Film 100‚ Introduction to Film Fall 2012 Semester (Main Campus) Mondays‚ Tuesdays and Thursdays‚ 11:00 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.‚ Library 0146 3 humanities credits Instructor: Dr. Ellen Kreger Email address: kreger167@aol.com (Please include your name in the subject line if it is not part of your email address!) Phone number: (914) 376-7745 (h)—Please call between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Office hours: By appointment Monday-Friday An introduction to the language of film‚ this course familiarizes
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University ASIAN STEREOTYPING IN FILM An Analysis Shelby Hanna Language of Film Ryan Louis December 8‚ 2011 It is not often that we see an Asian person as the main character of a major Hollywood production. It’s upsetting that it even seems to be a surprise when they score the role of a supporting actor or actress. People of Asian descent are not only discriminated against in movies‚ but also by the film industry itself. Throughout a substantial number of films‚ Asian men and women are consistently
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Media Analysis Readings and films provided throughout the course have featured an array of ideas‚ topics‚ and subtopics. Each film and reading served to guide towards overall themes. Readings and films from modules also worked in an interconnected way. Although each module uncovered a different topic‚ modules could still be connected to each other in many ways. Dreams Deported: Immigrant Youth and Families Resist Deportation by UCLA Student Publication and The Sleep Dealer directed by Alex Rivera
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Victor Mardikian Mr. Garner ELA 8A May 6‚ 2011 The Matrix Dystopian Film Analysis The film‚ The Matrix took place in both a virtual reality and the real world. The hero‚ Neo‚ tried to understand how he was chosen to be “the one.” His goal was to fight off the agents who were not only computer programs but also the gatekeepers of the Matrix; therefore‚ Neo and Morpheus had to fight off the agents so that the human race would cease to be manipulated and used for energy. Since Neo
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LITERATURE Film Analysis of HELEN OF TROY SUBMITTED BY: Galagar‚ Mikko MC21 In the film‚ Helen of Troy one of the main character is Achilles‚ the demigod warrior‚ a highly skilled and the strongest champion of Greece which also showed his soft side – his kindness‚ care‚ love for a woman and brotherly love for his cousin‚ Petraclus. The film really captured my idea of Achilles based on the book of Greek mythology. I think anyone who will watch attentively in the film will
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Critical Analysis of the Film Banished 1. What do you think about the film Banished? I think the film displayed the banishing of African American in a very detail way. It also exhibits how one individual can make a big positive impact on society. I think the film was little long and very detailed. However‚ overall it was a highly inspiring film. 2. What part or scene in the film did you like most? I liked the part where White people of Harrison
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Australian identity. These movies are namely Crocodile Dundee (character Mick Dundee) and The Adventures of Barry McKenzie. One point becomes evident that that the characters type symbolized in Australian movies is predominantly male centered. Australian films are inclined to show a gender intolerance towards masculinity which they consider as a representative to the culture of Australian type. All through the 20th century the image of a typical Australian as a tall‚ rugged man made it hard for other people
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In no case is this more evident than in ‘the Constant Gardener film’. 3 Bees‚ the pharmaceutical company‚ uses its resources and influence to test the tuberculosis drug on the poor population in Kenya. The company executives compete to get more wealth to the company through the drug that has side effects‚ which are
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Vanessa Salfen 6/29/2012 Visual Analysis Pan’s Labyrinth: A Visual Analysis Pan’s Labyrinth‚ originally titled El laberinto del fauno‚ was published in 2006 by the Spanish director Guillermo del Toro. The story is set in the year 1944‚ in the country-side of a post-Civil War Spain. A young and imaginative girl named Ofelia‚ played by Ivana Baquero‚ travels with her pregnant mother‚ Carmen Vidal‚ who is very ill; in order to meet and live with her stepfather‚ a cruel and sadistic man named Capitan
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Stephanie Ralston Film Aesthetics and Analysis In the film‚ The Constant Gardener (Meirelles‚ 2005)‚ the use of editing helps to convey a central theme of uncertainty. Another important theme that arises in the film is justice. Uncertainty progresses into a revealing of truth that leads the protagonist to seek justice. The plot follows a young woman‚ Tessa (Rachel Weisz)‚ whose murder provokes her husband‚ Justin (Ralph Fiennes)‚ to explore the corruption of the drug company Tessa was trying
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