Write a Report

looking for a film studies major who can write one paragraph(about 300 words) answers to certain movies and film genres. While writing these paragraphs you should be careful about themes,characters,camera moves and narrative styles. 1)Formalism and Montage- Battleship Potemkin- Focus on a particular sequence in the film, for instance "odessa steps" sequence. What is the role of montage and close-up for Eisenstein? How is it different from a classical Hollywood film? 2)Feminist theory and the gaze- Ju,Tu,Il,Elle by Chantal Akerman- In what ways does Laura Mulvey criticise Hitchcock? Do you agree with Mulvey's criticism? How are female characters represented in Akerman's film? What are the differences between Hitchcock's and Akerman's representation of women? Does Akerman's film undermine our "visual pleasure"? 3)Star system-Gentleman Prefer's Blondes- What does Richard Dyer say about Hollywood star system? What is Marilyn Monroe's position within the star system? Who is your favourite star? Please do some research on his/her evolution as a star, marketing,scandals,roles,self-promotion. 4)Critical race theory -Black girl by Ousmane Sembene- In sembene's film how do you compare the bosses lifestyle and attitudes in Dakar and France? What does the mask stand for? Compare Sembene's the representation of race to another film that you saw. 5)Photography and Cinema-Calendar by Atom Egoyan- What do you think of the three main characters in the film, the photographer, his wife and the interpreter? What is the meaning and function of photography and calendar in the film? According to Andre Bazin, How is photography different than painting? What does Roland Barthes mean by puncture and studium? 6)Auteur theory-Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock- Who is an auteur? What makes Hitchcock an auteur? Do you see any problem witch such focus on directors in film studies? Who gets left out? Why did Roland Barthes declare author as dead?