VIDEOGRAPHY
REVIEW ALTERNATIVE MEDIA for Credit
FILM / BOOK / YOUTUBE / ARTICLE TREATMENTS –INSTRUCTIONS
In the modern era, visual media have come to dominate the ways in which we learn about the world. It may be news broadcasts, the internet, documentaries, or TV / film. We are a visual civilization. But, are all sources equal? Do movies reflect historical fact? Do novels? Most have a grain of truth (as do most political campaigns) but many aspects may simply exist to entertain. The problem is #1 when information is intentionally misleading or wrong, and #2 when we unknowingly act on misleading or wrong information. We will examine six areas of history in the media of your choice. This is to be a short evaluation. Each area should be a short paragraph.
INSTRUCTIONS
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
Check the Review & Response (videography example) notes below for extra ideas. Each of the below areas (a-f) should be about 1 paragraph of typed work single or double spaced. The final section requires a citation of sources used to verify the percentage of historical content.
A) ABSTRACT OR THESIS SUMMARY – Offer a distilled version of what was observed, heard, read, etc., and what appeared to be the point. What Genre does the film belong to? In your estimation, why was the (movie, book, lecture) made? Was its purpose political, economic, technological, social, cultural? Why?
B) PRESENTATION MEDIA – This area is an objective assessment of the methods by which information was brought forward. This area includes such information as: verbal delivery, musical score or sound effects, overhead transparencies, power-point, multimedia, video, and mixed media (combinations of the above and more). If it was a film, what things did the filmmaker do to get to get your attention? How did the director use sound, music, language, color, lighting, special effects, violence, sex, editing, or camera angles to produce your understanding of the main point of the presentation?
C) CONTENT – This area allows you to highlight specific items of content. Of significant importance in this area are both the INCLUSIONS and the EXCLUSIONS of the presentation. Omissions are often as telling as the overt elements of the presentation. Describe in detail at least three main scenes. Number each scene: 1,2,3.
D) BIAS – The field of bias or political agenda can be overt or covert, conscious or unconscious. This area of the Review should investigate the bias of the presenter(s) based upon content markers selected in area C. Was the film biased (slanted) in any particular way? How so (race, gender, politics, class, religion), and what clues did you see?
E) EFFECTIVENESS – This is the subjective portion of the review process. The participant has the opportunity here to enter into a dialog based upon the above objective criteria. In other words: How do you feel about the movie/book/lecture, and why do you feel that way?
F) HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND – A two part statement --#1, Historical context: Who was the film made for? What was the intended audience? What about America made this movie popular when it was made? Social reasons? Cultural reasons? And, #2, factual background, concerns facts behind the actual event(s) that the presentation described. To what degree is the film historical? Is the film 50% accurate? In what areas did the producers take “poetic license,” and what areas were as authentic as possible? How do you know? Cite two sources you used to verify the historical aspect of the film. Discuss how an article or chapter from the book(s) relates to the film.
REMEMBER TO CITE YOUR SOURCES!!
SEND NO ATTACHMENTS!!
Check the Review & Response (videography example) notes below for extra ideas. Each of the below areas (a-f) should be about 1 paragraph of typed work single or double spaced. The final section requires a citation of sources used to verify the percentage of historical content.
A) ABSTRACT OR THESIS SUMMARY – Offer a distilled version of what was observed, heard, read, etc., and what appeared to be the point. What Genre does the film belong to? In your estimation, why was the (movie, book, lecture) made? Was its purpose political, economic, technological, social, cultural? Why?
B) PRESENTATION MEDIA – This area is an objective assessment of the methods by which information was brought forward. This area includes such information as: verbal delivery, musical score or sound effects, overhead transparencies, power-point, multimedia, video, and mixed media (combinations of the above and more). If it was a film, what things did the filmmaker do to get to get your attention? How did the director use sound, music, language, color, lighting, special effects, violence, sex, editing, or camera angles to produce your understanding of the main point of the presentation?
C) CONTENT – This area allows you to highlight specific items of content. Of significant importance in this area are both the INCLUSIONS and the EXCLUSIONS of the presentation. Omissions are often as telling as the overt elements of the presentation. Describe in detail at least three main scenes. Number each scene: 1,2,3.
D) BIAS – The field of bias or political agenda can be overt or covert, conscious or unconscious. This area of the Review should investigate the bias of the presenter(s) based upon content markers selected in area C. Was the film biased (slanted) in any particular way? How so (race, gender, politics, class, religion), and what clues did you see?
E) EFFECTIVENESS – This is the subjective portion of the review process. The participant has the opportunity here to enter into a dialog based upon the above objective criteria. In other words: How do you feel about the movie/book/lecture, and why do you feel that way?
F) HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND – A two part statement --#1, Historical context: Who was the film made for? What was the intended audience? What about America made this movie popular when it was made? Social reasons? Cultural reasons? And, #2, factual background, concerns facts behind the actual event(s) that the presentation described. To what degree is the film historical? Is the film 50% accurate? In what areas did the producers take “poetic license,” and what areas were as authentic as possible? How do you know? Cite two sources you used to verify the historical aspect of the film. Discuss how an article or chapter from the book(s) relates to the film.
REMEMBER TO CITE YOUR SOURCES!!
SEND NO ATTACHMENTS!!
FILM / BOOK TREATMENTS – TEMPLATE (use this)
NAME:
COURSE:
REVIEW #:
TITLE of the FILM/VIDEO : REVIEW – <you insert Review subject title here>
A) ABSTRACT OR THESIS SUMMARY –
B) PRESENTATION MEDIA –
C) CONTENT –Describe briefly at least three main scenes that you consider essential to the PLOT.
1.
2.
3.
D) BIAS –
E) EFFECTIVENESS –
F) HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND –
1, Historical context:
2, factual background, Cite 2 sources you used to verify the historical aspect of the film. Your textbook and Wikipedia will do.
COURSE:
REVIEW #:
TITLE of the FILM/VIDEO : REVIEW – <you insert Review subject title here>
A) ABSTRACT OR THESIS SUMMARY –
B) PRESENTATION MEDIA –
C) CONTENT –Describe briefly at least three main scenes that you consider essential to the PLOT.
1.
2.
3.
D) BIAS –
E) EFFECTIVENESS –
F) HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND –
1, Historical context:
2, factual background, Cite 2 sources you used to verify the historical aspect of the film. Your textbook and Wikipedia will do.
REMEMBER TO CITE YOUR SOURCES!!
SEND NO ATTACHMENTS!!
SEND NO ATTACHMENTS!!
BRAIN JUMP-STARTERS - If you can't think of anything, try these ideas! BUT DO NOT USE THIS AS YOUR FORMAT!!!
TITLE: REVIEW - Gone With The Wind (Italicize, underline, or quotes)
A. ABSTRACT:
1. What is the basic plot?
2. What are the major influences in the plot?
a. Neo-colonialism
b. Ethnic Nationalism/Social Darwinism
c. Capitalism & materialism
d. Manifest Destiny
e. Ethnic & gender Self-determination
f. Mal-distribution of wealth
B. MEDIA:
1. What type of film is being presented?
a. Action
b. Comedy
c. Documentary
d. Docu-Drama
e. Drama
f. Pop Culture
2. What was the story filmed in?
a. Black and white (usually a statement film)
b. Color
c. Both (black and white often used to authenticate the storyline)
3. Did music have an important role?
a. Was it used passively in the background or as an integral part of the scene?
b. Was it classical, jazz, hip-hop, country, r&b, rap, r&r, latin, middle-eastern?
4. Were there special effects or unusual camera angles?
a. Explosions, gunfire, other sound effects
b. Computer generated graphics
c. Panoramic views
d. Close-ups
e. Use of light - natural/artificial, shadows
5. What type of dialogue occurred?
a. Academic/Scientific jargon
b. Contemporary/Slang
c. Obscene/Scatalogical
d. Foreign accent/Foreign language
e. Subtitles
f. Elizabethan
g. Southern drawl/Brooklynese
6. What type of actors were used?
a. Well-known stars
b. Unknowns
c. Did the story need a recognized actor to make up for a lack in the subject?
d. Was the story-line strong enough to be accurately portrayed by anyone?
e. Was the bottom-line the amount of money that the director hoped to make by using stars in his cast?
C. CONTENT:
1. Discuss three pivotal scenes and their significance.
2. What are the major issues in these scenes?
a. Political
b. Economic
c. Technological
d. Social/cultural
D. BIAS:
1. Has the director made similar films like this one?
2. Did he present a story slanted along inclusion, exclusion, or omission of these topics?
a. Ethnicity
b. Gender
c. Class
d. Religion
e. Politics
3. Was there conflict among the characters based on the previous question, and was the conflict intensified, resolved, or left open for interpretation?
E. EFFECTIVENESS:
1. How did you feel about the movie?
2. Why did you feel this way?
F. HISTORICAL CONTEXT / FACTUAL BACKGROUND:
1. Why was this film possible and profitable?
2. Is the film based on historic events?
3. Source of historical confirmation?
4. Does the film present any concepts and values from the past that are a part of today’s culture; why or why not?
CITE A SOURCE!
A. ABSTRACT:
1. What is the basic plot?
2. What are the major influences in the plot?
a. Neo-colonialism
b. Ethnic Nationalism/Social Darwinism
c. Capitalism & materialism
d. Manifest Destiny
e. Ethnic & gender Self-determination
f. Mal-distribution of wealth
B. MEDIA:
1. What type of film is being presented?
a. Action
b. Comedy
c. Documentary
d. Docu-Drama
e. Drama
f. Pop Culture
2. What was the story filmed in?
a. Black and white (usually a statement film)
b. Color
c. Both (black and white often used to authenticate the storyline)
3. Did music have an important role?
a. Was it used passively in the background or as an integral part of the scene?
b. Was it classical, jazz, hip-hop, country, r&b, rap, r&r, latin, middle-eastern?
4. Were there special effects or unusual camera angles?
a. Explosions, gunfire, other sound effects
b. Computer generated graphics
c. Panoramic views
d. Close-ups
e. Use of light - natural/artificial, shadows
5. What type of dialogue occurred?
a. Academic/Scientific jargon
b. Contemporary/Slang
c. Obscene/Scatalogical
d. Foreign accent/Foreign language
e. Subtitles
f. Elizabethan
g. Southern drawl/Brooklynese
6. What type of actors were used?
a. Well-known stars
b. Unknowns
c. Did the story need a recognized actor to make up for a lack in the subject?
d. Was the story-line strong enough to be accurately portrayed by anyone?
e. Was the bottom-line the amount of money that the director hoped to make by using stars in his cast?
C. CONTENT:
1. Discuss three pivotal scenes and their significance.
2. What are the major issues in these scenes?
a. Political
b. Economic
c. Technological
d. Social/cultural
D. BIAS:
1. Has the director made similar films like this one?
2. Did he present a story slanted along inclusion, exclusion, or omission of these topics?
a. Ethnicity
b. Gender
c. Class
d. Religion
e. Politics
3. Was there conflict among the characters based on the previous question, and was the conflict intensified, resolved, or left open for interpretation?
E. EFFECTIVENESS:
1. How did you feel about the movie?
2. Why did you feel this way?
F. HISTORICAL CONTEXT / FACTUAL BACKGROUND:
1. Why was this film possible and profitable?
2. Is the film based on historic events?
3. Source of historical confirmation?
4. Does the film present any concepts and values from the past that are a part of today’s culture; why or why not?
CITE A SOURCE!
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