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


 

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