Title of your report (centered): This must be a meaningful and complete title, such as “An Analysis of how the Myth of the American West was Re-interpreted in Unforgiven (1979) by filmmaker Clint Eastwood.” The title should contain the movie’s title (in italics), date of release (in parentheses), director or filmmaker’s name, and the main point of your analysis.
On every page of the report (after the first), type your last name in the upper right corner (as a page header), followed by the page number.
The body of the analysis should contain the following information immediately after the name and report name as noted above.
1. An effective introductory paragraph that leads into a final thesis sentence must be written. This first paragraph should lead into a clear thesis statement that enumerates (“previews”) what you will be doing in your paper.
2. The introduction must be followed by an analysis of the director’s or filmmaker’s style, including information on the genre of the movie and how the director or filmmaker works within the genre. In this analysis, in addition to using and citing the course texts, you must refer to (and cite correctly) 1-3 relevant books or articles that relate directly to your thesis. These three other resources may not include encyclopedias (such as Wikipedia), dictionaries, other general reference works, or study guides, (such as Sparknotes, CliffsNotes, or other similar resources). While these types of resources do not count toward the 1-3-article or book minimum, if you do happen to include information from any of them, you must cite such information according to MLA standards, and they must be included on the Works Cited list.
3. Dedicate 1-2 paragraphs to a discussion of the technical aspects of the movie: cinematography (camera techniques and angles, lighting, use of sets, costumes, color, etc.), editing, acting, and sound.
4. Dedicate 1-2 paragraphs to a discussion (in detail, with examples) of how this film reveals something about the American experience, identity, and culture of the time in which the film is set (the masculinity that is portrayed in The Notebook, etc.)
