Prepare As you prepare to write this discussion, take a few moments to do the following: Review the Modeled Discussion . Read any required and recommended reading materials for this week, especially Chapter 7 from the text. Review the grading rubric for this discussion. Explore movie clips from the Movieclips website or the Internet Movie Database – IMDB . Reflect Choose a clip that you wish to analyze. The clip you choose must be from a film (preferably from a film with which you are familiar) – not a film trailer or a mash-up. Re-watch your chosen movie clip while closely observing the mise en scène. What analysis can you make about the placement and movement of characters and props in the scene as they relate to camera shots, color, lighting, and other elements of cinematography? Write (due Thursday, Day 3) In your discussion, analyze at least three elements of cinematography and editing (e.g., lighting, color, shots, focus, transitions, and types of cuts) by evaluating the dramatic impact of the scene. Interpret the scene based on your analysis. In your view, what mood, symbolism, or meaning results from the scene’s creative editing and cinematography? Include the name or partial name of the film clip you analyzed in the “Subject” line of your discussion. Include the link to your film clip in the body of your post. Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. http://www.movieclips.com/ discussion two Prepare As we have been discussing, the mise en scène of a film is the use of a variety of design elements to create the visual theme. As you prepare to write this discussion, take a few moments to do the following: Read any required and recommended reading materials for this week, especially Chapter 5 (Mise en Scene and Actors). Review the grading rubric for this discussion. Select a full-length film from the AFI 10 Top 10 list . Reflect Last week, we examined how different lighting styles and choices affected the final impact of a film. This week, we will consider different types and categories of sound at work in film and assess how they contribute to the overall sense of meaning in a film. There are many types of sound in a film. Some are diegetic (sounds that are represented as coming from within the world of the film); others are non-diegetic (sounds that come from outside the world of the film). Your text describes the different categories of sound that fall under those types. What types of sounds, and what categories, are most effectively used in the film under consideration? Write (due Thursday, Day 3) Please view the video Adding Pictures and Video to Discussions and Introductions for guidance on how to integrate multimedia with your response. Using specific examples from your chosen film, construct a discussion post of at least 200 words in which you De.

1. Prepare
As you prepare to write this discussion, take a few moments to
do the following:
Review the
Modeled Discussion
.
Read any required and recommended reading materials for this
week, especially Chapter 7 from the text.
Review the
grading rubric
for this discussion.
Explore movie clips from the
Movieclips
website or the
Internet Movie Database – IMDB
.
Reflect
Choose a clip that you wish to analyze. The clip you choose
must be from a film (preferably from a film with which you are
familiar) – not a film trailer or a mash-up. Re-watch your
chosen movie clip while closely observing the mise en scène.
What analysis can you make about the placement and movement
of characters and props in the scene as they relate to camera
shots, color, lighting, and other elements of cinematography?
Write
(due Thursday, Day 3)
In your discussion, analyze at least three elements of
cinematography and editing (e.g., lighting, color, shots, focus,
transitions, and types of cuts) by evaluating the dramatic impact

2. of the scene. Interpret the scene based on your analysis. In your
view, what mood, symbolism, or meaning results from the
scene’s creative editing and cinematography?
Include the name or partial name of the film clip you analyzed
in the “Subject” line of your discussion. Include the link to your
film clip in the body of your post. Your initial post should be at
least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples
from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources,
and properly cite any references.
http://www.movieclips.com/
discussion two
Prepare
As we have been discussing, the mise en scène of a film is the
use of a variety of design elements to create the visual theme.
As you prepare to write this discussion, take a few moments to
do the following:
Read any required and recommended reading materials for this
week, especially Chapter 5 (Mise en Scene and Actors).
Review the
grading rubric
for this discussion.
Select a full-length film from the
AFI 10 Top 10 list
.

3. Reflect
Last week, we examined how different lighting styles and
choices affected the final impact of a film. This week, we will
consider different types and categories of sound at work in film
and assess how they contribute to the overall sense of meaning
in a film.
There are many types of sound in a film. Some are
diegetic
(sounds that are represented as coming from within the world
of the film); others are
non-diegetic
(sounds that come from outside the world of the film). Your
text describes the different categories of sound that fall under
those types. What types of sounds, and what categories, are
most effectively used in the film under consideration?
Write
(due Thursday, Day 3)
Please view the video
Adding Pictures and Video to Discussions and Introductions
for guidance on how to integrate multimedia with your
response.
Using specific examples from your chosen film, construct a
discussion post of at least 200 words in which you
Describe each of the three basic categories of sound (dialogue,
sound effects, and music).
Explain how the different categories of sound are being used in
your chosen film.
Assess the impact of sound in establishing the theme.
How does the use of sound inform the mood of the scene, or the
film overall?
Can you identify specific sounds in your film that allow you to
infer a particular genre?

4. Since each category of sound may produce a range of effects,
how might you characterize the effects in your film? For
example, realistic and expected sound effects may have a
different effect on a viewer than exaggerated or unexpected
ones.
Assess how the scene or sequence would play differently if you
changed or removed a key category of sound.
You must use at least
two
outside sources, in any combination of embedded video clips,
still photos, or scholarly sources. All sources should be
documented in APA style as outlined by the
Ashford Writing Center
. It is suggested that you approach this post by focusing your
attention on the same film you will write about in this week’s
“Establishing Theme” assignment.