Film Critique

Film Critique over shawshank redemption MUST FOLLOW FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS: FILM CRITIQUE -100 POINTS Your film critique must be at least two pages, single-spaced using 12 point font. You must submit your document file via the link provided in the WEEK 4 Folder. It will be written over the film of your choice from this semester’s assigned films. The film critique should be five paragraphs:(1) Intro Paragraph, (2) First Criteria for a Successful film, (3) Second Criteria for a Successful film, (4) Third Criteria for a Successful film, and 5) A closing paragraph concerning the film and how it relates to social issues. Paragraph 2, 3 and 4 should be over three separate topics that we have covered in class that you believe is necessary for a successful film and then analyze that specific topic in the film. For example, you might choose three of the following statements, analyze each of the topics in your film choice, and then choose examples from the film that supports each of your statements. You do not have to use these statements. These are just different example statements that you could make in the three body paragraphs that represent criteria that you believe make a film successful. Paragraph 5 should be over how the film relates to social issues. Please do a little research on the film. There is tons of information out there about different social issues that each film addresses. Good Story: A great movie must have a good plot that tells both an intriguing and unusual story. Suspense: Some element of the film must keep the audience on edge and make them eagerly anticipate a resolution. Originality: The film must present some new concept or idea that has hardly been explored by its predecessors. Some amount of creativity and innovation should invent never-before-seen content. Good Actors/Good Cinematography: No matter how great a job the writers did coming up with a story, it must be properly executed. The actors must convince the audience they are the characters they’re portraying, and the camera crew must capture the scenes in a manner that best illustrates the story. Profound Message: Within the story there should be brought to light a particular moral or ethic. Good Setting: The characters must be placed inside an environment that contributes to their actions and interactions while also emphasizing the themes and moods of the film. The scenery should be pleasing to the eye while not detracting from the main focus of the scene. Soundtrack: I heavily subscribe to the adage “music is the language of the soul”. Sound should compliment the visuals, but also help convey the emotion of each scene. If those two aspects contradict each other, diagetic and non-diageticsoundtracks should each support a separate element in opposition to the other. Composition: Everything must be arranged in a comprehensive manner that upholds the story. Special Effects: The film visuals must maintain a professional quality and stimulate the audience. Special effects should be used appropriately, when they compliment the emotion of each scene and support the setting.