as we have been discussing, mise-en-scne is the use of a variety of design elements to create the visual theme of a film.

• Select a film from thislist of approved choicesDownload list of approved choices

Mise-en-scne refers to different technical elements used in making a film, some of which you have already analyzed in this course. The term also encompasses the role of actors in a film, their costuming and makeup, their physical positioning and movements within the frame, as well as the different styles of acting performance.

Consider the ways in which the casting of specific actors, their makeup and costumes, their placement in chosen scenes, and how they interact with their environment on set are used to establish and develop the characters within the story.

• Identify three actors from your film and their style of acting in this film.
• Compare their performance in this film in relation to other performances.
• Analyze how the actors' choices impact the development of each character.
• Describe how costuming and makeup contribute to the actor's performance. Is it realistic, stylized, or fantastical?
• Focus on one of the actors that has been discussed. Based on other films the actor has been in, would you consider this actor typecast or broad-ranging in his/her performances? If so, what does this say about the genre of film or the actor? If not, what can you infer about the flexibility of these categories? Provide evidence (references from other films, including film clips and stills) to support your argument.

have two outside sources, in any combination of embedded video clips, still photos, or scholarly sources.

List of approved films

List of Approved Movies Created by Dr. Nathan Pritts and Dr. James Meetze (2020) Throughout this class, you will be able to select a film to use as the basis for your analysis. This is a list of approved choices. Many of the films on these lists are sourced from the Ten AFI Top 10 lists, where you will find additional information and resources. Please note, though, that the different AFI Top 10 lists include films that are not approved. Drama "Drama" can be defined as a category of narrative film intended to be more serious than humorous in tone, however, drama is often qualified with additional genre- defining terms that specify its particular sub-genre. Film Year Imitation of Life 1959 Shadows 1959 A Raisin in the Sun 1961 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967 Wanda 1970 Do the Right Thing 1989 Boyz N the Hood 1991 Daughters of the Dust 1991 Mississippi Masala 1991 Winter's Bone 2010 Dear White People 2014 Chi-Raq 2015 Tangerine 2015 Moonlight 2016 Beatriz at Dinner 2017 The Hate U Give 2018 Blindspotting 2018 If Beale Street Could Talk 2018

Film Year Clemency 2019 Biographical Drama A "biographical drama" is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or group of people. Film Year Malcom X 1992 Milk 2008 Fruitvale Station 2013 Dallas Buyers Club 2013 12 Years a Slave 2013 The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 Selma 2014 Hidden Figures 2016 Loving 2016 BlacKkKlansman 2018 Harriet 2019 Courtroom drama AFI defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative. Film Year To Kill a Mockingbird 1962 12 Angry Men 1957 Kramer vs. Kramer 1979 The Verdict 1982 A Few Good Men 1992 Witness for the Prosecution 1957 Anatomy of a Murder 1959 In Cold Blood 1967 A Cry in the Dark (Evil Angels) 1988 Judgment at Nuremberg 1961

Film Year Just Mercy 2019 Epic AFI defines "epic" as a genre of large-scale films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past. Film Year Lawrence of Arabia 1962 Ben-Hur 1959 Schindler's List 1993 Gone with the Wind 1939 Spartacus 1960 Titanic 1997 All Quiet on the Western Front 1930 Saving Private Ryan 1998 Reds 1981 The Ten Commandments 1956 Fantasy AFI defines "fantasy" as a genre in which live-action characters inhabit imagined settings and/or experience situations that transcend the rules of the natural world. Film Year The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 It's a Wonderful Life 1946 King Kong 1933 Miracle on 34th Street 1947 Field of Dreams 1989 Harvey 1950 Groundhog Day 1993 The Thief of Bagdad 1924 Big 1988

Film Year Gangster AFI defines the "Gangster film" as a genre that centers on organized crime or maverick criminals in a modern setting. Film Year The Godfather 1972 Goodfellas 1990 The Godfather Part II 1974 White Heat 1949 Bonnie and Clyde 1967 Scarface 1932 Pulp Fiction 1994 The Public Enemy 1931 Little Caesar 1931 Scarface 1983 Mystery AFI defines "mystery" as a genre that revolves around the solution of a crime. Film Year Vertigo 1958 Chinatown 1974 Rear Window 1954 Laura 1944 The Third Man 1949 The Maltese Falcon 1941 North by Northwest 1959 Blue Velvet 1986 Dial M for Murder 1954 The Usual Suspects 1995 Romantic comedy AFI defines "romantic comedy" as a genre in which the development of a romance leads to comic situations.

Film Year City Lights 1931 Annie Hall 1977 It Happened One Night 1934 Roman Holiday 1953 The Philadelphia Story 1940 When Harry Met Sally... 1989 Adam's Rib 1949 Moonstruck 1987 Harold and Maude 1971 Sleepless in Seattle 1993 Science fiction AFI defines "science fiction" as a genre that marries a scientific or technological premise with imaginative speculation. Film Year 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 Star Wars 1977 E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial 1982 A Clockwork Orange 1971 The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 Blade Runner 1982 Alien 1979 Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956 Back to the Future 1985 Sports AFI defines "sports" as a genre of films with protagonists who play athletics or other games of competition. Film Year Raging Bull 1980

Film Year Rocky 1976 The Pride of the Yankees 1942 Hoosiers 1986 Bull Durham 1988 The Hustler 1961 Caddyshack 1980 Breaking Away 1979 Race 2016 Jerry Maguire 1996 Western AFI defines "western" as a genre of films set in the American West that embodies the spirit, the struggle, and the demise of the new frontier. Film Year The Searchers 1956 High Noon 1952 Shane 1953 Unforgiven 1992 Red River 1948 The Wild Bunch 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971 Stagecoach 1939 Cat Ballou 1965 Horror/Thriller The "horror" genre includes films that seek to elicit fear for entertainment purposes. Film Year Psycho 1960 Jaws 1975 The Exorcist 1973 The Silence of the Lambs 1991 Rosemary's Baby 196