Category Archives: Class Activities

The Bear

Posted on December 1, 2017 by myra maillet

Film: The Bear Year: 1988 Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud Synopsis: Set in late 19th century British Columbia, an orphaned bear cub navigates its forest home, exploring, searching for food, avoiding predators, including a team of skin hunters and their hounds, and … Continue reading →

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Mise en Scene

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Jamie Hillman

Title: The Devil Wears Prada Year: 2006 Director: David Frankel Brief Synopsis: Journalist, Andy, has just been hired to work for a fashion magazine. Her boss is unbearably demanding, and Andy must learn how to accommodate all of her obscure … Continue reading →

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Mise-En-Scene – Macbeth

Posted on November 27, 2017 by kamilah thorpe

Film: Macbeth Year: 2015 Director: Justin Kurzel Synopsis: The story of Macbeth, using the original Shakespearean script, and set in the era of the original play as well (Medieval Scotland). I chose this film because I thought it was a … Continue reading →

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500 Days of Summer

Posted on November 27, 2017 by leah zielke

500 Days of Summer (2009) Director: Marc Webb Synopsis: Tom Hansen tells his unconventional love story in 500 Days of Summer. The movie jumps around the 500 days he knew her, reliving the high and the low points. Rationale: I … Continue reading →

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Sin City (2005)

Posted on November 27, 2017 by adrian albulescu

Sin City (2005) by Frank Miller Synopsis: This movie is an adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel. The movie focuses on a number of characters that are loosely associated with each other though they don’t all know each other. The … Continue reading →

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Mise-en-scene: Inception

Posted on November 27, 2017 by sunny shin

Film: Inception (2010) Director: Christopher Nolan Synopsis: Dom Cobb is a thief with the rare ability to enter people’s dreams and steal their secrets from their subconscious. His skill has made him a hot commodity in the world of corporate espionage … Continue reading →

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Mise-en-Scene Analysis

Posted on November 27, 2017 by william butcher

Title: 20th Century Women Year: 2016 Director: Mike Mills (Beginners, 2010; Thumbsucker, 2005) Synopsis: A mother, Dorothea Fields, asks for help from two other women to help raise her son, Jamie. The two women are Abbie, a punk and an … Continue reading →

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Mise-en-scene: Kill Bill Vol 1

Posted on November 27, 2017 by brianna ferguson

Film: Kill Bill Vol 1 (2003) Director: Quentin Tarantino Synopsis: Kill Bill is a revenge drama that follows the character of The Bride (Uma Thurman) as she takes steps to enact revenge upon the former members of a gang that … Continue reading →

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Mise-en-scene: Oldboy

Posted on November 25, 2017 by melanie pierluigi

Film: Oldboy (2003) Director: Chan-wook Park Synopsis: Oldboy is a South Korean mystery-thriller neo-noir film. The film follows the story of Oh Dae-su, who is imprisoned in a cell which resembles a hotel room for 15 years without knowing the … Continue reading →

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Mise-en-Scene: Marshland

Posted on November 25, 2017 by james donnici

Film: Marshland (2014) Director: Alberto Rodriguez Synopsis: Set Spain in 1980, against the backdrop of the death of Francisco Franco and the country’s transition from Fascism to democracy, the film follows a missing persons investigation. Two detectives from Madrid are … Continue reading →

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