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Module 4 DQ 1

Module 4 DQ 1

Q Scroll through and choose one of films focused on in these "anatomy of a scene" (Links to an external site.) clips posted on YouTube by the New York Times (there are lots of them--if you keep scrolling down (Links to an external site.) more and more will show up; you should be able to find at least one film you are interested in exploring more in depth. Note that you must choose a film you have not yet viewed or written about this term). Based on the "anatomy of a scene" (Links to an external site.) clip, what are three critical thinking questions (like those discussed in the TEDx (Links to an external site.) video in 4. 2) you would want to answer after viewing the film in its entirety? Locate the full version of the film you've chosen based on the "anatomy of a scene" (Links to an external site.) clips. View the film and then compose a screening report for your chosen film , hit reply, and copy and paste your report into the discussion thread. Include at the top or the bottom of your screening report the three critical thinking questions (like those discussed in the TEDx (Links to an external site.) video in 4.2 ) you feel you have specifically answered in your screening report on the film. After you have posted your screening report, read through some of your classmates' reports. Post a thoughtful response to one of your classmate's screening reports by addressing the following about their report: How well do you think your classmate answered their critical thinking questions? What's the best example they've used as evidence in their report and why? What do you still want to know more about that you feel your classmate hasn't yet addressed/answered?

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Three Critical Questions • What is a time loop? • How does one bear the constant repetition of time and events? Is companionship enough? • How do such films avoid monotony and keep engaging the viewer’s even when they know what is to come next? 1. The title of the film is “Palm Springs” – it is an important title in relation to the story. The story is based or set in Palm Springs, a fictional location where the wedding takes place. It is also the source of all unnatural things that takes place within the movie. It is the location where the two protagonists Nyles and Sarah meet and undertake their personal journeys. Thus it can be said that the title of the film is as straightforward as it can get. The title in first glance seems a bit generic considering “Palm Springs” being a very basic name for a getaway location but as one gets increasingly drawn into it the mysteries that the place holds.