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TUESDAY JULY 29, 2014
We finished Vertigo today and started Psycho. Homework for Thursday (7/31) is to complete the take home Vertigo quiz. Good luck!

LINK TO VERTIGO QUIZ:

Here's some great links about hitchcock/Vertigo you might find useful/interesting:

Narrative Journal; a media studies teacher wordpress page with loads of great readings available

If you're interested in the suspense meister this site is for you : hitchcock.tv

city sleuth walks us through the San Francisco of Vertigo, then and now

key themes to consider in Vertigo

list of Hitchcock cameos

1000 frames of vertigo

Hitchcock wiki

some Hitchcock basics very well explained (and with pictures!)

image analysis of Hitchcock's Pieta shots

what makes Hitchcock so great (a fun animated short on the master of suspense)

extensive .edu site on Hitchcock, the films, and lots of stills!

an online DIY Hitchcock course that has lots of great resources

wiki article on basic Hitchcock themes/motifs

interesting amatuer summary/analysis of the film
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THURSDAY 24, 2014
If you haven't read pages 218-232 by today, then do that over the weekend. I can promise a quiz on Tuesday!

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TUESDAY JULY 22, 2014
Today we watched The 400 BLows (Truffaut, 1959, 99 min). YOur homework for Thursday is to read pages 218-232 in your text book! Have fun!

If you're interested in learning more about the film, it's background, the director and it's stars check out the links below!

DAMGEROUS MINDS with screen test and interview with Jean-Pierre Léaud

Ferdy On Film is a nice little blog with great criticism, historical perspective and photographs

newwavecinema.com is a concise site that explains what french new wave is, why it's important, how its influenced contemporary filmmaking and has a few different lists to help you get familiar with the new wave library of work

beautifully written review/analysis of the film by critic Roger Ebert

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THURSDAY JUULY 16, 2014
Homework over the long weekend was to complete the Citizen Kane quiz distributed in class. Bring it ready to turn in on Tuesday 7/22.

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THURSDAY JULY 9, 2014
Today we watched The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Wiene, 1920). Over the weekend complete the two sided question sheet about the film and german expressionism. Have it ready to be turned in on Tuesday July 15, 2014.

Also, over the weekend please watch Battleship Potempkin (Eisenstein, 1925). It is available to watch, for free online at archive.org

LINK TO WATCH BATTLESHIP POTEMPKIN, CLICK HERE

You don't have to take notes, but you do have to pay attention while you watch. It's only 73 minutes long and clearly divided into five 'chapters'.

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TUESDAY JULY 7, 2014
We watched a few short early films (Melies, Lumiere Brothers, Edison) and on Tuesday we'll start off by watching Le Voyage Dans La Lune (Melies, 1902, 16 minutes). If you want to watch it or share it with friends you can watch it on vimeo (link below)
Le Voyage Dans La Lune

For Tuesday (4/22) be sure to complete the textbook readings on pages 458-466 (traditions and movements in film history)

And if you finish all your homework you can watch some contentless TV!
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