Wednesday, November 6, 2013

November 6, 2013


So, here is the list of genres from which to start 

And then, here is the core expectation for the project:

  1. Horror
  2. Action
  3. Super-hero
  4. Sci-fi
  5. Musical
  6. Crime-drama
  7. War
  8. Comedy (multiple kinds)
  9. Animation (kids)
  10. Drama
  11. Kids
  12. Disney
  13. Monster
  14. Melodrama (romance)
  15. Comantic Romedy

What is the actual project? 

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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)
  1. 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)

  1. 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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