“Dark City” – A uniquely dark vision

“Dark City” – A uniquely dark vision

A dark universe Director Alex Proyas’s “Dark City” is unlike just about every other film I’ve ever seen. I still am not sure about it and I’ve seen it dozens of times. We’ll watch it in the context of the other films that have come...
Non-Fiction Writing: Editorial Columns

Non-Fiction Writing: Editorial Columns

Editorial Column Writing Now that you’ve had some experience writing persuasive essays using a variety of rhetorical techniques, we’re going to focus this approach even further by doing some journalistic editorial column writing. In this case, you’ll...
Zhang Yimou’s “Hero”

Exemplary Sample Paper for Film Analysis

I frequently get asked for examples of exemplary work for the class. Because of the way that I pose questions and afford students a great deal of choice within assignments, it’s not always easy to find a single example that would provide enough evidence to serve...
Painting With Light Project

Painting With Light Project

So, you’ve gotten pretty good at making photos of subjects that are illuminated by an external light source. Now, it’s time to use light as your subject by painting with light. In other words, this project requires you to use light to create a subject in your shots....