- Shawshank Redemption viewing
- Characterisation and archetypes in Shawshank Redemption (w/s 14a)
- Structure and narrative in Shawshank Redemption (w/s 14a)
- Messages and values in Shawshank Redemption (w/s 14a)
- Genre in SR (w/s 14a)
- Independent study: This site http://www.shawshankredemption.org/ has some really interesting reflections by the director of the film, Frank Darabont, under 'Analysis'. If you ignore the awful green text, his comments give a terrific insight into the feature film-making process.
Week 2
- Birdman of Alcatraz viewing
- Compare characterisation and stereotypes, structure and narrative, messages and values, and genre in the two films.
- Independent study: read the viewing notes (14c) for the film and the wikipedia entry for Robert Stroud http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stroud
- How accurate is the representation of Stroud in the film, in the context of your background reading? How authentic should cinema be in portraying real events?
- The Magdalene Sisters viewing
Week 3
- The Magdalene Sisters - the language of film (w/s 14b)
- The impossibility of escape (w/s 15) - read and discuss in pairs/ as class.
- The use of voiceover (w/s 17) - bullets 1&2, discuss
- Costume and genre in prison films - annotate and share
- Scenes from prison films for discussion (w/s 18)
- Independent study - contextual reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_asylum
- Donnie Darko viewing
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