The movie I chose is “The Fault in our Stars”Cinema Essay:Students will write one 1,000-word film explication essay. The essay will use twenty-five terms from the course. The essays will explain how the cinematic terms operate in any film of the student’s choice. Along with other terms from the textbook or the course, students may use any of the following terms depending on which week the essay covers:setting, plot, conflict, character change, camera angles to include wide shot, medium shot, close up, high angle or low angle, hand-held or fixed camera, blocking, mis en scene, editing, color, lighting, music, sound effects, costume, acting, script, theme, universal symbols, cultural symbols, target audience for the film, any information you can gather about the marketing of the film, and at least one critical response to the film.Each term is worth four points and each should be put in bold in the essay. If the terms are not in bold, they may not receive credit.Don’t forget the thesis in your essay. Students should also either open or close the essay with a general thesis about the film. If you have not written a thesis in a while, remember that it’s a topic (the film) plus an opinion (good or bad?) and then some controlling ideas (because of the lighting, directing, and music).For example, “Citizen Kane is a great film because of the director’s authorial control of the camera, the use of 20th century American media as a theme, and Orson Welles’ depiction of William Randolph Hearst.” Or…“Déjà vu is a good film because of the acting, the special effects, and the surprise ending.”Basic requirements:1. 1,000 words should be the target for this essay2. Essay should include strong thesis statement (refer to unit 13)3. 25 Cinema terms defined using examples from a film viewed. Make sure they are in bold.4. Essay should include one critical response to the film from an outside source. (Not Wikipedia)Textbook – Film Art an Introduction 11th Edition by David Bordwell & Kristin Thompson
