First Class - FALL 2009

Hello class,

I am traveling during our first scheduled class, and so want to introduce you to the course blog and invite you to use this first week to peruse the contents from last year's class.

As you can see, this is a forum for analysis and response to the films and concepts we will discuss in class.

Your assignment for Sept 9 is twofold.

First: Read pages 9-58 of your text, "Film: A Critical Introduction," 2nd ed. by Maria Pramaggiore and Tom Wallis.

Second: respond to the film screened Sept 2, Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) by Miranda July. Respond here, on the blog.

Please respond in terms of the following questions:

- What is this film about? Do NOT supply a synopsis of the film. Instead, propose a focused description of the concept or meaning or cultural/world view you think the writer-director expressed through this story.

- What aspects of editing, mise-en-scene, cinematography and/or sound lead you to this analysis?

In other words, do not tell me whether you liked it or did not like it. Detail what you feel it's doing (what it means, what it says, etc), and how it uses cinematic tools to accomplish this.

250 words, approx.

See you on Sept 9th.

Jen