Prompt: Develop a definition based on your research of what makes a good representation of Film Noir or Hitchcock Film. Then, take a position about whether that film is a good example of a Film Noir film or a good example of a Hitchcock film based on the definition that presented.
Requirements:
2 Films Selected from provided list
4 page minimum
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For this assignment, you will choose two of the films listed below. In order to make an educated decision, I would first look to see which film that I have access to. Then, I would consider the learning that I did based on the reading that I did for the Annotated Bibliography. The last thing I would do is go to the American Film Institute’s (AFI’s) Top 100 Films of All Time and consider which of these appear there – this will show you what is culturally important.
Film Noir:
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
High Sierra (1941)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Dark Passage (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
Key Largo (1948)
D.O.A. (1949)
Hitchcock Films:
Rear Window (1954)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Vertigo (1958)
North By Northwest (1959)
Psycho (1960)
Rubric:
Meet the Requirements: 4 pages
Grammar and Mechanics
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Suggested Outline (NOTICE – THERE IS NO PLOT SUMMARY)
Introduction.
Second Part of the Paper: Develop your definition of what makes a good representation of a Film Noir of Hitchcock film. Look at the articles provided. Refeer to them as you write this.
Remaining Body Paragraphs: Review the films based on your explanation of the films.
Conclusion: Summarize, Crystalize