Five to seven pages, double-spaced.
Given a particular film movement, students will write a coherent, well-supported and well-reasoned argument advancing an analysis of the linkages between historical context and stylistic elements. You will reference at least TWO films from your chosen movement. Here are some examples of film movements throughout film history that would be good topic choices for this essay:
Italian Neorealism
French New Wave
German Expressionism
Classical Hollywood Cinema
Direct Cinema
Mid-Century Avant Garde Cinema
New Independent Cinema of the 1980s
How did the social and cultural context of the times of your chosen movement affect the films that were made? The textbook is a useful starting point, but you must also reference at least THREE SCHOLARLY SOURCES. Scholarly sources include articles from academic journals or books published by university presses. They DO NOT include popular journalism such as newspaper reviews or magazine interviews. You must use quotes from your research to support the biographical information you are providing about this individual.
You must use proper MLA formatLinks to an external site. to cite your sources and include a Works Cited page.