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FIL 3854 University of South Florida the Magic of Tyler Perry Annotated Bibliography attached are the rubric, instruction, student example and annoyed citation example plz follow everything asked in the insrtucition and not do shortcuts or ill find someod annoyed citation example plz follow everything asked in the insrtucition and not do shortcuts or ill find someone else ne else FIL 3854 Film Art
Research Paper and Annotated Reference Page Assignment
(15% of total grade)
This assignment is comprised of two components – a research paper and an annotated
bibliography. These are the instruction; please review all pages thoroughly.
Overview:
For this project, students should choose a film director (living or dead) and investigate his/her
directorial style. The students should research their director, directing styles, and movie making
techniques to clearly explain and demonstrate the artistic audiovisual signature(s) of their
chosen director. The student should do extensive reading on this topic (and watch several films
by the director), culminating with an annotated reference page.
Main Requirements for the Research Paper:
• 1,000 word (minimum) research paper based on a film director’s cinematic style written
in MLA format.
Main Requirements for the Annotated Works Cited:
• Cite three scholarly sources in MLA format.
i. Please be sure to thoroughly annotate the sources with a minimum of 150 words
each. You should give an overview about what type of source it is, why it was
useful for your research on your director or his/her film techniques, what
information you gleaned from the source, and how it helped you put your paper
together.
• Cite any films utilized in MLA format. The film citations do not need to be annotated and
do not count towards the three scholarly source annotations.
Desired Outcomes of this assignment:
• Become well versed in utilizing research methods (and the University library)
• Expand your exposure to Film Art techniques by methodically watching films by a single
director, honing your critical eye
• Improve techniques at amalgamating and integrating information from various sources
• Advance critical thinking proficiency by offering verifiable observations
• Demonstrate the ability to follow strict scholarly formats (i.e. MLA) and utilize scholarly
research via citations
• Enhance your writing skills by composing an effective, coherent, and logical argument
with concision
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Research Paper Description:
A research paper is meant to show a thoughtful level of investigation on a topic. It requires
critical thinking, information synthesis, and thoughtful planning. A successful research paper
demonstrates that you have watched several films by the director of your choice, explored the
scholarly sources about your director (and/or movie making techniques in general), and
ultimately combined the information with your own ideas. Therefore, the you will synthesize
your findings with your own observations in order to make a coherent argument (i.e. thesis)
about the director’s style in film making. Your assertion will be supported by the research you
conduct and the films you watch.
Detailed Explanation for the Research Paper:
Your paper will be comprised of three parts: an introduction with thesis, body paragraphs with
strong topic sentences, and a conclusion that recaps the paper and/or invites further inquiry
with specific research questions. As opposed to your first paper, you have a little more leeway
with structure for this assignment, but a successful paper will always have these three main
components. In fact, once you have mastered writing an effective paper (with an introduction,
body, and conclusion), you are well on your way to be able to write upper division papers and
even graduate level papers!
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Introduction:
o This paragraph should prime the audience about your topic. You should
introduce your chosen director and his or her cinematic style. There should only
be a minor amount of biographical information–just the basics. Remember this is
a paper on the director’s cinematic style, not a book report about his/her life. You
should conclude the introduction with your thesis statement. Please underline
the thesis. Since this is a short paper, the thesis should only be one or two
sentences. Your thesis should be a concise statement that argues what you think
are paradigms of your chosen director’s cinematic style.
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Body of Paper:
o The body of the paper is devoted to proving your argument via the inclusion of
evidence from observations in the director’s films as well as your researched
scholarly material.
o You should use in text citations where appropriate.
o The flow of your argument should be logical, analytical, and build upon itself. For
every new idea that supports your thesis statement, you should include a topic
sentence. The topic sentences serves as a mini theses and help to keep you on
track when writing your analysis.
o Try to implement transition sentences to guide your reader from one main point
to the next. Your supporting ideas should demonstrate individual aspects of a
director’s signature style.
o As a writer, you should integrate the sources you used and build them up into a
methodical analysis. A successful paper will seamlessly synthesize ideas, while an
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unsuccessful paper will result in a rambling jumble of quotations or
unsubstantiated, scattered claims.
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Conclusion:
o The concluding paragraph should recapitulate what you learned (and argued)
about the director and his/her cinematic signature style. In addition to
reiterating main points, you can also use this space to pose a question or offer
thoughts about possibilities for further research regarding this topic.
Detailed Explanation for the Works Cited Page:
– What is a Bibliography/Works Cited Page?
A bibliography is a compilation of citations in alphabetical order by author’s last name. It
should include published or printed sources of books, scholarly articles, and/or other academic
papers. For this assignment, use MLA format and cite three sources.
– How should I create the bibliography?
Making a successful annotated bibliography takes time and effort. You will need to
spend time reading, researching, and evaluating information via informed academic inquiry. It
is important to do a broad overview of sources then narrow down your findings to pertinent
items. Finally, choose the most relevant texts.
– What is an annotation?
Your annotation should follow the citation. It should be a concise paragraph that
evaluates and describes the source you cite in your own words. The reason for an annotation is
to organize information regarding the significance, precision, and attributes of the sources
cited. It should also evaluate how it helped you in your research. Your annotation must be a
minimum of 150 words.
• Your annotation should begin with a topic sentence that presents the overall idea of the
paragraph, two-to-three sentences that provide an overview and summary of the main
points of the source. Then, present two-to-three sentences that assesses the quality of
the source in terms of authority, accuracy, objectivity, and coverage. Finally, the
annotation should conclude with one- to-two sentences that reflect on the relevance
and usefulness to the research for your presentation relevance and importance of the
specific chosen source to your presentation.
• Please include a word count for each annotation (not the bibliographic citation).
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Some Helpful Details:
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Films by the director can certainly be used as evidence/support in your paper. In fact, it
is expected that you will mention films and examples when supporting your claims.
However, citing films should be not be in lieu of the three (minimum) printed/published
research sources.
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The paper should be written in accordance with correct MLA citation style.
i. For information on how to properly format an MLA-style citation, visit the USF
Library page or Purdue OWL regarding how different resources are formatted
(be sure to click on the specific link associated with your formatting type from
the left hand menu under “MLA Formatting and Style Guide”):
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_
and_style_guide/mla_works_cited_page_basic_format.html
ii. Examples of annotated formatting can be found here (make sure to explain how
the source was useful to you):
https://irsc.libguides.com/mla/annotatedbibliography
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While it is tempting to use the automatic citation formatting services provided by the
library website (such as Citation Builder, Citation Machine, or EasyBib), be aware that
citations created by those programs are often incorrect. If you chose to use such a
program, always double-check the formatting against the examples provided by USF
Library page or Purdue OWL.
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The bibliographic citations must be from sources that are useful and relevant to your
paper. In other words, do not provide gratuitous documentation that is marginallyrelated or completely irrelevant to your topic.
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Websites, especially sites such as IMDB, Wikipedia, and blogs are not acceptable.
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I recommend taking advantage of the access afforded by the USF library system to
digital film journals such as Film Comment, Film Criticism, Film Quarterly, Cineaste, and
American Cinematographer. You can also review: http://guides.lib.usf.edu/filmart
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Student 1
A+ Student
Professor Colkitt
Film Art, FIL3854
3 November 2019
Obey and Consume John Carpenter
The genius of John Carpenter finds many forms in the movies that have his name
attached to them. These forms of genius involve script writing, music composition, and most
importantly directing. Sometimes misunderstood but never dismissed, the Kentucky born
Carpenter went to the University of Southern California. He explores a wide range of subjects
that almost always include the supernatural (Ziegler 770). His unique style of directing provides
a satirical social commentary in the 1988 film They Live, from an adventurous journey into the
underground of San Francisco in the 1986 movie Big Trouble in Little China, to his earlier work
in the 1982 film The Thing, in which he gracefully tackles the science fiction horror movie genre.
Carpenter’s movies are generally box office flops but, in the end, become cult classics. These
three films, They Live, Big Trouble in Little China, and The Thing, provide an overall
understanding and help the movie goer dive deeper into the mind of John Carpenter. The viewer
can more clearly understand his style of directing with his non-diegetic music and the implicit
meanings that he produces in these three films.
Music and the implicit meaning play a big role in the film he wrote, musically
composed, and directed in They Live. The movie stars Roddy Piper as a drifter who stumbles
upon sunglasses that reveal a controlling alien society. With these sunglasses on he can see the
aliens costumed as humans and can also see subliminal messages within the mass media that
brainwash humans to consume, obey, and not have independent thought. Carpenter’s
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synthesized non-diegetic music in the film produces a campy b-movie feeling. In the
publication of Film Comment, Carpenter touches on his love for bad movies. “The Poor, The
Awful, The Stupid – movies I dearly love and would much rather watch than classics. As a kid,
I knew a lot of the movies were hideous, but I didn’t care. I loved them anyway. I forgave
everything” (Carpenter 52). Also, the film has a great social commentary within the implicit
meaning. The film was created in the era that Ronald Reagan was in office as president of the
United States. Carpenter skillfully designed the movie to deliver his point of view that he
believed that politics in America were trying to corrupt the minds of the bourgeois (Corliss and
Harvey 52).
Carpenter had a little more help with Big Trouble in Little China. While taking the
directing helm, Alan Howarth assisted him in composing the music and the film was written by
Gary Goldman, David Z. Weinstein, and W.D. Richter. The movie is about a truck driver named
Jack Burton (Kurt Russel) who gets caught up with helping a friend rescue his bride to be from a
black magic criminal syndicate in San Francisco’s Chinatown. One again, Carpenter incorporates
a classic 1980’s synthesized sound in his non-diegetic music. This music provides great
anticipation within the scenes that breaks a stereotypical sound that, in the past, has been used for
Asian people in action movies. Gaining inspiration from his father, who had a PhD in music,
Carpenter’s concern for the music in the film is obviously well calculated throughout this film
(Carpenter and McCarthy 19). The simpler implicit meaning in the film gives the viewer a
feeling that anyone can be a superhero when they are dealt with situations that may seem
impossible to overcome. Jack Burton is a regular guy. A truck driver who gets wrapped up in a
magical adventure with over-powering characters that have inhuman abilities. The power of
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friendship and love gives him the ability, with a little help from a magic potion, to rise to the
occasion in defeating a force which in normal situations would seem dominant.
In The Thing, Carpenter’s only role was to direct. Some consider this film to be his best
work and he does a wonderful job in the horror movie genre. The movie is set on the desolate,
expansive continent of Antarctica. Carpenter uses his most preferred actor Kurt Russel as R.J.
MacReady, who is part of a team of American research scientists. The research crew encounters
an alien life force that has been awoken by Norwegian scientists. These aliens infiltrate the
human bodies as hosts for their survival and possible world domination. Carpenter’s use of the
non-diegetic music brings suspense and captivates the viewer. It amplifies the anxiety of who to
trust and intensifies the feeling of what will happen next. It is clear that through a metaphorical
osmosis, in relation to the aliens in the movie, was absorbed from his father (Carpenter and
McCarthy 22). The intrinsic meaning is layered inside the plot with an ending for the win of the
science team. But was it a win for humanity when the remaining characters see the birds fly
away possibly transferring the alien cells abroad? Carpenter leaves this up to the imagination of
the viewer. This meaning in the film could look grim but not everything can be under our own
control and people have to accept that a force greater than themselves has the ultimate power.
Some people use religion and others use self-help twelve step programs for help, but it is
suggested in the film that we are not alone, using the aliens as an implied comparison, and that
sometimes people just need to accept life on life’s terms.
It is unfortunate that the resonation of John Carpenter’s genius as a renaissance man takes
time to understand for the average movie-goer. His unique style brings forth entertainment in
many ranges. He validates his ability to capture the audience with a wide umbrella of different
situations using the supernatural to guide his expression. Carpenter, like in They Live, does not
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abide by the status quo and creates masterpieces with his independent thought. He also proves,
like Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China, that he is able to overcome what might look like
the impossible in the Hollywood industry by producing movies that eventually get the credit they
deserve. In The Thing, the science team are battling an alien life form, as Carpenter battles for
the praise he is entitled to, but does not always immediately get. These three movies confirm that
the usage of the non-diegetic music and intrinsic meanings in John Carpenter’s films put him in
an exclusive class by himself.
Word Count: 1150
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Annotated Bibliography
Carpenter, John. “John Carpenter’s GUILTY PLEASURES.” Film Comment, vol. 32, no.5, 1996,
pp. 50–53.
John Carpenter wrote a pleasurable article that provides a short background in his life, his
studies, and his love for what some people consider bad movies. The fitting title, “Guilty
Pleasures,” of this entertaining article provides a background into the psyche of Carpenter.
Following his short personal history is a list of the movies he loves with a brief summary of
them. A stand out film in his list is The Giant Claw that gives the viewer insight about his love
for supernatural monsters done in a horribly exquisite way. Carpenter explains that he studied the
classics but found them boring and fell in love with the “flops and trash”. His somewhat childish
personality is charmingly apparent when he writes about his fondness of the rock music, naked
women, sex, and violence in these movies. In general, the article is an entertaining list of bad
movies that inspired John Carpenter to make beautiful movies.
Annotated Word Count: 154
Carpenter, John, and Todd McCarthy. “Trick and Treat: John Carpenter Interviewed by Todd
McCarthy.” Film Comment, vol. 16, no. 1, 1980, pp. 17–24.
The playful choice of the title, Trick or Treat: John Carpenter Interviewed by Todd McCarthy, is
taken to reference Carpenter’s hit Movie Halloween that was filmed in 1978. In this article
McCarthy reaches into the depths of John Carpenter’s mind with a keenly in-depth interview
with the film legend. Before the interview starts McCarthy writes a brief preface about Carpenter
which mainly focuses on the low budget aspect of his films. Throughout the interview, McCarthy
exposes inspirations that Carpenter uses for all aspects of his filmmaking. Carpenter reveals his
love for Howard Hawks, who some believe was the best American film director that know has
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heard of. He also goes into detail about his father who has a PhD in music and how it inspired
him to grow and fall in love with the process of creating non-diegetic music for his films. The
interview continues into his years in college and the beginning of his movie making career. In
the end of the interview, McCarthy and Carpenter discuss aspects of The Fog, which was his
latest movie at the time. The interview provides abundant information about how John Carpenter
became the person he was up until 1980.
Annotated Word Count: 197
Corliss, Richard, and Stephen Harvey. “The 1988 Movie Revue, I: 1988 & All That.” Film
Comment, vol. 25, no. 1, 1989, pp. 52–53.
Richard Corliss and Stephen Harvey put together an illustrated article that highlights some of the
films that made their debuts in 1988. The review for John Carpenter’s, They Live, provides
insight into Carpenter’s implicit meaning of the film. The review explains that a commercial that
was shown for the movie to attract viewers. The commercial cautions the American movie goer
during the presidential voting period that people may see politicians on television as normal
people, but they are not. It was meant to inform the viewer that these politicians were actually
aliens trying to control the minds of the public. There is also an amusing picture from the movie
of two aliens reporting the daily news. There is a two-date time line at the end provides a funny
reference that after a Republican was voted into office as president went to see a movie called,
My Stepmother is an Alien.
Annotated Word Count: 150
Criteria
Research Paper: MLA
Format
Introduction Paragraph:
Overall
Introduction Paragraph:
Thesis Statement
Ratings
5 to >4.5 pts
Excellent
4.5 to >4 pts
Good
Correctly formatted with MLA throughout (e.g.
heading, font, indentation, italization) and
includes in text citations where appropriate.
Minor issues
present in
MLA
formatting
Pts
4 to >3.5 pts
Needs
Improvement
Noticeable and/or
reoccurring
issues with
formatting
3.5 to >3 pts
Substandard
3 to >0 pts
Poor
Haphazardly
formatted without a
consistent adherence
to MLA
Format is
incorrect or
missing
10 to >9 pts
Excellent
9 to >8 pts
Good
8 to >7 pts
Needs Improvement
7 to >5.5 pts
Substandard
5.5 to >0 pts
Poor
Paragraph succinctly
and elegantly primes
the audience about
chosen topic (explains
director and his or her
cinematic style with a
minor amount of
biographical
information).
Paragraph primes the
audience about chosen
topic (expla…
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