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Essay Instructions: Movie: Ace Venutra: Pet Detective.
Book: “Essay on Laughter” by Henri Bergson.
10 page paper.
Take Bergson’s ideas in his book (all of it, parts, sections.. whatever fits to the movie) and apply it to the movie Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) , So you should Itemize and reference to Bergsons's ideas, then apply it to Ace Ventura and to Jim Carrey’s character.

It Should have a Long extended instruction. The first 3-4 pages should be Your Theoretical analysis of Bergson and your analytical analysis.

Bergson should be the primary source, so discuss Bergson in reference to the film and the subject for the ten page essay.
Please use THREE secondary sources, as online articles. Do not use online books except for Bergson as the primary source.

DO NOT RESAY what Bergson says, it should be your analysis of what Bergson says. Your self reflection, so you should be as reflective as u can be.
It should be your view of it. Your critique and your theories about laughter not just Bergsons.
SO YOU ARE BERGSON, AND YOU ARE WRITING A BOOK ABOUT CONTEMPORARY CINEMA WITH THESE IDEAS OF HIS IN THE BOOK.
It is basically Analysis of theatre to analysis of cinema.
Please be as analytical as possible, I DO NOT WANT ANY SUMMARIES.


What type of comedy is it?
Why is this movie considered comic or as a comedy movie according to Bergson?
What are the uses of laughter in this movie according to Bergson?
Current volve of what is funny; what do people perceive as comedy in modern days in this particular movie.
What are the social functions in this particular comedy movie? Where does this comedy movie belong in a certain culture. And if it doesn’t belong to a certain culture, just explain why. In other words,is there a particular culture that find this movie funny? Or is funny to everybody?
Does this kind of comedy mirror a society or a social group?Dissect the ways in which it does, if it does.
Is it ethnic humor? Are there cultural stereotypes?
At what point does the question of emotion in this movie becomes important in the comedy equation.
Is the comedy in this movie being used to provoke or break down boundaries? or taboos?
Whats the intend and purpose behind it? Does it make you take it seriously or loosen up(lightly)?
Is Jim Carrey deadly serious?


*Some of Bergson’s notes:
Comedy by taking nothing seriously takes everything seriously.
Comedy is the evasion of feeling.
Comedy is what binds together a social group.
Laughter as punishment.
Repetition brings laughter.
Disguise creates laughter.

Essay Instructions: Film analysis paper on any of the following films focusing on certain scenes. Analyzing the scene using any or all of the formal analysis elements.

Formal analysis dissects the complex synthesis of cinematography, sound, composition, design, movement, performance, and editing orchestrated by creative artists like screenwriters, directors, cinematographer’s, actors, editors, sound designers, and art directors, as well as the many craftspeople who implement their vision. The movie meaning expressed through form ranges from narrative information as straightforward as where and when a particular scene takes place to more subtle implied meaning, such as mood, tone, significance, or what the character is thinking or feeling.

CHOOSE ONE FILM TO WRITE ABOUT...

Here is a list of films to choose from: Casablanca (1942), The General (1926), Memento (2000), Psycho (1960), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), Children of Men (2006), The Social Network (2010), High Noon (1952), The Usual Suspects (1995).

Essay Instructions: film review of Brokeback Mountain for class on male psychology. What does it mean to be male or masculine? According to the movie what were the differences of how straight men were portrayed and how homosexuals were portrayed? How does society say a man should act?

Essay Instructions: Film Analysis Essay Guidelines:
I need 8 pages long essay. (at least 300words per page). It needs to be written from scratch. As you know the title page and reference page should not counted in the compensation.
First: develop your arguments with the help of the files which I have sent.
Second: Use MLA format and Mention exactly the sources which will be used with the page numbers.

Major discussion should be an analysis of the film: Nowhere
Please stick to the following outline!

I. An introduction to the new queer cinema and queer filmmakers.(1 page)
II. The Auteurist approach: Filmmaker Gregg Araki and his films. (1/5 pages)
III. Analysis: A study of Gregg Araki’s film “Nowhere” You can find it in YouTube part by part . (Major discussion) – examine the film for thematic concerns, camera style (expressionistic/ realistic), characterization, dialogue and setting. (5pages)
IV. Conclusion: sums up the argument about this film and Gregg Araki’s style. Does the auteur favour certain shots (close -up, high- angle, extreme long shot, and so on) or other film making techniques? (Half page)

Basic Reference:

Chang, Chris.
"Absorbing Alternative." (filmmaker Gregg Araki) (Interview) Film Comment v30, n5 (Sept-Oct, 1994):47 (4 pages).
Chin, Dary
"Girlfriend in a Coma: Notes on the Films of Gregg Araki." In: Queer Looks: Perspectives on Lesbian and Gay Film and Video / editors Martha Gever, Pratibha Parmar, John Greyson. pp:355-67. New York: Routledge, 1993.
Main Stack PN1995.9.H55.Q4 1993
Moffitt PN1995.9.H55.Q4 1993
Esther, John
"Gregg Araki: Tackling the Tough Ones on Film." Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 44-45, September 2005
Moran, James M.
"Gregg Araki: Guerrila Film-maker for a Queer Generation." Film Quarterly v50, n1 (Fall, 1996):18 (9 pages).

Stuart. Jan
"Araki and a hard place." (Review). The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) (Oct 12, 1999): p63. (576 words) From Expanded Academic ASAP.
Young, Damon; Caluya, Gilbert
"'A Vessel of Imagery': An Interview with Gregg Araki." Senses of Cinema: An Online Film Journal Devoted to the Serious and Eclectic Discussion of Cinema, vol. 38, pp. (no pagination), Winter 2006
Yutani, Kimberly.
"Gregg Araki and the Queer New Wave." Amerasia Journal v20, n1 (Wntr, 1994):84 (8 pages).

Guide to Critical Assessment of Film Nowhere by Gregg Araki
The following questions must be answered in the assigned essay.
BACKGROUND
Who is the writer of the film? Has the screenplay been adapted from another work?
Who is the director? When was the film made?
STRUCTURE / FORM
What does the title mean in relation to the film as a whole?
How are the opening credits presented? Do they relate to meaning?
Why does the film start in the way that it does?
Are there any motifs (scenes, images) of dialogue which are repeated? What purpose do they serve?
What three or four sequences are most important in the film? Why?
Is sound used in any vivid ways either to enhance the film? (i.e. Enhance drama, heighten tension, disorient the viewer, etc.)
How does the film use color or light/dark to suggest tone and mood in different scenes?
Are there any striking uses of perspective (seeing through a character's eyes, camera angle, etc.) How does this relate to the meaning of the scene?
How and when are scenes cut? Are there any patterns in the way the cuts function?
What specific scene constitutes the film's climax? How does this scene resolve the central issue of the film?
Does the film leave any disunities (loose ends) at the end? If so, what does it suggest?
Why does the film conclude on this particular image?
THEME
How does this film relate to the issues and questions evoked by this topic?
Does the film present a clear point-of-view on your topic? How?
Are there any aspects of theme which are left ambiguous at the end? Why?
How does this film relate to the other films of this director ?
NARRATIVE
You will have to think whether its plot is organized according to a certain chronology or events “jump” in time, etc. Compare the first and the last scenes. Tell what has changed
CAMERA :Mind the following when covering this aspect in film analysis essays:
• Camera’s placement, movement, angels for conveying different situations in a movie;
• Long shots or close-ups;
• Techniques used: steadicam or hand-held techniques.
SOUND

-please focus on the interrelation between sounds and images. Tell whether music and sound effects contribute to a better perception of a film. Think whether they help to create appropriate mood and arouse corresponding emotions.







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