The final product. should be 5-7 pages, pereferablly six and the seventh just being a works cited page. Once i am connected to a writer I can talk to them about the possile film makerrs that they can use, as well as give them information from class which will be required for part of the essay.
The subject of this paper is the critical analysis of a filmmaker and one of their films. This paper should be no shorter than 5-7 full pages in length, written in a doublespaced, 12-pt font.
-This paper must have a clear, critical thesis that is supported throughout the body of the paper.This thesis must have a strong articulation of a HOW idea, that is, a focus on a particular aspect of how the film was made that causally connects to WHY a particular way of critically understanding a film matters. This WHY idea could connect to some deeper reading of the film itself, to some pointed perspective on a historical or artistic moment, or perhaps to providing a new understanding of some cultural idea. Please be careful to avoid hyperbole, absolute statements and binary comparisons with other films.
-Choose a filmmaker and film that qualify as working within the framework of our class subject matter. For example, students may select someone we have or will discus in class, pick someone mentioned in the Sitney book but not covered in lecture, or perhaps an artist/film that the student has found on their own. Two artists that will be prohibited as subjects for this paper are Maya Deren and Salvador Dali.
-One film should be chosen as a focus. Please do not approach this paper as a filmography of the artist.
The remaining bullet points should be thought of as material that will be distributed throughout the paper in service of the thesis.
-Discuss the filmmaker’s career, including background, colleagues and influence. Do this in the context of your thesis.
-Provide an analysis of the film as a way to talk about the filmmaker’s style, interests and techniques. Consider styles or artists whose work they may be reacting to or rejecting, and assert how such a relationship may be critically significant. Do this in the context of your thesis.
-At least two ideas from Benjamin and/or Greenberg, should be incorporated into the larger critical argument of the paper. Use citations. Do this in the context of your thesis. If you wish to substitute another theory article in their place, please reach out to me ahead of time for an approval.
-Ideas from sources should be cited within the paper. Paper must have a works cited page.
– Besides the required class texts and supplied articles that may be used as references, students must use three additional text references appropriate to a college course in support of the student’s own ideas.