After reading all materials and listening to the interview, answer three of the following … (READ MORE)
Category: chapter 4
Module 4 – Announcements, Assignments and Expectations
Notes, updates and reminders to keep you on target for chapter 2 …
40 Years of Film Story – Films for review Consideration
Your first review should come from one of these Oscar-winners for screenplay … (read more)
Module 4 – Interview with Film Critic Lawrence Toppman
Due Feb. 22 – Lawrence Toppman is the movie, TV & arts critic for The Charlotte Observer (since 1987) and has served as a critic
Module 4 – Interviews with Hollywood legend Cicely Tyson and Handmaid’s Tale Yvonne Strahovski
Filmmakers Cicely Tyson and Yvonne Strahovski share thoughts on acting and entertainment
Module 4 – Pauline Kael (Legendary film critic)
Pauline Kael was an arts and entertainment journalist for nearly 50-years. Her approach to film criticism gave birth to critical entertainment theories, and her engagement with filmmakers and film journalists inspired talent to get better and journalists to dig deeper into their critical thought. In this video, you will find numerous soundbites from Kael and…
(Module 4) Four Easy Steps to a 600-Word (or four-five minute) Film Review
Writing a film review in 600-words takes patience, judgement, and a great sense of understanding how to self-edit (READ MORE)
(Module 4) Creating a Title for your Review
When you create a title/headline for your film review or evaluation, you should become a critical thinker and get creative with your words.
(Module 4) Do the credits really matter?
SO what exactly do all these people in the credits actually do ?? (READ MORE)
(Module 4) The Five Stages of Filmmaking
Chapter two will tackle everything from Development to the distribution of a film (READ MORE)
50+ Years-old Interview Assignment – due Feb. 9 (module 3-4)
Assignment *Due Feb. 17 by 11:59 pm: Interview someone over 50-years old and write a 500-700 word report/story capturing his/her movie history.
The Film Critic 