Please write the paper on Easy rider if possibleThe Research Paper should be Double-spaced, with one-inch margins. Your writing will be evaluated on i) How well you state and introduce your THESIS or central point, stated with relevant and specific aspects of your analysis; ii) The clarity and organization of your argument with regard to specific examples and evidence cited from the film; and iii) The technical quality of your writing, paying attention to the mechanics of good writing: sentence structure, spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
A 1960s Hollywood movie Analysis. (About 4 pages). Movies may be understood in relation to one or all the following areas: i) film industry/economic organization, ii) aesthetic/formal style, iii) larger social-historical context. Choose a 1960s movie fro the Postwar Timeline/Film List on Canvas/Files. Conduct some basic research on the background of the movie you have selected. You might cite review from the time of the film’s release (Not contemporary critics or Rotten Tomatoes, etc.) Discuss its use of film style/technique (editing, shot composition, setting, camerawork, sound, genre, actors’ performances, etc.) in at least two scenes. *Be sure to cite specific examples from the film in support of your points. Present a general overview of the movie that addresses the three contexts note above. Create an argument based on evidence from research and from the film itself—not a report on random facts.
***Include a Bibliography listing any review, newspaper or magazine article, book, website, or any other published source you cite. You can access pre-existing newspaper, magazine, or journal articles online. However, do not cite Wikipedia, Imdb, Rotten Tomatoes, etc.–that is, internet sites that give recent reviews or comments on movies of the past. Cite reviews from the time of the film’s original release. Use secondary sources like specialized books and articles about the period, the filmmakers, the subject of the story, etc.
Additional stylistic tips for writing your papers:
It’s acceptable occasionally to say, “I think,” etc. in a formal critique. However, this should be used sparingly.
Film and book titles should be italicized. Every time. Do not footnote dialog quotes from the movie.
Avoid this phrasing: “In the movie The Wizard of Oz…” We know it’s a movie.
The first time you mention a movie/TV show title, it’s appropriate to indicate when it was released, e.g., Casablanca (1942). To keep the principal characters of the story clear, you might also indicate the actor’s name the first time they are mentioned, e.g., Rick (Humphrey Bogart) and Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman). No need to name every actor in the film, however.
Avoid tedious “here I go” statements that just waste space: e.g., “I have chosen to analyze for this assignment the film X,” or “I will now do this,” and “I have just done that,” etc. Just get to it.
In describing a movie adapted from a novel, play, or other source, the phrase is “based on,” not “based off of,” which clumsily repeats prepositions.
Avoid awkward uses of common words that have specific meanings in film production and analysis, e.g.,
–“zooms in on” when you really mean “cuts to a close up” or simply “emphasizes.” The automatic variable focus lens (zoom lens) did not come into general use until the mid-1950s, btw.
–“focuses on” when you really mean “emphasizes” or “concentrates our attention on.” Virtually every shot of every film “focuses on” something.
–a “dramatic change” when writing about…drama. You really mean “significant” or “sudden” change in the story development.