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DQ 1 An Evolving Industry
DQ 2 Narrative and Storytelling
Quiz
DQ 1 Actors and Acting
DQ 2 Tools of Cinematography
Assignment Elements of Design
Quiz

ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 1 An Evolving Industry (Ash)

An Evolving Industry How are the Internet and other

technologies currently affecting the ways in which movies are
produced, distributed, and exhibited? Are the changes having an
impact on the quality or depth of the films? Provide specific
examples as you explain your point of view.

ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 2 Narrative and Storytelling

(Ash)
Narrative and Storytelling Explain the difference between a

films story and a films plot. Use a specific film to illustrate your
point of view. In the film you chose, are the events presented
chronologically or are they presented non-linearly? What might a
filmmakers intentions be when he or she chooses to present
events chronologically or in non-linear order? How are elements
like character development or foreshadowing used differently
between the two storytelling methods?

ENG 225 Week 1 Quiz (Ash)

1. Question : What is the most important role of a film critic?

2. Question : What is the most likely reason that theatrical
movies have survived competition from television and various
home video formats?

ENG 225 Week 2 Assignment Elements of Design

(Ash)
Elements of Design During the process of envisioning and

designing a film, the director, production designer, and art
director (in collaboration with the cinematographer) are
concerned with several major spatial and temporal elements.
These design elements punctuate and underscore the movement
of figures within the frame, including the following: setting,
lighting, costuming, makeup, and hairstyles. Choose a scene
from movieclips.com. In a three to five page paper, (excluding
the cover and reference pages) analyze the mise-en-scne.

ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 1 Actors and Acting (Ash)

Actors and Acting The text defines five types of actors:

Impersonator, Personality, Star, Wild Card, and Character. Come
up with examples of each type of actor (in addition to those
identified in the text) and explain in detail why you think they fit
each particular category.

ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 2 Tools of Cinematography (

Ash)
Tools of Cinematography Choose any film clip from

Movieclips.com (preferably from a film with which you are
familiar). After reviewing your chosen scene, explain how
cinematography is used within that scene. How does the
cinematography inform the setting? How does it inform the
characters? What do the choices made by the cinematographer
tell you about the mood at this point within the story? How does
the cinematography contribute to symbolism and/or metaphors
in the clip?


1. Question : Which special effects technique is being used in

television weather reports in which meteorologists stand in front
of moving maps?
2. Question : Which of the following is true of the differences
between film acting and stage acting?
3. Question : What is another name for the cinematographer?

ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 1 Frame by Frame (Ash)

Considering one film is from 1960 and the other produced in

2001, there are clearly differences in what the filmmakers were
able to do. Describe the style of editing that is used in the film
clip you chose. What types of shots are used? What types of
visual transitions are used between shots?

ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 2 Music and Soundscapes

(Ash)
Music and Sounds capes Using the video clips, below, identify
and describe the three basic categories of sound in film as
described in the text. Which of the three categories is prominent
in each of the clips? How does the use of sound inform the mood
of the scene? Does it complement or work against the scene?


1. Question : What is the name of the process used to create

everyday sound effects in films?
2. Question : What is the correct technical name for the music
that plays in the background of a scene while the action takes
place?
3. Question : According to scholars, what is one way the advent
of talking pictures changed the behavior of movie audiences?

ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 1 The Cinematic Auteur (Ash

)
The Cinematic Auteurist Much in the same way people have

favorite authors who create certain expectations from their
writing, we have the auteurist theory in film. Explain why the
auteurist theory has become so important to film analysis. What
are some arguments against auteurist theory? How does
auteurist theory affect the way that films are marketed? How
does it affect the way that films are analyzed by critics and
audiences? Please use an actual film/director/marketing
campaign to illustrate your points.

ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 2 Elements of Genre (Ash)

Elements of Genre After watching three of the five movie clips

listed in the Multimedia section, above, describe how they fit into
a specific genre (or subgenre) as explained in the text. What
elements of the film are characteristic of that genre? How does it
fulfill the expectations of that genre? How does it play against
these expectations?


1. Question : Which of the following films is an example of the

classic screwball comedy?
2. Question : Which critic is best known for opposing the auteur
theory?
3. Question : What is a term for cheap, quick westerns that were
churned out in large numbers?

ENG 225 Week 5 DQ 1 Focus on Society (Ash)

Focus on Society Just as some books are preserved and

regarded as having had obvious effects on society (such as Lolita,
Lord of the Flies, and Orwells Animal Farm and 1984), there have
been a number of films that we look back upon which have
clearly had cultural resonance, or became part of a social
dialogue were perhaps still engaged with today (see Figure 9.1
of the text).

ENG 225 Week 5 DQ 2 Criticism and Commentary

(Ash)
Criticism and Commentary Reviews for movies are readily

available through newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other print
sources. Metacritic.com provides full reviews for a multitude of
movies. Find a review for a film, preferably one that you have
seen. According to the distinctions made in Chapter Ten, how is
the reviewer approaching the film.

ENG 225 Week 5 Final Film Critique (Ash)

Review the critical analysis questions in the Conclusion and

Critics Resource section of your textbook. Write an eight to ten
page film critique (excluding the cover and reference pages) of
an American feature film of your choosing. Use the list of critical
analysis questions provided in your textbook as a guide while
writing your paper.

ENG 225 Week 5 Final Film Critique (Ash)

Review the critical analysis questions in the Conclusion and

Critics Resource section of your textbook. Write an eight to ten
page film critique (excluding the cover and reference pages) of
an American feature film of your choosing. Use the list of critical
analysis questions provided in your textbook as a guide while
writing your paper.


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