Category: Art

-please describe your interest in the areas of cinema arts -what areas of creative media or entertainment arts excites you the most ?-why are you interested in perusing a degree at flashpoint college?-what are your creative, artistic ,and /or profession

If you don’t like the road you’re walking then start paving another one      Where do I begin . When you’re in highschool you’ve got your life planned out you have this mindset of where gonna go and where you gonna be well in highschool i was one of …

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book Davis, Meredith. Graphic Design Theory. Thames and Hudson, 2012. ISBN: 9780500289808Read Ch. 3 The Dimensions of ContentAfter finishing the assigned homework reading, consider the following questions. Respond to this assignment using the text box provided (click Submit) to answer the following: What is one thing that you learned in …

Essay Proposal

Essay Proposal: Each student is required to complete a proposal in anticipation of their final essay that compares one of the films covered in the course with one of the following films available on Criterion-on-Demand: Dirty Dancing (1987), Footloose (1984 or 2011), The Full Monty (1997),Hairspray (2007) or How She …

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VIEW THESE TWO FILMS (on line), TAKE AND TURN IN YOUR NOTES, AND ANSWER THE 2 QUESTIONS BELOW as an alternative to our regularly-scheduled class meeting. There are two great short films by TAD NAKAMURA (a UCSC alum!) that are part of his early trilogy and which I think you …

The Long Voyage Home 1940

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x23979n Your task is to write a 2 page review of the film.  You are to explain what you got out of watching the film without writing about the plot  Your review should tell a story with an intro, body and conclusion.  Two full pages, Times Roman 12 Point Font, …

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The essay should include the following: 1.    A summary of the chosen culture including a short history. 2.    A brief explanation of some beliefs and traditions of the culture. 3.    Description of the instruments used in that cultures music. 4.    Explanation of the key attributes of …

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Your assignment is to write a 4-5 page essay analyzing a historical film (not listed on the syllabus) about the conquest of the Americas. A list of suggested films has been posted on Canvas. Focus your analysis on the following questions: To what subgenre of the Historical Film genre (epic, …

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VIEW ONE OF THESE TWO FILMS, TAKE NOTES (for yourself, you do not need to turn them in), AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE FILM YOU HAVE CHOSEN. Choice A) THE STORY OF VINH (56 minutes) https://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/51286/The-Story-of-Vinh What is the story? Did you pick up on the dualism …

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VIEW THESE TWO FILMS (on line), TAKE AND TURN IN YOUR NOTES, AND ANSWER THE 2 QUESTIONS BELOW as an alternative to our regularly-scheduled class meeting. There are two great short films by TAD NAKAMURA (a UCSC alum!) that are part of his early trilogy and which I think you …

Baroque Period

Choose one important historical development or series of events from the Baroque Period and describe one music compositions connected to it in a short paper of 250-300 words. You might:Reflect on the drama turn to art and literature in the Baroque period and associate this with one music composition from …