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.

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.

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.
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