SU English Department - Outstanding Students' Essays in Cinema Studies
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The following essays were composed in courses currently taught at Salisbury University. Dr. Elsie Walker created this database because she was inspired by her students' work. Over the coming years, Walker and her colleagues, Drs. Dave Johnson and Andrew Scahill, will add more to this collection. These essays reflect a range of levels and ambitions, but they are united in representing some of the most finely detailed work produced by our film students at Salisbury University. For more information on the Film Concentration program at SU, please visit http://www.salisbury.edu/english/film/
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Bodies and Binaries in _Black Swan_
(2016)The horror film, like other genres, has its characteristic conventions—a strong female protagonist, a sort of “monster,” gory spectacles, emphasis on sound, and the prominence of sex or sexuality, to name a few. However, ... -
An Inconvenient Truth: A Documentary Film Where the Ethos, Logos, and Pathos All Depend on One Man
(2015)_An Inconvenient Truth_, 2006’s Oscar-winning documentary on global warming, is arguably one of the most popular films of its kind in the last decade. Among the highest grossing documentaries of all time, the movie centers ... -
The role of editing in the success of Steven Spielberg's _Jaws_
Editing presents a great opportunity for filmmakers to construct their films in a variety of ways. According to David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, the decisions made during the editing period help to “build the film’s ... -
“If you can’t fix it, you gotta stand it”: _Brokeback Mountain_ and the western genre
There are many common associations that come with the western genre: cowboy hats, boots, spurs, horses, and a rugged hero, just to name a few. Classic westerns, like John Ford’s _Stagecoach_, have programmed us to have ... -
The aural identity of George in Tom Ford’s _A Single Man_
Tom Ford’s directorial debut, _A Single Man_ (2009), was widely acclaimed at film festivals across the globe. The film earned him several nominations, including Best Original Score at the Golden Globes, and The Golden Lion ...
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