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ENG 225 Entire Course (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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An Evolving IndustryENG 225 Week 1 DQ 2
Narrative and StorytellingENG 225 Week 1
QuizENG 225 Week 2 DQ 1 Actors and ActingENG
225 Week 2 DQ 2 Tools of CinematographyENG 225
Week 2 Assignment Elements of DesignENG 225 Week
2 QuizENG 225 Week 3 DQ 1 Frame by Frame
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ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 1 An Evolving Industry (Ash)
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225edu.com     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
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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) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.eng225edu.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? 3. Question
In a scene from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
Kid, the title characters are holed up inside a
building discussing their plans for future bank
robberies while the audience is shown the entire
Bolivian army gathering outside to kill them.
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ENG 225 Week 2 Assignment Elements of Design
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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
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ENG 225 Week 2 DQ 1 Actors and Acting (Ash) FOR
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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
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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) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.eng225edu.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? 3. Question What is
another name for the cinematographer? 4.
Question In the collaboration between
actors, directors, and writers, the role of the
actor is 5. Question Which of
the following roles required impersonation?
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ENG 225 Week 3 Assignment Final Film Critique
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www.eng225edu.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. Then, visit
the Ashford Writing Center located under the
Learning Resources tab on the left navigation
tool bar in your online classroom. The outline
must contain a. Introduction with thesis
statement
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ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 1 Frame by Frame (Ash) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.eng225edu.com     Frame by
Frame. Choose one of the following video clips
for the discussion Psycho (1960) A Beautiful
Mind (2001) 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.
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ENG 225 Week 3 DQ 2 Music and Soundscapes (Ash)
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225edu.com     Mus
ic and Soundscapes. 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) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.eng225edu.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 Week 4 DQ 1 The Cinematic Auteur
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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
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ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 2 Elements of Genre (Ash) FOR
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s 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) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.eng225edu.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? 3. Question
What is a term for cheap, quick westerns
that were churned out in large numbers? 4.
Question Why was The Birth of a Nation
such a controversial film, in spite of its
technical brilliance?
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ENG 225 Week 5 DQ 1 Focus on Society (Ash) FOR
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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
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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. To what degree
does the review acknowledge the public perception
of the film?
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ENG 225 Week 5 Final Film Critique (Ash) FOR
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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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