8.6 SUMMARY: Types of Movies/ Week 8

 8.6 SUMMARY: Types of Movies/ Week 8

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

THERE WAS NO QUIZ THIS WEEK!

By the end of week 8, you should be able to:

1)Define narrative and other significant terms.

2)Examine narrative, documentary and experimental styles.

3)Discuss cycles and the evolution of genre.

4)Examine narrative structure - the “classical paradigm” in American cinema.

5)Utilize the six genre conventions to determine the genre of a film.

6)Discuss cycles and the evolution of genre.

 

To demonstrate your learning, you completed the following activities and assessments: 

1)Review this week's announcement. 

2)Complete the reading assignment Looking at the Movies Chapter 3 - Types of Movies

3)View this week's film.

4)Participate in the Discussion and Responses.

Further Resources:

There is much written on Casablanca and WWII. One interesting article is entitle Casablanca at 75. (Links to an external site.)

Next up:  Module 9 Elements of Narrative

We have completed an investigation of film styles and genres. Next up we will further explore element of  narrative, narrative structure and story vs. plot. What are diegetic and/or non-diegetic elements of a plot? We will analyze the narrative and how they contributes to the filmic experience.