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Film

The film essay will be written using MLA Format

Online Readings

See your schedule for readings from the Writer’s Reference and Writing down the Basics.

•   Film Exam and Essay
•   Yale Film Analysis Guide
•   Writing about Film

 

Films, Commentary, and Sample Essays

• Film:  Our Time Is Up  
• Life Does not Wait on Time   (Video Walkthrough) (Paragraph Breakdown)

• Film: The Fridge  (This is a link to a playlist. The film is in 2 parts–make sure to watch both)
• Commentary: Cinematography and The Fridge (Video)

• Film: A Good Shot
• Commentary: Things to notice in A Good Shot (Video)
• Essay: The Effects of Sound in a Good Shot   
• Essay: Calm to Frantic (Video Walkthrough) (Paragraph Breakdown)

• Film: My Name is Lisa
• Commentary: Things to notice in My Name is Lisa (Video)
• Essay: Who Are You?  (Video Walkthrough)
• Essay: Sound and Its Role in My Name is Lisa   (Paragraph Breakdown)

• Film: 10 Minutes
• Commentary: Things to notice in 10 Minutes (Video)
• Essay: Sound, Color and Lighting Speak Louder than Words  (Video Walkthrough)

• Film: Lovefield
• Commentary: Things to notice in Lovefield  (Video)
• Essay: Mise-en-Scene as Theme in Lovefield  
• Essay: The Bigger Picture in Lovefield (Video Walkthrough)
• Essay: Assumptions  

• Film: Pretty Dead Girl  (This is a link to a playlist. The film is in 2 parts–make sure to watch both)
• Commentary: Things to notice in Pretty Dead Girl  (Video)
• Essay: Sound Changes Everything  (Paragraph Breakdown)

• Film: Delusions of Modern Primitiveism
• Commentary: Things to notice in Delusions of Modern Primitiveism (Video)
• Essay: Peeling Back the Layers

• Film: Wrecked
• Commentary: Some Post-Wrecked Watching Tips and Thoughts (Video)

• Film: Signs  
• Essay: The Sound of Signs