For this progress evaluation, you will write two sequence analyses. Each analysis should be between two and one-half to three double-spaced, typed pages (650–750 words). One analysis should examine a sequence from The Graduate, and the other analysis should examine a sequence from American Beauty. Compile both of your sequence analyses into one document for uploading. Select sequences from each film in which elements of mise-en-scène are prominent. Do not try to restrict your analysis of cinematic style only to elements of mise-en-scène, but mise-en-scène should be the focus. That is, mise-en-scène should be the key stylistic details that give substance to your argument Choose a sequence that lasts about two to four minutes. A sequence is a series of shots somehow logically connected in terms of 1.their common locale or setting; and/or 2.their relation to one dramatic moment in the plot (i.e., a "scene"); and/or 3.their common function in terms of furthering plot development

****Select THREE of the following questions and answer each in essay form. Your answers should form three separate "short" essays.(one page each) In each essay, give specific examples from at least two of the films we've watched this quarter. You should also refer to at least one of our course readings to back up your points.**** 1. Address the issue of realism in relation to the films we have watched so far. What did different critics and scholars say about realism and where did they find the roots of the "realist effect"? 2. How can cinema be understood as engaging with distinct, highly uneven and unequal formations of modernity? Give specific examples from at least TWO of the films we have watched. You should also refer to at least ONE of our course readings to back up your points. 3. Describe the general development of Pure Film Movement. How did the movement affect the subsequent film practices? What are the ideological forces that shaped the movement? Discuss Page of Madness (19

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