Include the director’s name and the cinematographer’s name
include the film’s theme – it is NOT the same as the genre
include the film’s genre - it is NOT the same as the theme
Place your strong and guiding film analysis thesis statement as the last sentence in the first paragraph.
Underline your strong and guiding thesis statement.
Make sure your strong and guiding thesis statement directly addresses the question posed for this film.
Support your thesis position with specific and detailed examples from the film and our textbook.
Consider theme and analyze how the production elements support the theme
Make social, political and/or cultural connections
Consider time period, film theory, social movements, attitudes, censorship, artistic conventions, financial
constraints, filmmaking technology, representation of race and gender, stereotyping/archetypes, setting,
Classical Hollywood cinema style characteristics, and genre conventions, etc to analyze the film within a
broader context
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