For your second film analysis, you’re going to compare two films. You have the option to compare:
Taxi Driver/The Joker
To Catch a Thief/North by Northwest
There Will Be Blood/Citizen Kane
The Virgin Suicides/Ordinary People or Girl, Interrupted
Poltergeist/The Omen or Hereditary
Mudbound/The Color Purple
*You must email me with a film combination if it is different than what is posted above. You must receive an approval from me in order to proceed. This is to ensure that you have enough to write a substantive analysis paper.*
In all four films, each director employs a variety of specific cinematic techniques in order to communicate information about the film. In a four page scholarly paper you will: synthesize what the overall message of the film is and referring to specific aspects of the mise-en-scene, you will support your argument with detailed scene references. When describing the scenes, you should incorporate the film vocabulary from Film Studies and combine segmentation with analysis. If you’re writing about costumes, make sure you explain why certain costumes are used and why they are a particular color. What does the color tell you about the character or situation. Evaluate the imagery and symbols that are present in the film and how they tie in to specific themes.
Remember that a strong analytical paper will focus on both the visual and the narrative components of the film. Each sentence should add to the whole.
Guidelines:
Must be four pages in length
Have a clear thesis statement
Scenes should include a detailed, shot-by-shot analysis
Include segmentation so that the reader has a sense of where in the story a scene is happening and how it fits into the narrative.
Close examination and interpretation of the mise-en-scene. What is the meaning?
Consider the following questions when crafting your argument/paper: what are the film elements, how are they presented and how will you go about proving your argument?
You will be graded on the following:
Clear thesis statement
Ability to support your thesis with evidence from the films
Deep, thorough analysis of the mise-en-scene and themes
Organization of your argument (you avoid repetition, for example)
Your writing reflects your interpretation/reading of the film, and doesn’t merely summarize the plot
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