp

lain

if

the

film

falls

into

one

specific

type

or

contain

elements

of

multiple

genres?

Format:

Malik

(your

last

name)

1

Name

English

3511

:

Literature

and

Film

Date

Midterm

Paper

Title

Goes

Here

Paper

begins

here…

English 3511: Literature and Film

Professor Sabrina Malik

Summer 2015

Midterm Paper

Midterm Paper: Topic Questions

Due: Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Please complete the following prompt for your Midterm Paper and discuss in detail how they

utilize at least three of the techniques covered in Chapters 1-5. The paper should be 3-4 pages

typed (about 850 words), font 12, written in Times New Roman, and must have a title. 2-3

sentences on a third page will not be sufficient!

When writing this paper, you must have a clear thesis statement, or purpose to your essay. The

body paragraphs should be well thought out and provide evidence to support your thesis. You

must have both an introduction and a conclusion. Please make sure you remain focused and

above all – do not provide plot summaries! I will have more than likely seen the film, and writing

a summary is NOT the purpose of this assignment. It is your responsibility to describe scenes in

detail and include the other production personnel who helped make this directors vision become a

visual reality.

Paper Topic:

By definition, verisimilitude is when watching a movie the audience becomes convinced that the

things on the screen are “really there” and those things could be just like that within its film

world. Choose a specific film, or director, that incorporates this notion of verisimilitude and

explain how the techniques covered in Chapters 1-5 aid in this approach. In this particular film,

what elements and or scenes lend themselves to the concept of verisimilitude?

Secondly, genres are defined by sets of conventions—aspects of storytelling such as recurring

themes and situations, setting, character types, and story formula, as well as aspects of

presentation and visual style such as decor, lighting, and sound. Chapter 3 provides an overview

of six major American film genres. Classify the genre of this film and explain if the film falls into

one specific type or contain elements of multiple genres?

Format:

Malik (your last name) 1

Name

English 3511: Literature and Film

Date

Midterm Paper

Title Goes Here

Paper begins here…