After watching Steamboat Willie, Jr. and City Lights, answer each of the questions below in complete sentences. Number each of your answers to correspond with the question. Each question answer should be about one paragraph.Which of the films did you prefer, and why?In both films, the class conflicts of the day are portrayed. Is there a difference between how the two films portray them? Both films involve love stories. How would you characterize the differences between the two love stories? Was one more effective than the other, and why?Did you like the long storm scene in "Steamboat."? This was shot before digital special effects. How do you think they did it?What did you think of the last scene and shots in "City Lights?" Please explain your reaction. Chaplin's and Keaton's success rested, in part, on the essential nature of the kind of character they chose to adopt as their screen persona, the "Tramp" and "Stoneface" respectively." How would you describe and contrast the characteristics of each?

Typed, Double Spaced, 12pt.- Times new roman, 1” margin. Answer the following questions in a minimum of 2 full pages (maximum of 5) using complete sentences in essay form. Do not space between paragraphs. Make sure to indent new paragraphs. Give explanations WITH EXAMPLES to help describe all details. Only use Examples from the film shown in class. DO NOT PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE STORY, WE’VE ALREADY SEEN IT. DO NOT REVIEW THE FILM. Time spent summarizing the plot of the movie will not help your grade. Instead, please respond to ALL the following questions in the form of an essay. (A simple way to do this is to make each set of questions, below, its own paragraph. Please don't include the question numbers in your paper.)Use the Following Header:NameSection/TimeName of Film/Film Analysis # 1. First, explain the difference between content and form in film. Then, select a scene and explain how the form reinforces the content. In this explanation discuss the idea of cinematic language and how it is utilized in the scene. For example, does the scene manipulate time and space? Does it use parallel editing? Give examples from a specific scene and be sure to support your claim with a detailed analysis. 2. Explain the difference between explicit meaning and implicit meaning in film. What makes them different? Then, briefly summarize what the film is “about” explicitly (3-4 sentences), and in more detail, explain what the film is about implicitly. What do you think is the “underlying meaning” of the film? Make sure to support your claim what the films about implicitly with evidence from the film. 3. What is the film’s genre? Could it be considered more than one genre? How do you know? What were some of the conventions used? Is there anything innovative the film did in relation to it’s genre(s)? Meaning, did it do anything new or unique that you haven’t seen in other films of the same genre(s)?

My Man GodfreyThe arrival of "talkies" in 1927 with The Jazz Singer caused a revolution in how movies were manufactured and shown.What kind of talent and creative personnel were required for a film like Godfrey that were not necessary for silent films a decade earlier?My Man Godfrey is considered a "Screwball Comedy." The word "screwball" is a baseball term. Having watched the film, why do you think the label "Screwball Comedy" was applied to the film? Which aspects of the film earn the label? The Great Depression hit in 1929. How is the Great Depression depicted in Godfrey, and what part does it play in the story, the characters' development, and the ending? Stagecoach This film revived and elevated the Western genre which had always been popular in American films, but had become a "B Movie" staple with lesser budgets and lesser stars by 1939.Which aspects of the production, direction, cast and story account for Stagecoach's impact on the genre? What part does the landscape play in the film?The film is populated with clearly defined characters from different classes and backgrounds. How would you say the class conflicts of the Great Depression are personified in the film? What part does the Civil War play in the film?What did you think of the portrayal of the Native Americans in the film? This film made John Wayne a movie star. Have you seen other films starring John Wayne or do you have a favorite John Wayne film?