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ENG 225 Entire Course (Ash)   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.eng225edu.com   ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 1
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 Quiz.
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ENG 225 Week 1 DQ 1 An Evolving Industry
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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
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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.
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ENG 225 Week 1 Quiz (Ash)   FOR MORE CLASSES
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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.
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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, 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)   FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225edu.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 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?
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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?
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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 b. At least five body paragraphs c.
Conclusion.
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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. 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
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  Music 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? Jaws (1975) You've Got
Mail (1998) The Mask (1994).
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ENG 225 Week 3 Quiz (Ash)   FOR MORE CLASSES
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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
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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?
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ENG 225 Week 4 DQ 2 Elements of Genre (Ash)   FOR
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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?
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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
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.eng225edu.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). Our text
tells us that the impact of these movies is
mostly unintentional and that there is debate
about whether the movies caused a societal shift.
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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? What evidence does each review
provide to illustrate main points and claims?
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ENG 225 Week 5 Final Film Critique (Ash)   FOR
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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. Areas that must be covered.
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