Slide Presentations (Updated)


This semester, you will be responsible for a slide presentation based upon a film-related topic.

Presentations must: 

  • Run at least 10 minutes—you may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g. PowerPoint, Slides, Canva)
  • Be 10-12 slides in length, excluding cover slide and works cited. Introduction and conclusion slides are mandatory—presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot receive full points 
  • Contain at least one multimedia clip—no longer than 2 minutes in length
  • Include an MLA Style works cited slide—not to be presented
  • Be submitted to Canvas no later than the day of your presentation

IMPORTANT:

  • To present on Zoom, you will be made a co-host. Be sure to select "Share Sound" before sharing your screen.
  • Your presentation must be in your own words—simply copying and pasting text is not only plagiarism, it will result in an F.
  • Do not read your presentation. Instead, you should know your material enough so that you can sufficiently "riff" on your subject.
  • You must present with your camera on.

Topics:
  1. A Brief History of Chinese-American Representation on Screen
  2. A World of Shadows: Inside German Expression
  3. Bombs Away: Hollywood's Most Infamous Failures
  4. Lost to Time The Most Important Films Lost Forever
  5. Right This Way: The 1950s Movie Going Experience
  6. Cinema au Naturel: The History of Nudity in American Film
  7. Under Contract: Understanding the Studio System
  8. A Brief History of American Indian Representation on Screen
  9. Color and the Camera: On Hollywood's Colorism Problem
  10. A Brief History of the Drive Ins
  11. The King of the Monsters: The Story of Godzilla
  12. I’m No Angel: The Life and Times of Mae West
  13. Trans and Nonbinary Actors and the Debate Over Gendered Acting Categories
  14. Anna May Wong: The Screen's First Asian Star
  15. Infamous Films: Freaks, Deep Throat, and Natural Born Killers
  16. The King of Hollywood: The Life and Times of Clark Gable
  17. A Brief History of Italian-American Representation on Screen
  18. The Must Watch 1970s Films: The Godfather, Chinatown, and Jaws
  19. How #metoo Changed the Rules of Hollywood
  20. The Soundtrack of Hollywood: The Music of John Williams
  21. Kowai Hanashi: A Brief History of Japanese Horror Films
  22. La época de oro: The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema
  23. Afraid of the Dark?: On the Psychology of Horror Films 
  24. Titans of Acting: Robert De Niro 
  25. Inside Bollywood, the World’s Most Prolific Film Industry
  26. Let’s Do the Time Warp Again: A Brief History of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  27. Inside the Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki
  28. Game On: A Brief History of Sports Films
  29. The Daughters of Ripley: Sarah Connor, Trinity, and Katniss Everdeen
  30. Hollywood and Guns: The Continuing Debate
  31. Avengers, Assemble: The Story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
  32. Six Decades of … Bond, James Bond
  33. Spectacular Spectacular: The 21st Century's Biggest Movie Musicals
  34. The First Female Directors: Alice Guy-Blaché and Lois Weber
  35. Titans of Acting: Meryl Streep
  36. The Three Amigos: Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón
  37. Gay Goes Mainstream in the '90s: Philadelphia, The Birdcage, and The Talented Mr. Ripley
  38. Baadasssss: A Brief History of Blaxploitation Cinema
  39. No Laughing Matter: The Fatty Arbuckle Scandal
  40. The Good, the Bad, and, the Ugly: A Look at Spaghetti Westerns 
  41. Good Golly, Miss Molly: How "The Molly Trilogy" Defined Gen X
Dates:

Week 5: Tue 2.18/Thu 2.20
  1. Jasmine G - Color and the Camera: On Hollywood's Colorism Problem

Week 7: Tue 3.4/Thu 3.6

  1. Cesar M - The Must Watch 1970s Films: The Godfather, Chinatown, and Jaws
  2.  Catherine M - The King of the Monsters: The Story of Godzilla
  3. Kismot R - How #metoo Changed the Rules of Hollywood
Week 8: Tue 3.11/Thu 3.13
  1. Anthony M - A Brief History of Italian-American Representation on Screen
  2. Racxel D - Spectacular Spectacular: The 21st Century's Biggest Movie Musicals
  3. Daniela J - La época de oro: The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema
Week 9: Thu 3.20
  1. Ryan S - Bombs Away: Hollywood's Most Infamous Failures
  2. Matthew D - Avengers Assemble: The Story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Week 10: Tue 3.25/Thu 3.27
  1. Danyal S - Hollywood and Guns: The Continuing Debate
  2. Carl R - Under Contract: Understanding the Studio System
Week 12: Tue 4.8/Thu 4.10
  1. Daniel N - The Daughters of Ripley: Sarah Connor, Trinity, and Katniss Everdeen
  2. Ethan D - Game On: A Brief History of Sports Films
  3. Philip L - Inside the Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki
Week 13: Tue 4.15/Thu 4.17
  1. Jack W - The Soundtrack of Hollywood: The Music of John Williams
  2. Elijah G - The Good, the Bad, and, the Ugly: A Look at Spaghetti Westerns
  3. Ricardo G - Titans of Acting: Meryl Streep
  4. Nandini S - No Laughing Matter: The Fatty Arbuckle Scandal  
Week 14: Tue 4.22/Thu 4.24
  1. Ativ A - Six Decades of … Bond, James Bond
  2. Nabeel A - Inside Bollywood, the World’s Most Prolific Film Industry
  3. Vinh N - Afraid of the Dark?: On the Psychology of Horror Films
Week 15: Tue 4.29/Thu 5.1
  1. Jacob C - Titans of Acting: Robert De Niro
  2. Miles W - Trans and Non-Binary Actors and the Debate Over Gendered Categories
  3. Jeremy T - A Brief History of the Drive Ins
  4. Jason N - Kowai Hanashi: A Brief History of Japanese Horror Films

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