Gone With The Wind

1). Relate what was discussed in class or the text to the screening.

- In class we discussed African American cinama and the role they played in film history. In the early times of film African American actors where not allowed to star or act in films. Later on, blacks did feature in films but didnt play serious roles. They mostly played as maids, butlers, slaves, illiterarte, and as overly clownish characters. Gone With The Wind,  showed a perfect example of the kind of characters that African Americans played during that time.

2). Find a related article (on the film, director, studio, actor/actress, artistic content, etc.) and summarize the content.  You may use the library or the Internet.

- Gone With The Wind is one of the most popular love-hate romance films of all time. It was directed by Victor Fleming, produced by David O. Selznick and was derived from the novel Civil War and Reconstruction Period writtin by Margaret Mitchell. In July 1936, Selznick claimed all rights to the film from the novel for $50,000. The film premiered in Atlanta On December 15th 1939, it ran for three and a half hours with one intermission. The premiere of the film eventually reached $200 million dollars making it the highest grossing film. Gone With The Wind received 13 nominations and and eight Academy Awards, more than any other film at that time.

3). Apply the article to the film screened in class.

- The article it discusses the behind scenes of the film and its origin and what took place that made it such a successful film. It talked about Margaret Mitchell being the inspiration of the film because the film came from Mitchell's novel. Watching the film helps to understand the article more, the great success that the film received is talked about in the article but watching the film you see that it's a great and entaining film and it deserves the success that it received.

4). Write a critical analysis of the film, including your personal opinion, formed as a result of the screening, class discussions, text material and the article. I am less interested in whether you liked or disliked a film, (although that can be part of this) than I am in your understanding of its place in film history or the contribution of the director.

- I personally thought the film was great, it was entertaining. I laughed, felt sad and felt what each character felt. Besides the physical part of the film, my understanding of the films place in film history has increased because before I actually watched the film and did some reading on it, I had no understanding on why it was being showed and what it had to do with film history. Victor Fleming and David O. Selzwick are brilliant for taking such a popular novel and making it into a remarkable film.

http://www.filmsite.org/gone.html

 

CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM 

1) ( X ) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class. 

2) ( X ) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper. 

3) ( X ) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text. 

4) ( X ) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper. 

5) ( X ) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read. 

6) ( X ) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography. 

7) ( X ) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality. 

8) ( X ) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper. 



 

It Happened One Night

1). Relate what was discussed in class or the text to the screening.
- It Happened One Night is a classic romantic comedy directed by Frank Capra. The story line of the film was inspired by the short story "Night Bus" and takes place in New York City where a young spoiled woman runs away from her father and eventually falls in love with a reporter, a role played by Clark Gable. It Happened One Night was released in 1934 and brought Frank Capra great success.

2). Find a related article (on the film, director, studio, actor/actress, artistic content, etc.) and summarize the content.  You may use the library or the Internet.
- It Happened One Night is one of film history's pioneering romantic comedies and holds that title still to this day. The film was a film from Columbia studios, which was one of the lesser movie studios at the time, but it one all five major Academy Awards, Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Adaptation. Originally, Frank Capra wanted Robert Montgomery and Myrna Loy, who were both MGM stars, to play the two leading roles but instead he ended up with MGM star Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. The screenplay was based off a story in Cosmopolitan Magazine called "Night Bus" by Samuel Hopkins Adams. The screenplay was co-written by Capra and Robert Riskin, who was uncredited for his participation in the writing of the screenplay.

3). Apply the article to the film screened in class.

- In the article it talks about Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert playing roles that have two different personalities. It says that Gable's character is a gruff and indifferent while Colbert's role is snobbish superior-acting heiress. In the film you see clearly the difference in personality between the two but eventually, in the end of the film, they fall in love.

4). ). Write a critical analysis of the film, including your personal opinion, formed as a result of the screening, class discussions, text material and the article. I am less interested in whether you liked or disliked a film, (although that can be part of this) than I am in your understanding of its place in film history or the contribution of the director.
- It Happened One Night is one of my favorite films because its entertaining and comical. While watching it I understood why its apart of film history. I read that the film was one of the last romantic comedies before the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) started enforcing the production code in 1934 so that was one fact about the film that I found interesting.

http://www.filmsite.org/itha.html

CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM 

1) (X) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class. 

2) ( X ) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper. 

3) ( X ) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text. 

4) ( X ) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper. 

5) ( X ) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read. 

6) ( X ) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography. 

7) ( X ) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality. 

8) ( X ) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper.