Gone with the Wind: Read “Romanticizing the Old South: A Feminist, Historical Analysis of Gone with the Wind” and agree/disagree with one point made in this article. Be sure to use examples from film to support your argument

Posted onNovember 28, 2009 
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The Godfather I blog for IB Film Year 2

Posted onSeptember 30, 2009 
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Jon Lewis provides a number of interesting facts about the making of the Godfather, and also analyzes the film as representative of the gangster genre. Pick one point he makes and discuss it in terms of your own Marxist/socio-cultural reading of the film

Backwards Shot List project for IB Film Year 1

Posted onSeptember 25, 2009 
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Following the directions on pages 66-67 in “Text, Image, and Diagram” do a Backwards shot list for the Shower Scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho,
Start at 38 seconds with the clip from Psycho

PLEASE NOTE: YOU TUBE HAS PULLED THE METROPOLIS CLIP OFF DUE TO COPYRIGHT ISSUES. IF YOU HAVE NOT STARTED YOUR LIST YET, PLEASE DO A SHOT LIST FOR THE PSYCHO SCENE

Film theory rationale blog #1:

Posted onSeptember 10, 2009 
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Film theory rationale blog #1: Take a film you have seen in the last three months and analyze it through the lens of one of the theories we have discussed/read about. Make sure that your analysis offers a definitive interpretation of your film through the theory you have chosen. In addition, for full credit, make sure to respond to at least one of your classmates blog analyses as well.

The Conversation directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Posted onJune 23, 2009 
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The Conversation

This early film from Francis Ford Coppola won an Academy Award for sound editing. What in particular about the use of sound in this scene do you find interesting?

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• Film Analysis Links

  • David Bordwell’s site – One of the greatest contemporary film scholars. There is lots here to discover!
  • Film Education
  • Film reference.org: This is a GREAT resource for information
  • Film terms- An EXCELLENT glossary of film terms with links to actual film clips to demonstrate many terms.
  • Glossary of film terms – Yet another glossary of film terms. While you’re there, be sure to check out Robert Ebert’s tongue in cheek glossary of film terms. It’s very funny (and true)!
  • Grammar of TV and Film – another glossary of film terms you need to know – some with very quirky (and helpful) illustrations!
  • Green Cine – this is one site you must check out for articles about film. Plus it has an even better links list than I have here!
  • Internet Movie Database – if you need basic info on a film (who directed it? When was it made? How long is it? Did it win any awards? This is the site to go to.
  • Masters of Cinema
  • Moviemaker magazine – look here for specific info on everything from directors, cinematographers, actors, and screenwriters.
  • Reel Classics – the classic movie site – in addition to info about starts, films, directors, etc, this site also contains a collection of classic movie music files, quotes and film clips and jpgs of movie posters – good for research.
  • Screenplay database 2
  • Screenplay database – find scripts of many films here
  • Senses of Cinema
  • Strictly Film School
  • The Auteurs – A FANTASTIC resource for watching great films for free or for a minimal charge from your computer, as well as being part of a film network of film afficianodos
  • The Web site for filmsite.org. Not only does this go through many movies we’ll watch scene by scene – which is certainly helpful if you’re trying to remember what you’ve watched and analyze it, it’s also a great reference for film genres, histor
  • Yale Film Studies

• Film History/ Movements Links

  • Film Noir since the 1950's
  • What is film noir?
  • Where the horror came from – the green cine article on German Expressionism

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  • 360/365 – Formerly The Rochester High Falls Film Festival
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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  • Anthology Film Archives – a wonderful film organization in New York City
  • British Film Institute – an incredible resources
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  • The Criterion Collection – THE DVD distributor of great films. This is one resource you MUST be familiar with!
  • The Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman House – click here to see what's playing and what important films, filmmakers, and stars are coming to Rochester
  • The George Eastman House – where it all started. Take a tour, and find out what film and photography exhibits are coming to Rochester
  • Toronto Film Festival – one of the best film festivals in the world – just three hours away!

• Film Production Links

  • A really well-done series of tutorials on everything from pre-production to post. We’ll watch some of these in class, but by all means check them out on your own too!
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• Film Publication Links

  • A link to an expansive list of some of the most important film publications in the world
  • Bright Lights Film Journal
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  • Movie Review Query Engine. Want to find what others have written about a movie? This site lets you type in the movie's name and find reviews from a variety of sources. A must if you're researching a film!
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• Individual Film Analyses or Sites

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