ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 320 WORDS AND SHOULDN’T BE MORE THAN 600.
This module’s film is Pulse (2001) by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (who is NOT related to Akira Kurosawa) on the library’s Swank Database.
Pay attention to two things.
Note any “discontinuity” editing–in particular any “breaking” of rules although if you spot any “jump cuts” that’s cool too.
The film deals with issues of the Internet which are still relevant. Think about how these are still relevant but also how some of elements of the film may seem dated or no longer relevant.
This link is for watching Pulse: Links to External SiteLinks to an external site.
LINK TO MOVIE ::::::::::::https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/movies/5bedcd775548bbd8fc063287?utm_medium=textsearch&utm_source=google
YOU MUST ANSWER THESE QUESIONS SO 2 PARAGRPAHS
In terms of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Pulse
Note any “discontinuity” editing–in particular any “breaking” of rules although if you spot something “subversive” or any “jump cuts” that’s cool too. Please give specific examples and you should time-stamp two of your examples at least.
The film deals with issues of the Internet which are still relevant. Discuss how these are still relevant but also how some of elements of the film may seem dated or no longer relevant.
Please comment on the work of at least ONE other student here.
Video Introduction–Module14.
Recommended Reading Assignment–Module 14
Read Chapter Six: Pages 237-259 in Film Art: 12th Edition by David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson, and Jeff Smith.
Read carefully and slowly BEFORE you listen to the lecture.
Lecture #14–Editing: Refinements, Discontinuity Editing.
Here’s this module’s lecture on refinements to continuity editing and discontinuity editing:
This is an entertaining discussion of p.o.v. editing
Here is a famous example of cross-cutting/parallel editing from The Godfather (1972)
Here are jump cuts in Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard, 1959). The clip is in French without English subtitles. It isn’t important to understand the dialogue:
Category: Cinema
Below I will provide the instructions. You can write the essay on any movie you choose, but I would appreciate it if you let me know beforehand what movie youre thinking about.
Review and synthesize course materials and concepts at the end of each unit. Opportunity to further consider and demonstrate comprehension of each unit’s ideas, in lieu of midterm exams. Opportunity to practice critical thinking skills, including deep reading and effective summarizing of authors’ key ideas, close analysis of audio-visual-time-based media objects, and engaging with challenging theory.
Directly answer the question in your introduction, briefly introduce the two course readings and one course film, end with a clear, specific, provable thesis. Summarize, in your own words, one idea you will use from the first reading and the second reading. Provide a detailed example from the course film to illustrate these ideas (no plot summary, be very specific). Bring the ideas and example together in the conclusion to show how they answer the question and why this matters. Provide correct citations in CMS author-date format, including page numbers. (See above.)
Paragraph 1: Directly answer the question, introduce the course materials you will use, and provide your thesis (a clear statement of how the film/scene you choose illustrates your answer to the question)
Paragraph 2: Summarize in your own wordskey concepts/terms from one course article
Paragraph 3: Summarize in your own wordskey concepts/terms from second course article
Paragraph 4: Close analysis of a small, detailed feature from the course film that illustrates your argument; be sure to prove that the example does what you say it does using evidence from the sound/image
Paragraph 5: Reiterate your thesis and how you proved it; tell me what you learned from doing this assignment and why it matters
The one course film will be episode three of season one of Aboot elementary, “Wish list”. Choose one specific scene to analyze.
1000 words (it may be longer)
Compare and contrast The Public Enemy and The Godfather as gangster films
That is, first write about how The Public Enemy contains some of the gangster genre conventions (such as character types, themes, and setting) described by Barsam and Monahan in Looking at Movies Chapter 3. Then discuss whether The Godfather adheres to those same conventions as you compare and contrast the two films.
Organize your paper with an introduction and a conclusion. Make sure there is a thesis statement in your introductory paragraph. Use MLA style documentation when citing Looking at Movies.
improve the essay and make sure the essay fit all requirements from the instruction. Also to make the citation correct fot chicago. Also, if the arguments are not strong, provide more quotes from the readings.
This is the INSTRUCTION of the paper, make sure the paper contains every item in the INSTRUCTION. inside the file are all the papers I cited, need to check my Chicago citation. need to help me keep the word count to 900 words or less, remove redundancies. No AI changes.
1st assignment:
Write a 150-200 word summary of Eisenstein’s article on hegemonic feminism.
2nd assignment:
In this week’s reading researchers at Yale examined New York City’s experimental Human Trafficking Courts. The researchers were deeply critical of the Courts. Why? (150-200 words)
3rd assignment (Very important)
Comparison Paper (Draft due April 7; final due April 15. 5 pages, 1250 words)
Comparison Paper: We learn by comparing. Part of learning to read carefully, write clearly, and think critically means noticing thematic and structural similarities while also seeing how the power of these films often comes from how they differ from some expected form. Each week we have a required film to view and a few suggested ones. For this assignment, watch two of the films in the same weekly unit and compare them. (That is, you’ll need to watch at least one of the suggested films.) By comparing the films, you will advance an interpretive argument about what viewers learn about one specific scene in one specific film by comparing it to another specific scene in another specific film. The interpretation of the scenes you choose should reflect some broader theme or point in each movie. A comparison, moreover, should do more than set out parallel interpretations. It should lead to your own informed position on an underlying premise of the films. (E.g., what do Persepolis and A Separation say about the construction of an “ideal woman” in the lead-up to the Iranian Revolution? Or how, if at all, do Spider-Man and Batman Begins deal with the undemocratic nature of superheroes?) How does the seeming difference give way to a common theme, or how does a generic similarity allow for meaningful difference? What might audiences expect based on the films’ genre or conventional forms, and what do their breaks from expectations teach us about their larger projects?
REVISION You’ll turn in a draft of this paper at the following week, after the professor and a colleague have read and commented on your paper, you’ll turn in the final version. You will be graded both on the quality of the work and on your ability to incorporate the feedback into your draft.