Explain how the production you chose fits into its genre.

For this media analysis, you will analyze how one part
affects the whole media production. Note that you should select only a single
piece of media; you should not be discussing more than one film, for example.
You should choose one of the following parts to explore:

Genre: Explain how the production you chose fits into
its genre.
Camera: Analyze how the camera’s use (camera angles,
for instance,) affects the overall production.
Lighting: Describe how lighting is used to enhance or
detract from the production.
Actors/Characters: Analyze how the actors OR the
characters themselves enhance or detract from the production.
Symbols: Explain what the symbols are and how their
usage affects the overall production.
Music: Describe how the music enhances or detracts
from the media production.
Sound Effects: Analyze how the sound effects enhance
or detract from the production.
Special Effects: Explain what special effects are
used and how they affect the viewing experience.
Comparison to a Literary Work: (Note: This option may
only be chosen if the film you chose is also in print form.) How are the book
and film similar? How are they different? Which is better, and why?

MUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS
Your purpose in this assignment is to explain how or why
something works
You should not include a full summary of the
media production. Instead, you can provide a context where needed so
the reader understands what is happening.
The body of the essay must focus
on your analysis.
The essay should have a strong UNDERLINED thesis
statement in addition to an introduction, body, and conclusion.
The conclusion should synthesize all the aspects of the MEDIA ANALYSIS ESSAY without any compromise.

Other than your chosen film, television show, and/or book,
you are required to cite at least 2 other credible sources for this essay in
MLA format. Moreover, if you use specific information from the media production
and/or print source, such as a quotation, you should include your chosen media
source on your Works Cited page, too. Use proper parenthetical citations or signal
phrases, and be sure to include MLA documentation and a Works Cited page for
this assignment

Thesis hints: You might use these guidelines in
crafting your thesis:
If you are analyzing elements in production:
In the movie The Lorax, the characters Lorax, Once-ler,
and Alocius O’Hare were used to show how environmentalists are fighting against
profit-driven industries that are harming the environment and depleting natural
resources.
OR
If you are comparing/contrasting a book and film:
Even though the characters were portrayed mostly the same
across the book and the movie in Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight, the setting in the
movie was much more detailed, which made the movie a much better overall
experience compared to the book.

Length: This assignment should be at least 550 words with at least 2 citations.
Format: MLA-style source documentation and Works Cited

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