Write a 1,000-word formal analysis about one film we’ve studied in the first six modules of our course.
Select at least two sequences from your film and compose an abbreviated shot analysis chart, as discussed in class and in Writing About Movies, pages 28–30. Although you are not including a shot analysis chart in your assignment, you should prepare one to write your analysis.
For each of the two sequences should address at least two formal elements listed in the chapter “Doing Formal Analysis: A Screening Checklist” from the textbook, Writing About Movies, pages 39–50:
Your paper should include detailed descriptions of the sequences and describe, as best you can, what you observe in terms of these formal elements.
Your formal analysis should be written in essay form, beginning with an introduction
The following paragraphs should be devoted to formal analysis of the sequences you selected from the film:
Write a one-paragraph conclusion of why this film uses formal elements in an interesting way based on the two sequences you selected and analyzed in your report.