Understanding Movies

Select a director who was active (directed more than 3 movies) during the time period of 1950 -

2000. In your term paper, give me the basic details of the director's life and career. Identify some of the
      director's most important films. What honors and awards did the director receive? Provide a sampling of critical
      opinion about the director's work (i.e. film reviews or articles). View at least two films by your director and
      comment on them (one of them can be a film you would have watch previously for the class). Do not
      summarize any plots. Write about how this director used the following in these films: Editing (montage), Sound
      and Music, Cinematography, Special Camera Work (steady cam, hand held, optical effects), Special Effects
      (this can include stunt work).
      The director i have chosen for this assignment is Spike Lee.
      The following are the requirements from the rubric cube:
      Criteria - "Excellent"
      Title Is a working title for the essay included? - There is a working title that clearly represents the intention of
      the essay
      SELECTED OPTION Does the proposal clearly indicate which option has been selected for the final essay? -
      The proposal clearly states which of the three options available for the essay has been selected.
      JUSTIFICATION Does the proposal provide justification for selecting the topic? Is the topic appropriate for the
      final essay?

• There is sound justification for topic selection and topic is appropriate for the final essay.
  RESEARCH PLAN Does the proposal include a plan for researching this presentation (specific resources are
  not required for this stage of the essay)? - The proposal provides a sound research plan for the essay. The
  research approach is made clear.
  SUMMARY Does the proposal include a quality summary of the analysis? Does the proposal adhere to the
  guidelines for the option selected? - The proposal includes a 600 word summary of the approach in the
  analysis. The summary includes all information as required in the assignment for Stage One.
  Preferred language style Simple (Easy vocabulary, simple grammar constructions)