ASH ENG 225 W EEK 3 A SSIGNMENT E STABLISHING T HEME C HECK THIS A+ TUTORIAL GUIDELINE AT HTTP :// WWW. ASSIGNMENTCLOUD. COM / ENG ASH / ENG WEEK -3- ASSIGNMENT - ESTABLISHING - THEME E STABLISHING T HEME. S ELECT A MOVIE FROM AFI’ S 10 T OP 10 LISTS AND EXPLAIN HOW THREE CINEMATIC TECHNIQUES AND / OR DESIGN ELEMENTS HAVE HELPED ESTABLISH A MAJOR THEME IN THAT FILM. I N 800 TO 1200 WORDS : D ESCRIBE A MAJOR THEME OF THE MOVIE YOU HAVE SELECTED USING EVIDENCE FROM THE MOVIE ITSELF AS WELL AS COURSE RESOURCES AND OTHER SCHOLARLY SOURCES TO SUPPORT YOUR POSITION. I DENTIFY AT LEAST THREE TECHNIQUES ( CINEMATOGRAPHY, LIGHTING, ACTING STYLE, OR DIRECTION ) AND / OR DESIGN ELEMENTS ( SET DESIGN, COSTUMING, OR HAIR AND MAKEUP ), AND EXPLAIN HOW THESE TECHNIQUES AND / OR DESIGN ELEMENTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE THEME. R EFERENCE PARTICULAR SCENES OR SEQUENCES IN YOUR EXPLANATIONS. S TATE YOUR OPINION REGARDING THE MISE - EN - SCÈNE, INCLUDING : H OW DO THE ELEMENTS WORK TOGETHER ? § H OW CONGRUENT THE DESIGN ELEMENTS ARE WITH THE THEME OF THE MOVIE ? § W HETHER OR NOT OTHER TECHNIQUES WOULD BE AS EFFECTIVE (E XPLAIN YOUR REASONING ). N OTE : A CCORDING TO G OODYKOONTZ AND J ACOBS (2011), “A THEME IS AN IDEA, SUBJECT, OR TOPIC OF SOME KIND THAT PERVADES THE PLOT ” ( SECTION 2.4, PARA. 1). A S THE AUTHORS EXPLAIN, “I T IS NOT HTTP :// WWW. ASSIGNMENTCLOUD. COM / ENG ASH / ENG WEEK -3- ASSIGNMENT - ESTABLISHING - THEME

SO MUCH WHAT „ HAPPENS,‟ BUT RATHER WHAT THE MOVIE IS „ ABOUT,‟ PART OF THE MEANING YOU ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE WORK ” ( SECTION 2.4, PARA. 1). Y OUR PAPER SHOULD BE ORGANIZED AROUND A THESIS STATEMENT THAT FOCUSES ON HOW THE ELEMENTS OF YOUR CHOSEN FEATURE - LENGTH FILM BOTH ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ONE OF ITS MAJOR THEMES. T HE PAPER MUST BE 800 TO 1200 WORDS IN LENGTH AND FORMATTED ACCORDING TO APA STYLE AS OUTLINED IN THE A SHFORD W RITING C ENTER. Y OU MUST USE AT LEAST TWO SCHOLARLY SOURCES OTHER THAN THE TEXTBOOK TO SUPPORT YOUR CLAIMS. C ITE YOUR SOURCES WITHIN THE TEXT OF YOUR PAPER AND ON THE REFERENCE PAGE. F OR INFORMATION REGARDING APA, INCLUDING SAMPLES AND TUTORIALS, VISIT THE A SHFORD W RITING C ENTER, LOCATED WITHIN THE L EARNING R ESOURCES TAB ON THE LEFT NAVIGATION TOOLBAR, IN YOUR ONLINE COURSE. P LEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU OPT TO WRITE ABOUT THE SAME FILM IN YOUR F INAL F ILM C RITIQUE, APPLICABLE PIECES OF THIS ASSIGNMENT CAN BE USED TO WRITE THAT ASSIGNMENT. P LEASE ALSO NOTE THAT YOU SHOULD REFLECT ON AND REVISE THIS ASSIGNMENT BASED ON THE INSTRUCTOR ’ S FEEDBACK BEFORE YOU INCORPORATE IT INTO THE F INAL F ILM C RITIQUE. F OR MORE CLASSES VISIT HTTP :// WWW. ASSIGNMENTCLOUD. COM HTTP :// WWW. ASSIGNMENTCLOUD. COM