So, here is the list of genres from which to start
And then, here is the core expectation for the project:
- Horror
- Action
- Super-hero
- Sci-fi
- Musical
- Crime-drama
- War
- Comedy (multiple kinds)
- Animation (kids)
- Drama
- Kids
- Disney
- Monster
- Melodrama (romance)
- Comantic Romedy
What is the actual project?
- Participants (director, writer, cast, producer, etc) - who is the key player(s)? How does that person define that area of the genre?
- what does he/she add? what separates him/her from the competition? etc
- review their “in” - evaulating that area of moviemaking (this requires knowledge)
- Googling is crucial
- The actual movie(s) that epitomize the genre
- THIS is the movie that best shows that genre in action as a successful genre
- or THESE
- why is this movie the one?
- does the trend change? (movie from old days, middle and modern and compare)
- what aspects make this genre/movie work?
- What are the elements of the movie in general? evaluate and review
- Marketing and audience
- how did they sell it?
- who watched it?
- what was the result?
- what tools were used? evaluate (ie posters, trailers, giveaways, tie-ins, etc)
- Any kind of “special” element
- X Factor - what happened with this movie that might make it stand out?
- first time actor something
- a weird backstory
- legendary element
- famous behind the scenes (Jaws, etc)
- Patterns and interesting elements of theme or production
- James Cameron - always has strong females in his movies
- Steven Spielberg - always has orphans in his movies
- Ridley Scott - a certain focus of “look”
- Meryl Streep - accents
- Daniel Day Lewis - Method
- what do you think about that? How does it help/hurt/add to the movie?
- what is the effect?
Blog - having one with an intro to you - S
News reports - 2 articles - S
Music reviews/artist profiles - F
Music Genre Presentation - S
Music Review in Depth (in class) - S
Music Slideshow - S (marking music)
Photo Slideshow - S (marking photos)
Movie Genre Presentation - S
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