Assignment 1
Prepare
As you prepare to write this discussion take a few moments to do the following:
Reflect
There are many ways in which technology is affecting the production distribution and appreciation of films. For example think of how CGI animation and other advances in digital technology have changed the ways in which stories are told on film. Then consider how the Internet has changed the way we access evaluate and discuss films.
Write Choose a film and discuss the importance of technological advancements to its success as a mode of storytelling. How might it have been told differently for better or worse without these technological advancements?
Your post should be at least 300 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources and properly cite any references.
Assignment 2
Prepare
As you prepare to write this discussion take a few moments to do the following:
Reflect
As you have learned in this class film is a far-reaching medium with the potential to affect the greater fabric of our culture. Our understanding this potential and our ability to analyze it reach far beyond just this medium and into all areas of our social structures and culture. For example the practice of closely analyzing particular films which weve honed in this course is the same practice of analysis which you will find in other courses or in learning any new skill.
Write
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for guidance on how to integrate multimedia with your response.
Based on the films you have watched and the ways you have learned to interpret meaning in them discuss your ideas about how films engage social concerns and have lasting effects on society. Pick a film (or films) as evidence of this dynamic and describe the social and cultural resonance you see.
Your initial post should be at least 300 words in length.