FS103 Lecture 1: lecture 1 notes
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Be sure to include the following elements in your review: the title and director of the film, correctly spelled, a brief (2 3 sentence) spoiler free summary of what the film is about, what genre you think the film is, how the film meets or deviates from its genre"s conventions, incuding mention of at least three of the four following elements: 1) motifs and parallels; 2) characterization; 3) narrative structure; 4) visual style/cinematography. Each clip will be screened twice: after watching both of the clips once, you will choose which clip to write on, after watching the clip a second tip and making notes, you will have the rest of the class to write a short essay in response to your chosen scene, essays will be graded out of 100 based on three major factors: the strength of the thesis statement, the clarity and coherence of the argument, and the accuracy of observation in analyzing the chosen scene.
