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#You will be assigned a short | #You will be assigned a short | ||
#*[[Keaton shorts|View list of Keaton shorts here.]] | #*[[Keaton shorts|View list of Keaton shorts here.]] | ||
| − | # | + | #Create a Wikipedia-style article for your short on Screenpedia. (The best articles will be uploaded to Wikipedia.) |
| − | #*Your article must be written on Screenpedia using your account. | + | #*Your article must be written on Screenpedia using your assigned account. |
#*Your article must contain the following sections (as can be seen in these Wikipedia articles: ''[[w:The Frozen North|The Frozen North]]'' and ''[[w:The Goat (1921 film)|The Goat]]''): | #*Your article must contain the following sections (as can be seen in these Wikipedia articles: ''[[w:The Frozen North|The Frozen North]]'' and ''[[w:The Goat (1921 film)|The Goat]]''): | ||
#*#Introduction (two or three sentences, in Wikipedia style) | #*#Introduction (two or three sentences, in Wikipedia style) | ||
| + | #*#At least three subheadings. | ||
#*#Plot (minimum three paragraphs) | #*#Plot (minimum three paragraphs) | ||
#*#Cast | #*#Cast | ||
#*#Production (a few notes about the making of the film; does not have to be detailed, but should include information from a Keaton book) | #*#Production (a few notes about the making of the film; does not have to be detailed, but should include information from a Keaton book) | ||
| − | #*'''Submit your article | + | #*''One bonus point each for:'' |
| − | # | + | #**Inserting a screenshot you created. |
| − | #*'''Submit ''all'' of your screenshots on a flash drive. Due in class Tuesday, 9/27. ''' | + | #**Properly inserting a citation for any reference material you used. |
| + | #*'''Submit your article by emailing its URL to jbutler@ua.edu by 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, 9/27. Worth 10 points.''' | ||
| + | #Create screenshots with [https://www.videolan.org/ VLC Media Player] or other software from your Keaton short. You must capture at least one from ''every'' shot in the short. | ||
| + | #*'''Submit ''all'' of your screenshots on a flash drive. Due in class Tuesday, 9/27. Worth 5 points. ''' | ||
#Select a short segment (minimum 5 minutes) and write an analysis of comic moments in it. | #Select a short segment (minimum 5 minutes) and write an analysis of comic moments in it. | ||
#*Illuminate the comic moments with at least five screenshots. | #*Illuminate the comic moments with at least five screenshots. | ||
#**Use the theories of humor we discussed to explain ''why'' they are comic. | #**Use the theories of humor we discussed to explain ''why'' they are comic. | ||
| − | #**'''Submit ''in print'' in class Tuesday, 10/4.''' | + | #**'''Submit ''in print'' in class Tuesday, 10/4. Worth 20 points.''' |
| − | # | + | #The entire assignment is worth 35% of your final grade. |
Revision as of 14:29, 13 September 2022
Each student will analyze the visual humor in a short film by Buster Keaton.
- You will be assigned a short
- Create a Wikipedia-style article for your short on Screenpedia. (The best articles will be uploaded to Wikipedia.)
- Your article must be written on Screenpedia using your assigned account.
- Your article must contain the following sections (as can be seen in these Wikipedia articles: The Frozen North and The Goat):
- Introduction (two or three sentences, in Wikipedia style)
- At least three subheadings.
- Plot (minimum three paragraphs)
- Cast
- Production (a few notes about the making of the film; does not have to be detailed, but should include information from a Keaton book)
- One bonus point each for:
- Inserting a screenshot you created.
- Properly inserting a citation for any reference material you used.
- Submit your article by emailing its URL to jbutler@ua.edu by 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, 9/27. Worth 10 points.
- Create screenshots with VLC Media Player or other software from your Keaton short. You must capture at least one from every shot in the short.
- Submit all of your screenshots on a flash drive. Due in class Tuesday, 9/27. Worth 5 points.
- Select a short segment (minimum 5 minutes) and write an analysis of comic moments in it.
- Illuminate the comic moments with at least five screenshots.
- Use the theories of humor we discussed to explain why they are comic.
- Submit in print in class Tuesday, 10/4. Worth 20 points.
- Illuminate the comic moments with at least five screenshots.
- The entire assignment is worth 35% of your final grade.
