Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Film Paper/Analysis Advice

Some reminders when you are writing your film papers or any formal essay/analysis for any English, Creative Writing, or Humanities courses:

  • Italicize titles of major or full length works
  • Quote titles of shorter pieces (poems under 1000 lines, short stories under 50 pages, short films under an hour, television show episodes, essays, articles in newspapers or magazines, 10-minute or one act plays, etc.)
  • Introductions should generally start with a hook, followed by a lead-in, followed by your thesis. 
  • Your thesis should be concise, well written, and usually contain an arguable position.
  • Periods go at the ends of sentences. Sentences should not contain so much information as to make them confusing. Separate ideas into clear and concise statements. 
  • Use transitions between ideas or paragraphs.
  • Use the vocabulary I am teaching you regarding film (narratology, for example)

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