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ENG 225 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Entire Course (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eng225homework.com   ENG 225 Week 1 DQ
1 An Evolving Industry ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 2
Narrative and Storytelling ENG 225 Week 1 Quiz
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ENG 225 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 1 An Evolving Industry (Ash)
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225homework.com   A
n 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 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 2 Narrative and Storytelling
(Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225homework.
com   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?
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ENG 225 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 1 Quiz (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eng225homework.com   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 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 2 Assignment Elements of Design
(Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225homework.
com   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.
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ENG 225 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 1 Actors and Acting (Ash) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225homework.com   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 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 2 Tools of Cinematography
(Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225homework.
com   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?
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ENG 225 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 2 Quiz (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eng225homework.com   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?
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ENG 225 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 3 Assignment Final Film Critique
Draft (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225hom
ework.com   Reflective Paper Draft. Review the
final Paper instructions in Week 5 of the online
course or in the Components of Course
Evaluation section of this guide.
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ENG 225 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 1 Frame by Frame (Ash) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225homework.com   Frame
by Frame Choose one of the following video clips
for the discussion   Psycho (1960)  
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ENG 225 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 2 Music and Soundscapes (Ash)
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usic 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 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 3 Quiz (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eng225homework.com   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?
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ENG 225 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 1 The Cinematic Auteur
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m   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.
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ENG 225 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 2 Elements of Genre (Ash) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225homework.com   Elemen
ts 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.
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ENG 225 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 4 Quiz (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eng225homework.com   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?
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ENG 225 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 5 DQ 1 Focus on Society (Ash) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225homework.com   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 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 5 DQ 2 Criticism and Commentary
(Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225homework.
com   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.
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ENG 225 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning
ENG 225 Week 5 Final Film Critique (Ash) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225homework.com   Focus
of the Final Film Critique   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 HOMEWORK Marvelous Learning /
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