Today, please take a moment to review the top 100 films of all time. Please look through the list and comment on the following in the comments section below:
Before the end of class, please put your comment in the COMMENT section below in this post for participation credit.A. I asked you to look at this list at the beginning of the course. You may have written your response as to how many movies on the top 100 list you were familiar with. Check that list now. How many of the top 100 films have you NOW seen compared to the beginning of the course?
B. Do you feel you have a better understanding of film and film history from taking this course?
C. What was your favorite film that we watched or studied this semester?
Please work on your film projects. These are due by next class--we are screening what you have then. Please upload your film to YOUTUBE between today and next class and send me the URL link for your film project. Please keep your film PUBLIC until you have screened it.
With any time remaining, please study for your final exam Friday.
12 comments:
a) I have seen 23 of the Top 100 Films of all time. At the beginning of the year, I had seen about ten of them. This course has definitely helped to spark my interest in film and motivated me to watch and analyze more films which were not viewed in this class.
b) I definitely have a better understanding of film history, but I am even more thankful for my knowledge about film techniques. What I have learned about shots, perspectives, and of course, "vertical and horizontal lines," have all given me a lot of insight which I can use when watching any film in the future, regardless of whether or not I remember all of the dates and times of film history.
c) My favorite film screened this semester was "Rope" by Alfred Hitchcock. I greatly admired the film techniques of using only several shots and the artistic techniques used to hide the changing of shots. The plot was also very entertaining to me, along with the depth of the characterization. Philip Morgan is now one of my favorite characters in film, as his emotional breakdown and discomfort with the situation was very intense and understandable. "Rope" was useful to me in allowing me to understand how not only many multiple shots can be used, but how very long and steady shots can be effective as well.
1) I am familiar or have seen 33 of the 100 greatest films of all time. At the beginning of this course it was around 15 of the films on that list. This course has greatly expanded the interest that I have in film.
2) I have a better understanding of the history of film. In this course I learned so much about the different stages of film and how it evolved from just actualities to actually hour long movies. I also learned a lot about different cinematographer techniques and the purpose behind the different shots that they chose to use when making a film.
3) My favorite movie that we screened from this semester by far would have to be Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock. I just loved the suspense that was throughout the film and the use of the McGuffin. It was so different in the form and style of film from other films that we screened throughout the semester with the different perspectives with in the film.
A. Before the beginning of this course I’ve seen at least 10 of the top 100 films. I believe since than I’ve seen about 23 because I’ve also watched some at home.
B. I do feel that I have a better understanding of film history taking this course. Now every time I watch a movie or and old show I can’t help, but to think about diegetic and non-diegetic sound. I tend to pay attention now to the credits on the screen and who is producing the movie. I look at directors, actors, and producers. Shots, and angles.
C. My favorite film that we’ve watched was Rope by Alfred Hitchcock because the reaction it gave me through the whole film. They were so obvious and I was surprised that only one person caught on to what they were up to and because at the ending it ended sort of like a play on stage and they were just so calm as it faded away.
In the beginning of the course, I only watched only 6 movies by the end of the course I watched 11 of the top 100 Greatest Movies of All time. The history of films made me understand more such as the origin of sound in films and coloring process in film such as technicolor. My favorite movie this course is tied from Rope, Psycho, and Citizen Kane. I thought that those movies were very interesting by psychological undertones they have and how the script and the cinematography was well done.
Amanda Dala.
A) In the beginning of the course I had only seen 8 of the top 100 films and now I have seen a total of 17 of the films.
B) I feel like I have a better understanding of film now. I know how more things work than I did before. I’ve learned about how we’ve evolved from old tools in film and we now have better ones like how a film is made and the shots and even color in film. I have also learned things like how to make the viewer look at certain things in a shot.
C) My favorite film that we watched this semester has to be Jaws. I think I liked it so much because I was a little more recent than the others so I could relate to it. I really dislike films without color it’s hard for me to get into them probably because I’ve had it my whole life and I just can’t do it .
1.At the beginning of class I was only familiar with a few of the films on the top 100 films of all time list. Now I am familiar with over 20 of them. I have either watched them or at least know some of the story line or plot, or what makes it so great to be on this list.
2. After taking the Film Studies course I definitely feel I have expanded upon my knowledge of film. As a viewer I now know what makes a film good. I have learned some of the techniques used by cinematographers that help to enhance the quality of the film. Overall, this course made me look deeper than what is shown on screen. I now look at the way it is shown. In addition, I have learned more about the history of film and why some things are the way that they are regarding genres, rating systems and more. Overall, this is one of the most advantageous and interesting courses I have taken at sota.
3. My favorite film that we watched this year was Jaws. Jaws was really funny and it was somewhat modern with its editing and full color. I also thoroughly enjoyed the plot as well. I enjoyed the special effects and the musical score as well. It was interesting to see the original after all of the modern remakes.
In the beginning of the course I saw about 8 films from the top 100 greatest films of all time. Now since it is the end of the course I saw about 20 of the films. Either on my own time or with my playwriting class. I feel that I did actually learn new things about film history especially how the films were shot put together how the characters acted some props that they used to shoot the film as well. I also did get a understanding of the films better than just reading what it was about my teacher spent time explaining why the creators wanted a film like that and how they came up with an idea to create a film like that. My favorite film that we watched this semester was Psycho. that was my favorite film because it was kind of engaged with things us teens would watch now. such as bates motel that was in the film and that is tied into watch us teens watch now bates motel the show. Also were into all of the crime and mystery thrillers they play no and days and that tied into the film psycho as well.
1. I have seen 11 of the Top 100 Films of all time but at the beginning of the class I had only seen about nine films off of the list. The course really helped my interest in film go deeper or whatever and made me look at films differently.
2. I do have a better understanding of film history and I learned about the different types of perspectives and shots which made me really look at films differently when i watch them.
3.My favorite film was psycho because i have seen many people try to remake the movie but nothing could top the original. I love how Hitchcock makes you think about what's going on currently and it isn't like a normal slasher film. I also liked how he kept focusing the camera on the birds and how that basically relates to the main character who was murdered
Before this course, I had seen 14 of the films, and now I've seen 25. Most of the ones we watched I'd heard of, though. I definitely have a better understanding of film history, especially on the transition between actualities and today's blockbusters. I no longer take for granted what's included in a shot or what camera angle is being used. I'm much more critical of bad films and appreciative of good ones, especially having made one. I enjoyed all of the films we viewed, but my favorite was probably Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock. It served as a puzzle as well as a suspense film. The audience knew more than the characters, providing suspense, but the final reveal was still massive. Throughout the semester, I've been introduced to several genres I didn't know I had an interest in and gained a greater appreciation of film in general.
Since taking this class the number of movies that I have become familiar with has more than doubled as I know almost half of the total movies on the list. Along with this I even have a better understanding of why the movies that I have already seen are on the list and what really makes a good film. Along with this I've also become more and more aware of how the history of the industry itself and the technology within it has changed the way people make films. Over the course of this semester there have been a lot of movies that I've enjoyed watching and I would be hard pressed to just choose one as my favorite but if I had to I would say it was probably Thomas Edison's 1894 Boxing Cats. It will always hold a special place in my heart.
-Cameron Bennett
At the beginning of the year, I had only seen about 10-15 films on the list of the Top 100. Now, I have seen or studied at least 25. Yay! Improvement! From this class, I have a much wider understanding and appreciation for film, the history of film, the production of film and film studies in general. I find myself analyzing director and cinematography choices while watching movies at home or with friends or in classes at school, much to the annoyance of my peers. I want to continue studying and making films, I have found it so interesting. I also think this class has ruined any low quality or bad movies for me - I just won't be able to stand watching them anymore. My favorite film that we watched this year was definitely Jaws. JUST KIDDING! I really loved watching Psycho, though, I thought the composition of the entire film was brilliant, I was strung along and fully immersed in the story the whole time, the characters were brilliant and the cinematography choices were really really cool. Go Hitchcock! I have a wider appreciation for horror and suspense movies from this course, and understand how to redefine different movie stereotypes to create more original work.
A. Compared to the beginning of the course, I have seen at least twice as many movies from the list, perhaps even more. At the beginning of the course, I wouldn't call myself knowledgeable about film at all. But, throughout the semester, I found myself retaining a lot of useful information. Now when someone makes an allusion about "Gone With the Wind," I can understand the reference. This particular experience has happened one time already, and I was ecstatic that I finally understood what the title meant.
B. I have a better understanding of the film industry now that I have taken this course. I learned about the different aspects of analyzing films and further used the ideas that we learned in Playwriting.
C. My favorite film was Duck Soup because it was really funny and helped me to understand how to write Slapstick Comedies effectively.
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