Film Review(S) Assignment Sheet

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FILM REVIEW(S) ASSIGNMENT SHEET

Please use the following format to write your film review(s)

You are to employ this Vimeo site: https://vimeo.com/search?q=monmouth+county+teen+arts

select two student films entered from the Monmouth County Teen Arts Festival and review them using the attached movie review form. Your work will be due buy the next class and graded as classwork.

FLM #1:

Heading

Your Name

Name of Film

Director

Genre (use your judgment)

Introduction

Introduce the film you saw. Be sure to include any background information about the film that may be interesting to the read. Also, introduce the director and stars. At the end of the introduction have a thesis stating your opinion of the film; was the film worth screening? Be creative in your wording of the thesis.

Plot Synopsis

Provide a BRIEF plot summary of the film. Is the plot original or cliché? Is the plot predictable? Please do not give away endings, but you still must show competent knowledge of the film.

Themes

What was the main theme of the movie? Does the movie teach the viewer anything about life, love etc.? Include what these themes are as well as how they are conveyed to the reader

Visual Elements

How was the film’s visual appearance? Is there anything interesting about the camera work (angles, shots, etc.) or the set designs (costumes, locations) or the lighting (light/dark).

Conclusion

Conclude the review with your opinion of the film. Be creative and try to persuade the reader to either see or not see the film based on your review. Also, rate the film. You can do this with thumbs up/down, a scale of 1-10 or any other of a million possibilities.

FILM REVIEW RUBRIC

Rubric for self - assessment of film viewed: Please employ the rubric below in order to guide and assess the film(s) you reviewed.

Criteria / Exemplary (4) / Satisfactory (3) / Fair (2) / Needs Improvement (1)
% / 100 - 89 / 88 - 79 / 78 - 66 / 65 - 0
Creativity Of Storyline / The plot is not copied from any other storyline, thus, making it original on its own; the film makes use of symbols for creativity. / The plot is original on its own, though adapted in a way from another storyline; the film has unique elements. / Many of the scenes or parts of the plot are copied from another storyline; the film makes use of little symbolism, if there is any. / Majority of the plot is copied from another storyline; there is no symbolism used and there are no unique elements.
Plot Synopsis / The film is easy /interesting to the audience and presents a unique story. / Majority of the film is ok but the plot is weak and not very entertaining. / The film is moderately entertaining but hard to understand. / The film does not make sense or relates any story.
Music and Sound Effects / The music and sound effects used are suitable in every scene establishing strong viewing experience. / The music and sound effects used add up to the understanding of the film. / There are some sound effects used; music is somehow present in the film. / There is music used, but sound effects are rarely used. The music and sound effects are all over the place.
Visual Elements (Camera work) / There are interesting camera angles and techniques which show excellent technical skills. / Camera work is good but could use more variety of shots and sequences. / Most of the scenes are uninteresting and static with very little variety. / There is no evident creativity in camera work (security camera)
Video and Editing Quality / Transitions are perfectly well and the video quality is intensely clear. / Transitions are smooth and the video quality is clear enough to be viewed. / Transitions are somehow smooth and the video quality is not clear but viewable. / Transitions are modest and the video quality is not clear enough to be viewed.
CRITERIA / Exemplary (4) / Satisfactory (3) / Fair (2) / Needs Improvement (1)
Creativity Of Storyline
Plot Synopsis
Music and Sound Effects
Visual Elements (Camera work)
Video and Editing Quality

FLM #2:

Heading

Your Name

Name of Film

Director

Genre (use your judgment)

Introduction

Introduce the film you saw. Be sure to include any background information about the film that may be interesting to the read. Also, introduce the director and stars. At the end of the introduction have a thesis stating your opinion of the film; was the film worth screening? Be creative in your wording of the thesis.

Plot Synopsis

Provide a BRIEF plot summary of the film. Is the plot original or cliché? Is the plot predictable? Please do not give away endings, but you still must show competent knowledge of the film.

Themes

What was the main theme of the movie? Does the movie teach the viewer anything about life, love etc.? Include what these themes are as well as how they are conveyed to the reader

Visual Elements

How was the film’s visual appearance? Is there anything interesting about the camera work (angles, shots, etc.) or the set designs (costumes, locations) or the lighting (light/dark).

Conclusion

Conclude the review with your opinion of the film. Be creative and try to persuade the reader to either see or not see the film based on your review. Also, rate the film. You can do this with thumbs up/down, a scale of 1-10 or any other of a million possibilities.

FILM REVIEW RUBRIC

Rubric for self - assessment of film viewed: Please employ the rubric below in order to guide and assess the film(s) you reviewed.

Criteria / Exemplary (4) / Satisfactory (3) / Fair (2) / Needs Improvement (1)
% / 100 - 89 / 88 - 79 / 78 - 66 / 65 - 0
Creativity Of Storyline / The plot is not copied from any other storyline, thus, making it original on its own; the film makes use of symbols for creativity. / The plot is original on its own, though adapted in a way from another storyline; the film has unique elements. / Many of the scenes or parts of the plot are copied from another storyline; the film makes use of little symbolism, if there is any. / Majority of the plot is copied from another storyline; there is no symbolism used and there are no unique elements.
Plot Synopsis / The film is easy /interesting to the audience and presents a unique story. / Majority of the film is ok but the plot is weak and not very entertaining. / The film is moderately entertaining but hard to understand. / The film does not make sense or relates any story.
Music and Sound Effects / The music and sound effects used are suitable in every scene establishing strong viewing experience. / The music and sound effects used add up to the understanding of the film. / There are some sound effects used; music is somehow present in the film. / There is music used, but sound effects are rarely used. The music and sound effects are all over the place.
Visual Elements (Camera work) / There are interesting camera angles and techniques which show excellent technical skills. / Camera work is good but could use more variety of shots and sequences. / Most of the scenes are uninteresting and static with very little variety. / There is no evident creativity in camera work (security camera)
Video and Editing Quality / Transitions are perfectly well and the video quality is intensely clear. / Transitions are smooth and the video quality is clear enough to be viewed. / Transitions are somehow smooth and the video quality is not clear but viewable. / Transitions are modest and the video quality is not clear enough to be viewed.
CRITERIA / Exemplary (4) / Satisfactory (3) / Fair (2) / Needs Improvement (1)
Creativity Of Storyline
Plot Synopsis
Music and Sound Effects
Visual Elements (Camera work)
Video and Editing Quality