Thursday, May 30, 2013

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ACTIVITY 1: Due Date - June 6th


2. Log In:     Username = Your Student Number                         Password = typing

3. Complete the entire “Beginner Course”

ACTIVITY 2: Due Date - June 6th
1. Choose any movie trailer you like from

2. After you watch the trailer, answer the following questions by TYPING a Word Document:
·         What movie did you choose?
·         Why did you choose this trailer?
·         Who are the actors and actresses in this movie? Who is the director?
·         What (if anything) was attractive about the trailer to you? In other words, what did you like or dislike about the trailer?
·         After watching the trailer again, outline the story or plot of the movie. This can be done by watching the trailer to gain an understanding of what the movie is about. If the trailer does not give enough information about the plot of the movie, then describe what the trailer did show.
·         Would you recommend this movie to your friends? Why or why not? Give reasons for your answers.

Example:

 Moonrise Kingdom
            I chose the movie trailer Moonrise Kingdom! This film was directed by Wes Anderson. He has directed many great movies! For example, Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1996), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Squid and the Whale (2005), Hotel Chevalier (2007), The Darjeerling Limited (2007), and Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). Actually, he will have a new movie coming out in 2014 entitled The Grand Budapest Hotel. I chose this trailer because I love Wes Anderson and he is my favorite movie director, currently. I have seen all of his movies, including Moonrise Kingdom. My favorite movie of his is The Royal Tenenbaums because Gene Hackman is the lead actor and he is from my hometown Danville, Illinois.
            The lead actors and actresses in Moonrise Kingdom are; Jared Gilman as Sam Shakusky, Kara Hayward as Suzy Bishop, Bruce Willis as Captain Duffy Sharp, Edward Norton as Scout Master Randy Ward, Bill Murray as Walt Bishop, Frances McDormand as Laura Bishop, Tilda Swinton as Social Services, Jason Schwartzman as Cousin Ben, Harvey Keitel as Commander Pierce, Bob Balaban as Narrator, and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick as Roosevelt.
            The camera work by Anderson and the setting of the story being in the 60’s or 70’s on the East Coast of the U.S. is attractive to me. Also, I always enjoy stories that are of youth and first love.
            The story appears to be a story of adolescent first love. This story shows us how serious we take ourselves, adults and children alike, but in reality much that we are concerned with seems like a joke when we look back upon it. Who doesn’t remember how as a child one could get so upset over something that now seems so meaningless? That is what this story seems to be trying to show us. Also, it shows us that being “different” as a child is possibly “not different” but “very normal”. 
            I would definitely recommend this movie to a friend. It is a fun movie, great to reminisce about your childhood and adolescent love. Watch it! You might like it! 

3. LAST, save your WORD DOCUMENT to Dropbox, please use the following "style" to name your document: (Jay_Brennan_Moonrise_Kingdom_5_30.doc), i.e. (firstname_lastname_movietitle_date.doc). 

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