-6 – 8 pages minimum consisting of 3 sections
Section 1 Perform a close analysis of a scene from your chosen film. Discuss the ways in which it uses the following aspects and how these aspects represent and thus influence audience perceptions of race and/or ethnicity:
• Mise-en-scène (setting / surroundings) – may include props, set decoration, etc.
• Camera angles • Camera movement Sounds (ambient, music)
• Other pertinent information such as narrative schema (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z219_VAaAMI)
Section 2 Discuss film in terms of the time it was made via specific historical references. How might the film reflect its time?
Section 3 The maker(s) of the film and how this may either hinder or encourage accurate racial / ethnic representation.
• Writer
• Director
• Producer
• Studio versus Independent
Works Cited For any outside works referenced, create one Works Cited page along with in-text citations using MLA format.
Deadline to submit: Sunday, April 30, 2017
