What is interesting is not pronouncing a film good or bad but explaining why
Citizen Kane screening notes
Watch Citizen Kane and answer the screening notes accordingly. Please try to use Yale Film Analysis vocabulary from chapterr 1-4 https://filmanalysis.coursepress.yale.edu
Summarize Citizen Kane: Biography and The Unfinished Sentence in bullet points that focus on the important information mentioned in the text.
What is interesting is not pronouncing a film good or bad, but explaining why.”
– François Truffaut
Screening Notes*
Date:
Your name:
To receive credit, you must bring a stapled, typewritten copy of this report to class for collection. Be prepared to present, explain and defend your observations to the class.
Lab film screening:
(1) Explain how the plot helped develop an important trait of a key character.
(2) Describe the strongest emotion you felt while watching the film – and what caused it.
(3) Describe the one element of the film (e.g., acting, cinematography, editing, sound, setting) that stood out most.
(4) Explain why you would or would not advise a friend to watch this film.
(5) Describe the most memorable scene (action in a single location and continuous time).
(6) What is the main thing that this film seems to be about (the underlying message or theme).
(7) Describe the most important thing you learned regarding the cultural conditions depicted in this week’s film. Cultural conditions, as defined by Cambridge Dictionary, refers to “the way of life of a particular people, esp. as shown in their ordinary behavior and habits, their attitudes toward each other, and their moral and religious beliefs.”
(8) Explain whether the film’s underlying message is or is not relevant to current social, cultural or political conditions.
*Grading: Since responses will necessarily be subjective, there are no right or wrong answers per se, but you must support your observations with facts and specific examples from the screenings. To receive full credit, each response should (1) be clearly written, (2) about 50 words in length and (3) cite specific examples from the film to back up your assertions.
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