Final Exam Essay Question:

The online portion of the exam has been opened. You have been given PLENTY of hints on how to do well on this exam, but the one open-ended portion of the exam is the written response. Please be familiar with the following BEFORE beginning the exam:

Taking any one of the nine "narrative" films that we watched over the course of the semester, write an essay in which you discuss how the key element that we focused on for that particular film functions in the film--and focus on how viewer expectations were met (you can also watch Lost in La Mancha to discuss production).

I am looking for comprehensive scope here rather than individual detail, but one in which you make a connection between the particular element of the film and how it manipulates or guides the viewer to certain outcome or perspective.

As a reminder, here are the feature films we watched for class:

• Purple Rose of Cairo: Any element can apply to this film, since it’s primary focus was viewer expectation
• Man with the Movie Camera: Form/Genre
• The Player: Production
• Lost in La Mancha: Production
• Adaptation: Narrative
• Barton Fink: Mise-en-scene
• Ed Wood: Cinematography
• The Five Obstructions: Editing
• Irma Vep: Acting

Singin' in the Rain: Sound

This essay may be pre-written, but you cannot copy and paste into the window. You must re-type you answer, but this will help you revise your argument and avoid typos.