Film as Literature
Film as Literature Summer Reading Honors & Academic
Film as Literature Honors |
Film as Literature Academic |
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Read I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (just the story itself) Watch Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope AND Watch The Godfather |
Read I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (just that story itself) Watch Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
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General Expectations regardless of level:
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Each student is responsible for completing the material. For the films, you may want to first check a service like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, on Demand, etc. before actually purchasing the film. I would caution though- if you see it available watch it at that moment. The movies change regularly on those services.
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As you view the film- mark the characters, the plot of the story, any interesting camera shots or scenes, and answer the questions listed below.
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Your notes and observations will be collected on the first day of class.
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Prepare for a brief objective evaluation on the first day of class.
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Even if you’ve seen the movies previously you must watch them again for this class. We are going to be discussing them in a different context than you probably have in the past.
Questions to Include in your note taking:
1.) How does the character of your story fit into the concept of the hero or anti-hero?
2.) What choices are made by the script, direction, or acting that lend credibility to your point of view?