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Select a movie from AFI’s 10 Top 10 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. lists and explain how three cinematic techniques and/or design elements have helped establish a major theme in that film. Note: While you are allowed to choose a film that does not come from the AFI lists, you are strongly encouraged to email your professor to receive approval before doing so.
In 800 to 1200 words
Describe a major theme of the movie you have selected using evidence from the movie itself as well as course resources and other scholarly sources to support your position.
Identify at least three techniques (cinematography, lighting, acting style, or direction) and/or design elements (set design, costuming, or hair and makeup), and explain how these techniques and/or design elements contribute to the establishment of the theme. Reference particular scenes or sequences in your explanations.
State your opinion regarding the mise en scène, including
How the elements work together.
How congruent the design elements are with the theme of the movie.
Whether or not other techniques would be as effective (Explain your reasoning).
Note: Remember that a theme is an overarching idea that recurs throughout the plot of a film. It is the distilled essence of what the film is about, the main design which the specific scenes and actions lead a viewer to understand.
Your paper should be organized around a thesis statement that focuses on how the elements of your chosen feature-length film both establish and maintain one of its major themes. Review the Week Three sample paper, which provides an example of a well-developed analysis as well as insight on composition.
The paper must be 800 to 1200 words in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
You must use at least two scholarly sources other than the textbook to support your claims. Refer to the ENG225 Research Guide in the Ashford University Library for guidance and to locate your sources. Cite your sources (including the feature-length film) within the text of your paper and on the reference page. For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center.
Please note that if you opt to write about the same film in your Final Film Critique, applicable pieces of this assignment can be used to write that assignment. Please also note that you should reflect on and revise this assignment based on the instructor’s feedback before you incorporate it into the Final Film Critique.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Shrek Movie.
Thesis statement: This movie, Shrek, is a cartoon based animation carrying multiple and worth
lessons in life with a couple of themes that can be derived from it. It is generally a humorous
movie. A theme in a movie is the outstanding aspect or objective or message or idea an actor
wants to put across to the audience.
1. Introduction
2. Themes
3. Designs
4. Conclusion
Running head: SHREK MOVIE
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Shrek Movie
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SHREK MOVIE
Establishing Theme
The movie, Shrek, is a cartoon based animation carrying multiple and worth lessons in
life with a couple of themes that can be derived from it. It is generally a humorous movie. A
theme in a movie is the outstanding aspect or objective or message or idea an actor wants to put
across to the audience
In the epicenter of Shrek features the themes of beauty, judgment and friendship. From
the onset of the movie, the audience is encouraged to value inner beauty that does not derive its
basis from outside looks. An example is given with look of Ogres. They are described as look...
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