Topics and Areas of Films to Evaluate

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Topics and Areas of Films to Evaluate Movie Analysis Topics and Areas of Films to Evaluate

Theme What is the unifying, central idea of the film? Emotional effect or mood Character development/motivation Style/structure Moral implications Human Nature Social Problems Complexity of Human relationships

“Citizen Kane” Love Control/Obsession Youth Money can’t buy happiness

“Vertigo” Obsession Love Fear

“Casablanca” Love Fear War Doing the wrong thing for the right reasons

Plot Story must be credible Story must be interesting Story should be simple and complex Story handles emotional material with restraint Significance of the title Plot structure Conflict

“Citizen Kane” Story of a boy who comes into an inheritance Lots of money, but not a success story Based on a true story Story told from different POV

“Vertigo” Story of a man and his physical issues Falls in love Mystery Dramatic Irony

“Casablanca” Multiple characters introduced very quickly Love story War/political story Emotional and unexpected ending

Visual Design Color vs Black and White Production design/Mise en Scene Costume and make up Lighting/use of colors Symbolism Camera work/points of view Framing Shots—Wide shots, medium shots, close ups, extreme close ups

Visual Design Camera movements Dolly-zoom  Panning Focus Tracking Hand-held shots

Editing Jump cuts Transitions Pacing of the film Montage Mise En Scene—emphasizes the content from a single frame, opposite of montage

Genres Suspense Coming of Age Drama Comedy Rom-Com Action

Creating a Thesis Where do I begin?? What do the movies have in common? What are the strong, creative points about the film? Is there a characteristic about the director that shows up in his/her films? What stands out about the films to you? These things will help you develop subtopics!

Things to remember… ANALYZE, DON’T SUMMARIZE!!! Talk about what scenes MEAN, don’t just write about what happened. How does it apply to your thesis? How does it apply to the overall creativity and artistry of the film??