The goal of this assignment is to assess your ability to produce a coherent synthesis of how different aspects of film content and film form connect to what we are learning in class about historical representation through documentary film.
For Film Analysis # 2 your object of analysis is the documentary 500 Years: Life in Resistance (Pamela Yates, 2017).
Assignment due date: Monday, July 19, noon
Assignment Value: 15%
Evaluation Criteria:
• Write a clear, organized, and coherent text of approximately 500-600 words.
• Your analysis and interpretation of the film content should show familiarity with the whole film, as well as an ability to engage in detail with a specific part of the film and integrate cinematographic scale (brief explanation).
• It is essential that you synthesize in what ways this documentary serves as a vehicle for historical knowledge.
• When referring to the film content, you may refer to situations and information learned through the film, but you should also incorporate what you have learned about documentary film.
• When referring to aspects of film form, it is important to use the correct terminology, and to offer a very detailed description.
