JCM212/Final Exam Review

Collective intelligence in action!

1. Each student will outline a single lecture--noting its key points. See below for lecture assignments. You may confer with other group members about the points. Email that to me, jbutler@ua.edu .
2. The group as a whole will create a 90-second video lecture. No longer!
   • Choose three essential points from the lecture.
   • Briefly explain each in 30 seconds or less.
   • One group member may be your lecturer or you may spread the points among several students.
   • Find a quiet spot to record your lecture.
   • Either email it to me (jbutler@ua.edu); or put it in UA Box; or post it on YouTube/Vimeo/etc. If online somewhere, email me the link. Remember: these videos will be made public.
   • The best 90-second video will earn its group members 5 bonus points on the final exam.

Group assignments

1. Decline of Hollywood Classicism, Rise of the Independents
   • Moonrise Kingdom (2012, 94 mins.)
2. Genre and Authorship: Film Noir and Hawks
   • The Big Sleep (1946, 114 mins)
3. Stardom and Celebrity (Tina Fey)
   • Various Tina Fey videos--including 30 Rock
4. Representation 1: Race / Ethnicity / Class
   • Girlfriends (2000–2008), Fresh Off the Boat (2015– )
5. Representation 2: Gender
   • Juno (Reitman, 2007)
6. Classical Film Theory: Formalism vs. Realism
   • Miscellaneous examples of formalism and realism
7. Media Stylistics
   • Miami Vice (Glaser, 1984)
8. Realism 2: Documentary and News Media
   • Various documentary films
9. Convergence Culture / Transmedia / Video Games
   • The Matrix (Wachowskis, 1999)