Becoming+an+Expert



For this assignment, you will use the internet to research your 6 films assigned to you on the list on the page named Your Seven Movies.

1. Create your own page and put your own name on it. Hyperlink your new page to the Student Pages found in Spring 2010. Tag it with your own name, and with the assignment name: Becoming an Expert.

2. Insert a table, and inside 6 of the cells, insert a picture that illustrates each of your movies. To do this, images must be uploaded and properly named. Find the image on the internet, right click and save it to your file on the server with a new name: last_first-toystory.jpeg This way you can be sure your image won't be exchanged accidentally for something else.

2 1/2. Look at the following link, which is a tabulation of this class's viewing score from the AFI's 100 Movies list. Include in your information on each of your movies, the number of your classmates who have seen that movie. If possible, draw a logical conclusion about which movies people your age are likely to have seen, and why. Include this in your information on your movies.

3. Use the Great Film Websites page to begin researching each movie. Find out the year, director, genre, MPAA rating (i.e. G, PG, PG-13, R) and where you can get it for rental. Add this information to your table for each movie. Please make this page logical and attractive at the same time. Design it! Include a brief synopsis (summary) of the plot or story line of the movie. Use your own words to explain the basic idea of the story in just a few sentences!

4. After reading the basic synopsis (summary of the story) of your movies, select one to study in depth. (NOTE: If you select a movie rated R, you will need a signed permission from a parent, unless you are 18 years old.) Do a second one if you want extra credit. Use this link: http://www.filmsite.org/filmview.html to discover the Tim Dirck method of becoming a movie expert. Look under the References tab for Tips on Viewing, or do a search within the site for Tips on Film Viewing. Follow all of the steps he lists and document your findings on your wikipage. Be creative and artful in your presentation. Include a short video of yourself watching the film, and be sure we can actually see the movie you're watching in your video, and not just glare on the tv screen.

5. Be prepared to show your wikipage to the class, and to give an oral presentation, by the date given on the syllabus.