Arts Assignment | Online Assignment

Watching the Film
Watch Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film Rear Window.
The Paper
Your paper should focus on a specific aspect or element of the film, and present a critical response centered around that specific aspect or element. Since access to the film online allows you to watch segments of the film multiple times, you should be able to develop some great ideas and support them with great specific details. You may choose to focus on a character, a scene, a theme, a specific film technique, etc. Your critical response should go beyond superficial descriptions, and instead dig in to some of the cinematic elements of the work (like IMR techniques) to support your observations.

INTRODUCTION
The introduction section of your paper should cover all of the following:
Acquaint the reader with the cultural event you attended or the art you observed
Present any relevant background information about the work (this may include information about a specific work, artist, performer, etc.)
Convey your general impression of the event or work
Focus on a specific, narrow aspect or element of the event which you wish to discuss in more detail.
Present a thesis statement telling the reader (1) what your focus will be and (2) why.

CRITICAL RESPONSE: (1.5-2 paragraphs)
The critical response section of your paper should:
Develop clear and organized paragraphs which support the thesis statement point by point
Utilize specific supporting details from the work itself to illuminate and substantiate the claims of the thesis statement

PERSONAL RESPONSE (1-2 PARAGRAPHS)
The personal response section of your paper should cover all of the following:
Continue to focus on some of the same elements and ideas discussed in the critical response section of your paper
Relate specific personal connection(s) you made with the cultural event (this connection can be to your field of study, a personal experience, gospel doctrine or applications, etc.)
Deal in specifics, not in general platitudes. The reader should know how you were able to relate an aspect of this event to a specific aspect of your own life.

CONCLUSION: (1 PARAGRAPH)
The Conclusion section of your paper should cover all of the following:
Reiterate the thesis statement
Review your main points
Make a summative statement about your experience