Film and Literature Course Reading & Viewing List
Film Analysis Worksheet
I. Vertigo, directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Introduction to Vertigo - PowerPoint
II. Unforgiven, directed by Clint Eastwood
- Unforgiven Discussion Questions
- Measuring Up - Masculinity in Film
- Literary Elements in Unforgiven
- Background on Traditional Westerns
III. Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption Essay Topics
- The Shawshank Redemption Blog Post Assignment
- Quotation Analysis Part I
IV. Pride and Prejudice Blog Post Assignment
- Feminism in Film
IV. The Prestige written by Christopher Priest
- film directed by Christopher Nolan
- The Prestige Essay Assignment
- Gothic Guide to "Revenge" by Percy Shelley
- Gothic Literature Powerpoint (pdf.)
- A List of Gothic Imagery
- Interview with Christopher Nolan
The Film Quiz
V. I am Legend, by Richard Matheson
- Apocalyptic Literature
- Science Fiction Films: An AMC website dedicated to the history of science fiction films.
- Vampire Apocalypse: A Biocultural Critique of Richard Matheson's I am Legend
- 10 Facts from Vampire Apocalypse - A Worksheet
- I am Legend Chapter Questions
- I am Legend - A One Man American Metaphor - NPR Criticism
Midnight in Paris
A Twenties Memory
An overview of Woody Allen and Midnight in Paris
Link: Film and Literature Course Blog
General Course Documents & Presentations:
Course Description & Expecations
Film and Literature Intro Powerpoint
Film Technique Powerpoint
Film Study Intro - Saving Private Ryan
Yale University Film Studies Homepage
New York Times - Anatomy of a Scene
- Introduction to Vertigo - PowerPoint
II. Unforgiven, directed by Clint Eastwood
- Unforgiven Discussion Questions
- Measuring Up - Masculinity in Film
- Literary Elements in Unforgiven
- Background on Traditional Westerns
III. Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption Essay Topics
- The Shawshank Redemption Blog Post Assignment
- Quotation Analysis Part I
IV. Pride and Prejudice Blog Post Assignment
- Feminism in Film
IV. The Prestige written by Christopher Priest
- film directed by Christopher Nolan
- The Prestige Essay Assignment
- Gothic Guide to "Revenge" by Percy Shelley
- Gothic Literature Powerpoint (pdf.)
- A List of Gothic Imagery
- Interview with Christopher Nolan
The Film Quiz
V. I am Legend, by Richard Matheson
- Apocalyptic Literature
- Science Fiction Films: An AMC website dedicated to the history of science fiction films.
- Vampire Apocalypse: A Biocultural Critique of Richard Matheson's I am Legend
- 10 Facts from Vampire Apocalypse - A Worksheet
- I am Legend Chapter Questions
- I am Legend - A One Man American Metaphor - NPR Criticism
Midnight in Paris
A Twenties Memory
An overview of Woody Allen and Midnight in Paris
Link: Film and Literature Course Blog
General Course Documents & Presentations:
Course Description & Expecations
Film and Literature Intro Powerpoint
Film Technique Powerpoint
Film Study Intro - Saving Private Ryan
Yale University Film Studies Homepage
New York Times - Anatomy of a Scene
Essay Instruction and Assitance:
Dartmouth University Writing Instructions for Film Analysis
Dartmouth University Writing Instructions for Film Analysis