-provide a brief summary of the film (remember that we?re all watching these films, so you don?t need to tell us much detail about the film in the initial summary!).

–include AT LEAST TWO PARAGRAPHS (10-12 sentences each) of analysis of the film, utilizing the terminology and concepts that are relevant to the course materials.

–offer specific examples from the film to illustrate your points.

–CITE (this means provide a DIRECT QUOTE and indicate the page number) the textbook(looking at movies: an introduction to film, 4th edition. By Richard Barsam and Dave Monaha) and/or tutorial dvd materials.

? Film Analysis: Citizen Kane
? Film Analysis: American Beauty
? Film Analysis: Lost in Translation
