Sunday, October 30, 2016
New extra credit
"Crash,"
the Academy Award winner for best picture of 2004, explored racial
tensions in our society, particularly those involving the police. As you
know there have been a number of racially-charged incidents involving
the police this summer. For extra credit, watch "Crash" and
explain in a few paragraphs if the movie accurately captures the
"real-life" tensions that are going on today involving the police and
race or if you think the movie does not do a good job depicting this
very controversial issue.
More extra credit
WEEKLY EXTRA CREDIT:
Every Friday new movies are released and the theaters are full of
moviegoers. Most of the time the new big-budget movie is the big
moneymaker for the week. For example, Jurasic World was released on a
Friday and by Monday it had made more than $200 million in domestic box
office. I want you to pick the winner each Friday, the movie you think
will be the biggest moneymaker. Send me an email by Friday at 6 p.m.
telling me in one or two paragraphs which movie will make the most
money. Estimate how much money you think the movie will make for the
weekend and why you think so. Make a copy of the email and put it in
your journal. You can do this each and every week if you want to.
EXTRA CREDIT: Best CGI Award goes to: Since you belong to the CGI generation of moviegoers I want you to choose your favorite CGI movie. I'm sure you've seen plenty of them. Anything with a man in it: Iron Man, Batman, Superman, etc.... Which movie blew you away with its use of CGI and why? Cite specific scenes that were memorable. Include this extra credit in your film journal.
Extra Credit: It seems that many of you grew up watching Pixar movies including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, A Bug's Life, The Incredibles and others. I would like you to pick your all-time favorite Pixar movie and explain why it's your favorite in a few paragraphs. Include this very short paper in your film journal. If you're not sure if it's a Pixar movie, look it up.
Extra Credit: Watch the movie Chaplin about silent film comedian Charlie Chaplin and write a few paragraphs about what you thought of the movie.
Extra Credit: Filmmaker and comedian Chris Rock wrote an insightful essay for Hollywood Reporter magazine on racism in the movie industry. He makes some good points from an insider's perspective. Read Chris Rock's essay for extra credit and write a few paragraphs for your film journal about your reaction to what he wrote. Do you agree or disagree with his perspective? Any surprises?
The link to the essay is below:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/top-five-filmmaker-chris-rock-753223
EXTRA CREDIT: Best CGI Award goes to: Since you belong to the CGI generation of moviegoers I want you to choose your favorite CGI movie. I'm sure you've seen plenty of them. Anything with a man in it: Iron Man, Batman, Superman, etc.... Which movie blew you away with its use of CGI and why? Cite specific scenes that were memorable. Include this extra credit in your film journal.
Extra Credit: It seems that many of you grew up watching Pixar movies including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, A Bug's Life, The Incredibles and others. I would like you to pick your all-time favorite Pixar movie and explain why it's your favorite in a few paragraphs. Include this very short paper in your film journal. If you're not sure if it's a Pixar movie, look it up.
Extra Credit: Watch the movie Chaplin about silent film comedian Charlie Chaplin and write a few paragraphs about what you thought of the movie.
Extra Credit: Filmmaker and comedian Chris Rock wrote an insightful essay for Hollywood Reporter magazine on racism in the movie industry. He makes some good points from an insider's perspective. Read Chris Rock's essay for extra credit and write a few paragraphs for your film journal about your reaction to what he wrote. Do you agree or disagree with his perspective? Any surprises?
The link to the essay is below:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/top-five-filmmaker-chris-rock-753223
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