Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Homework Topic #1 - DUE Thursday, 2/25 @ 9 p.m.

Respond to the following prompt in the form of a COMMENT regarding our current film, Peter Weir's Witness. (To write your comment, click on the link below that says "## COMMENTS ON THIS TOPIC.")

For full credit on this home work assignment, your COMMENT must be completely original and a minimum of 1 well-developed paragraph (5-7 sentences). COMMENTs that are not proofread will receive a zero. (Remember that after you publish your comment it will not immediately appear, but I will be able to review it. After the deadline I will publish all comments simultaneously.)

HOMEWORK TOPIC #1: Look back to Viewing Guide #3, Question #1. Witness is often considered a blend of genres including Thriller, Drama, and Romance.

  • Take one of these genres and explain what expectations you have for a film of this type. 
  • Give an example of another film in this genre and how it fits the expectations of the genre. Be specific.
  • Make a prediction for Witness based on the expectations of one of these genre categories (Thriller/Drama/Romance). Be specific using appropriate character names, etc.

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