ROSEMONT COLLEGE
SPECIAL TOPIC IN
COMMUNICATION:
INTRO TO FILMMAKING
COM 0412 01 A
Fall
2006
Semester
THE BIG FINAL EXAM IS HERE!
Syllabus
Tips for Better Camera Work
Shot Composition 1
Shot Composition 2
Shot Composition 3
Shot Composition 4
Sample Script Format
(MS Excel file, requires MS Office on your computer)
Suggested Reading
iMovie Tutorials
Homework 1
Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Film & Performance Index page
FILM ANALYSIS LIST
NOTE: Students can only
select ONE
film from each decade to analyze.
Click on the film's title for
IMDb.com
info.
Some of the included screenplays are in .PDF format,
which will require a free .PDF reader from
Adobe.com to
be installed on your computer.
FILM ANALYSIS
FORM
1940s
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
SCREENPLAY
Citizen Kane (1941)
SCREENPLAY
Maltese Falcon (1941)
SCREENPLAY
1950s
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
SCREENPLAY
On the Waterfront (1954)
SCREENPLAY
The Searchers (1956)
SCREENPLAY
Vertigo (1958)
SCREENPLAY
1960S
The Birds (1963)
SCREENPLAY
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
SCREENPLAY
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
SCREENPLAY
The Graduate (1967)
SCREENPLAY
The Producers (1968)
SCREENPLAY
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
SCREENPLAY
1970s
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
SCREENPLAY
Sounder (1972)
SCREENPLAY
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
SCREENPLAY
Taxi Driver (1976)
SCREENPLAY
Annie Hall (1977)
SCREENPLAY
Monty Python’s Life of Brian
(1979)
SCREENPLAY
1980s
The Elephant Man (1980)
SCREENPLAY
Blade Runner (1982)
SCREENPLAY
The Verdict (1982)
SCREENPLAY
Blood Simple (1984)
SCREENPLAY
Agnes of God (1985)
SCREENPLAY
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
SCREENPLAY
Blue Velvet (1986)
SCREENPLAY
The Last Temptation of Christ
(1988)
SCREENPLAY
1990s
Misery (1990)
SCREENPLAY
The Grifters (1991)
SCREENPLAY
This Boy's Life (1993)
SCREENPLAY
Ed Wood (1994)
SCREENPLAY
Fargo (1996)
SCREENPLAY
The Ice Storm (1997)
SCREENPLAY
American History X (1998)
SCREENPLAY
2000s
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
SCREENPLAY
The Anniversary Party (2001)
SCREENPLAY
Ghost World (2001)
SCREENPLAY
Mulholland Drive (2001)
SCREENPLAY
Monster's Ball (2001)
SCREENPLAY