Eng225: Introduction to Film Week 3 Assignment

I need an explanation for this Film question to help me study.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 8 of Film: From Watching to Seeing, as well as your instructor’s guidance and lecture materials, and Chapter 7 from Film Genre Reader IV.

Note: You should watch any chosen film twice—once to ensure that you have grasped the storytelling and once to take more specific notes on aspects of the film you wish to discuss. You may choose any appropriate director, but be sure to consider the three criteria of auteur theory before making your selection.

Pick one film from the list, second film has to be by the same director

Courtroom drama

AFI defines “courtroom drama” as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film’s narrative.

Epic

AFI defines “epic” as a genre of large-scale films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past.

Fantasy

AFI defines “fantasy” as a genre in which live-action characters inhabit imagined settings and/or experience situations that transcend the rules of the natural world.

Gangster

AFI defines the “Gangster film” as a genre that centers on organized crime or maverick criminals in a modern setting.

Mystery

AFI defines “mystery” as a genre that revolves around the solution of a crime.

Romantic comedy

AFI defines “romantic comedy” as a genre in which the development of a romance leads to comic situations.

Science fiction

AFI defines “science fiction” as a genre that marries a scientific or technological premise with imaginative speculation.

Sports

AFI defines “sports” as a genre of films with protagonists who play athletics or other games of competition.

Western

AFI defines “western” as a genre of films set in the American West that embodies the spirit, the struggle, and the demise of the new frontier.

• Explain auteur theory.
  • Describe, using Chapter 8 of the text as a reference, the criteria for what makes a director an auteur.
• Identify a director who meets the criteria posed by auteur theory
  • Summarize briefly the ways in which this director meets those criteria using examples from at least two of the director’s films.
• Apply the lens of auteur theory in breaking down the director’s technical competence, distinguishable personality, and interior meaning using specific examples of his/her work (e.g., particular scenes or plot components).
• Analyze the specific ways in which filmmaking techniques, consistent themes, and storytelling distinguish your chosen director as an auteur among his/her peers.

• Must be 900 to 1200 words in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted

• Must utilize academic voice.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

• Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style