Now, review some exemplary examples of final projects from previous semesters of this course to get a sense of how to complete this assignment. You can also use these examples to spark your imagination and begin thinking of what final project route to take. I encourage you to consider your strengths. If you feel that your particular strength is in any of these final project modalities, I suggest completing the one that makes you feel the most comfortable in the quality of your analysis!

Excellent Video Essays

Here is an excellent video essay from Madison Jones who was in my course last semester. Her essay "The Language of Film: Close Encounters & Arrival" explores both films in the context of "Voice and Language" and "Rhetoric." https://vimeo.com/548448753

Review this video essay from a student who took this course a few semesters ago. He decided to analyze John Carpenter's They Live and Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times in the context of two concepts from Filmish chapters "Power and Ideology" and "Voice and Language."

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Excellent Graphic Novel

For a creative approach to the development of a graphic novel, consider this final project. The author contrasted A Star is Born (2018) and Focus (2015) considering camera and sound design techniques. Pay attention to how the graphic novel guide's the reader's eye, as well as composes text with imagery.

Excellent Series of Critical Essays

Finally, please review this collection of essays. Consider how the author developed their argument across multiple essays.

I hope that these three examples have provided you a bit of clarity on the final project requirements as well as given you an idea for how to approach your own final projects. I recommend spending the next week or so thinking about what films you would like to analyze as well as what concepts from this course have inspired you the most.

On the next page, you'll learn some research methods for film analysis before completing your first final project assignment.

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