Multimedia Presentations (Updated)


This semester, you will be responsible for a multimedia presentation based upon a film-related topic.

Presentations must:

  • Run at least 10 minutes—you may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g. PowerPoint, Slides)
  • Be 10-12 slides in length, excluding cover slide and works cited—introduction and conclusion slides are mandatory; presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot receive full points
  • Include at least one multimedia clip—no longer than two minutes in length
  • Include an MLA Style works cited slide—not to be presented
  • Include a one-page handout—to be distributed to the class the day before your presentation via Canvas*
  • Be submitted to Canvas no later than the day of your presentation

*In addition to summarizing the salient points of your presentation, your handout should also echo its style and tone.

IMPORTANT: 

  • To present on Zoom, you will be made a co-host. Be sure to select "Share Sound" before sharing your screen.
  • Not required, but presenting with your camera on can significantly improve class engagement

Topics:

  1. A Brief History of Chinese-American Representation on Screen
  2. Cat-tastrophe” What Happened to Cats?
  3. Titans of Acting: Daniel-Day Lewis
  4. A World of Shadows: Inside German Expression
  5. Bombs Away: Hollywood's Most Infamous Failures
  6. Cinema Au Naturel: A Brief History of Nudity on Film
  7. A Brief History of American Indian Representation on Screen
  8. Color and the Camera: On Hollywood's Colorism Problem
  9. A Brief History of the Drive In
  10. European Movements: Italian Neorealism, French New Wave, and Dogma 95
  11. キング・オブ・ザ・モンスターズ: ゴジラの物語 (The King of the Monsters: The Story of Godzilla)
  12. I’m No Angel: The Life and Times of Mae West 
  13. Trans and Nonbinary Actors and the Debate Over Gendered Acting Categories 
  14. Anna May Wong: The Screen's First Asian Star
  15. Infamous Films: Browning’s Freaks, Damiano’s Deep Throat, and Stone’s Natural Born Killers
  16. The King of Hollywood: The Life and Times of Clark Gable
  17. A Brief History of Italian-American Representation on Screen
  18. Landmarks of New Queer Cinema: My Own Private Idaho, The Living End, and Orlando
  19. Titans of Acting: Robert De Niro
  20. The Soundtrack of Hollywood: The Music of John Williams
  21. A Legacy in Infamy: The Story of Birth of a Nation
  22. Kowai Hanashi: A Brief History of Japanese Horror Films
  23. La época de oro: The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema
  24. Afraid of the Dark?: On the Psychology of Horror Films
  25. Inside Bollywood, the World’s Most Prolific Film Industry
  26. A Different Breed of Musical: Rock Operas of the Seventies
  27. The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki 
  28. Hollywood and Gun Violence: The Continuing Debate
  29. Avengers, Assemble: The Story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
  30. Sixty Years of Bond, James Bond 
  31. The Summer of Barbenheimer 
  32. Spectacular Spectacular: The 21st Century's Movie Musicals
  33. The First Female Directors: Alice Guy-Blaché and Lois Weber
  34. Titans of Acting: Meryl Streep
  35. The Three Amigos: Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón
  36. Gay Goes Mainstream in the '90s: Philadelphia, The Birdcage, and The Talented Mr. Ripley
  37. Baadasssss: A Brief History of Blaxploitation Cinema
  38. No Laughing Matter: The Fatty Arbuckle Scandal
  39. To the Moon and Back: The Magic of Georges Méliès
  40. The Good, the Bad, and, the Ugly: A Look at Spaghetti Westerns

Schedule:

Week 10: Fri 10.27

  • Landon P - Avengers, Assemble: The Story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Week 11: Fri 11.3 

  • Amber L and Huimin W - The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki
  • Tania O - Hollywood and Gun Violence: The Continuing Debate
  • Jizzell Z - La epoca de oro - The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema
  • Abby S and Sofia C - Kowai Hanashi: A Brief History of Japanese Horror Films

Week 13: Fri 11.17

  • Victoria C - Afraid of the Dark?: On the Psychology of Horror Films
  • Cameron C - Sixty Years of Bond, James Bond
  • Frankie A - Summer of Barbenheimer
  • David L - The Good, the Bad, and, the Ugly: A Look at Spaghetti Westerns
Week 15: Fri 12.1
  • Alexandra C - A World of Shadows: Inside German Expression
  • Vincent D - Anna May Wong: The Screen's First Asian Star
  • Cornelius S and Olivia J - The Soundtrack of Hollywood: The Music of John Williams
  • Matthew F. The Three Amigos: Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón

Week 16: Fri 12.8 

  • Jaiden G - キング・オブ・ザ・モンスターズ: ゴジラの物語 (The King of the Monsters: The Story of Godzilla) 
  • Sharon G - Inside Bollywood: The World's Most Prolific Film Industry
  • Jesshua - Baadasssss: A Brief History of Blaxploitation Cinema
  • Carmen U - Color and the Camera: On Hollywood's Colorism Problem

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