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• ENG 225 Entire Course (Ash)
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• ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 1 An Evolving Industry
• ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 2 Narrative and Storytelling
• ENG 225 Week 1 Quiz
• ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 1 Actors and Acting
• ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 2 Tools of Cinematography
• ENG 225 Week 2 Assignment Elements of Design
• ENG 225 Week 2 Quiz

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

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• ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 2 Narrative and Storytelling
  (Ash)
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• 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?

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• ENG 225 Week 1 Quiz (Ash)
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• 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?

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• ENG 225 Week 2 Assignment Elements of Design
  (Ash)
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• 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-scène.

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

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• ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 2 Tools of Cinematography (Ash)
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• 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?

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• ENG 225 Week 2 Quiz (Ash)
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• 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?

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

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• ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 2 Music and Soundscapes (Ash)
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• 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?

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• ENG 225 Week 3 Quiz (Ash)
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• 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?

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• ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 1 The Cinematic Auteur (Ash)
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• 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.

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

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• ENG 225 Week 4 Quiz (Ash)
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• 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?

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

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• ENG 225 Week 5 DQ 2 Criticism and Commentary
  (Ash)
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• 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.

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• ENG 225 Week 5 Final Film Critique (Ash)
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• 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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• ENG 225 Week 5 Final Film Critique (Ash)
• For more course tutorials visit
• www.eng225homework.com
• 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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