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ASSIGNMENT 2

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Do the Right Thing - Videos [Dray]

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The Story of Love and Hate



Interview with Spike Lee, 20 years after Do The Right Thing



Sesame Street Parody

READING: FILM ANALYSIS - Do the Right Thing

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Script: Do the Right Thing

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- Major characters in Do the Right Thing -

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- MAJOR CHARACTERS - 
MOOKIE
- Main protagonist of the film, also is the director/writer (Spike Lee).
- Seems to be the only African-American that has a job.
- Often says
 'I gotsta get paid' and 'Get a job!' 
- Mookie doesn't show much interest in the neighbourhood, only interested in money.

SAL
- Owner of the only Italian Pizzeria in the neighbourhood.
- Is the father of Pino and Vito, and is also Mookie's boss.
- Nice and kind guy, he has been working in the Pizzeria for 25 years.
- To make his problems disappear, he often throws money at them to make them go away (etc. to Da Mayor and Smiley)
"Extra cheese is two dollars."

PINO
- Works with his father and brother at the Pizzeria
-Against African-Americans, however he idolizes famous 'Black' people.
- Often fights with his brother, Vito.
"Take your pizza and get the f*** back to Africa."

VITO
- The younger son of Sal, and brother to Pino.
- Seems to be close with Mookie
-
 "See, Pop, it's just what I was telling ya, every time you tell Pino what to do, he tells me to do what you told him what to do. "

RADIO RAHEEM
- A big man with a boombox who roams the street blasting "Fight The Power".
- Owns brass knuckle rings with 'Love' and 'Hate' on them
- Is known by everyone in the hood, people tend to be scared of him.
- White cops kill him at the end during the riot.
- "
Put some extra mozzarella on that motherf***er"

BUGGIN' OUT
- Always seems to be bothered by something... (No 'brothers' on the wall, and dirt on his shoes)
- Has a massive urge to boycott Sal's Pizzeria
- Was told to boycott his hair dresser instead
- This actor is ironically part-Italian in real life.
-
"Yo Mookie! (What?) Stay Black."

JADE
- Mookie's elder sister
- She lets her brother stay in her apartment
- Opposite to Buggin' Out, she wants to improve the community instead of make matters worse.
- Seems to be close to Sal
- "Stop breathing down my neck! Your breath stinks!"

DA MAYOR
-Usually intoxicated, often called "Drunk Old Man"
- Sal pays him occassionally to clean up the street
- Has a thing for Mother-Sister, even buys roses for her
- Attempts to say the right things, but not many people listen because it doesn't make sense.
"Doctor!" (What?) "Always do the right thing." (That's it?) "That's it". 

MOTHER SISTER
- Always sits on her window sill, keeping a "watchful eye" on the neighbourhood
- Gets annoyed at Da Mayor for being a "drunk fool"
-"Hold your tongue! You don't have that much love."

TINA
- Mookie's Puerto-Rican girlfriend
- Seems to have fights with her mother
- Has an African-American son with Mookie
-"Trust you? The last time I trusted you, Mookie, I ended up with a son."

SMILEY
- A mentally retarded man, who sells postcards to the neighbourhood
- Joins up with Radio Raheem and Buggin' Out at the end to boycott Sal's Pizzeria
- Puts photos of Malcolm X and MLK jr on Sal's wall
- "One of the police was black!" 

SENOR LOVE DADDY
- Contantly shows up throughout the film, he is the narrator of the movie
- Supplies music for the neighbourhood, everyone seems to listen to his radio station
-
 "Yo! Hold up! Time out! TIME OUT! Y'all take a chill! Ya need to cool that shit out! And that's the double truth, Ruth! "

- OTHER CHARACTERS - 
THE THREE MEN 
- These guys observe the community, and make funny comments often
- They can see the problem, but like many others, don't do anything to fix the problem
- "You wanna boycott someone? You ought to start with the goddamn barber that f***ed up your head."

THE KOREANS
- Own the only grocery shop in the neighbourhood
- They get abused often by the African-Americans
- They ran out of Da Mayor's favourite beer.
"Motherf*** you!"

THE KIDS
- This group wander around the neighbourhood, trying to find fun and enjoyment
- Often pick on Da Mayor for being so old and drunk
- They have been going to Sal's Pizzeria since they were little kids
"Da Mayor... D.A for Drunk Ass!"

Hope this helps ... There are quite alot of characters in this movie, so just wanted to clear up any confusion. 

And that's the triple truth, Ruth!

Dr Dray =]

Persepolis: Graphic Novel (pages 1-35)

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ASSESSMENT ONE - SCENE ANALYSIS - DETAILS

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SAMPLE SCENE ANALYSIS

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Glossary of film terms

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Script: Lost in Translation

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Script: The Virgin Suicides

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Howto: Read scripts

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Script: Memento

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HOMEWORK WK 5 - BLOG ABOUT EPISTEME

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In the WEEK FOUR lecture an important discussion point was the idea of EPISTEME. Episteme is a term which suggests that different cultures, living in different times have their own understanding of their lives. To that idea we can add another idea that we...living in our own episteme...cannot ever fully understand the lives (and epistemes) of others.
We want to try and understand the IDEA of a character more fully.


Your task this week has three parts:


1) In your class BLOG, create a character (male or female). You need to find an image of what you visualise they look like. You need to explain where and when they lived (any time in human history, any culture on earth). Briefly (no more than say 200 words) describe what it was like living their life.


2) Look through some of the other characters created by people in your classes. Make a comment about at least one of the other characters that you find interesting.


3) In tutorial for WEEK FIVE, you will be introducing your character briefly to everyone in your tutorial class. The presentation should be simple - just one or two minutes - and you can use your blog post to show your character.

Assessments

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Subject participation

This shows you what you need to know, understand and complete in order to reach different grades:

High Distinction

The student has participated regularly, has communicated effectively with the instructor and fellow students and has displayed a broad knowledge of the subject. The student has thoroughly undertaken any set tasks and has used a wide range of media to communicate. The student has conducted a wide range of their own research to introduce in class discussions.

Distinction

The student has participated consistently, has communicated effectively with the instructor and fellow students and has displayed good knowledge of the subject. The student has undertaken any set tasks and has used a range of media to communicate.

Credit

The student has participated consistently, has actively communicated with the instructor and fellow students and has displayed some knowledge of the subject. The student has undertaken most set tasks.

Pass

The student has participated, has communicated with the instructor when required and fellow students and has displayed some knowledge of the subject. The student has undertaken some set tasks.

Fail

The student has not participated, or has not communicated with the instructor or fellow students. The student may not have displayed some or even any knowledge of the subject. The student may not have undertaken set tasks.


Essays

This shows you what you need to know, understand and complete in order to reach different grades:

A high distinction essay would contain the following:
Industry and historical setting showing broad knowledge of the framing of the movie within the Hollywood system
Discussion of narrative, genre and sub-genre to place the film
An analysis and response to the topic which shows insight and a clear understanding and approach to the question set
Investigation of the movie which is detailed
Analysis which is based on the technical understanding of film as detailed throughout the subject
Cross-reference to other films covered in this subject, related films by the same director, or other highly similar films
Clear essay structure, paragraphing appropriate with clear themes, no repetition of points
Student's own language in sentences
Screen shots from film to illustrate points vs images downloaded from comment websites
References include books/magazine articles as well as websites, preferably from a wide range of sources
Proper referencing used throughout

A distinction essay would contain the following:
Some industry and historical setting showing knowledge of the framing of the movie within the Hollywood system
Some discussion of narrative, genre and sub-genre to place the film
An analysis and response to the topic which shows a clear understanding and approach to the question set
Investigation of the movie which is detailed
Analysis which is based on the technical understanding of film as detailed throughout the subject
Some cross-reference to other films covered in this subject, related films by the same director, or other highly similar films
Clear essay structure, paragraphing appropriate with clear themes, no repetition of points
Student's own language in sentences
Screen shots from film to illustrate points vs images downloaded from comment websites
References include books/magazine articles as well as websites, preferably from a wide range of sources
Proper referencing used throughout

A credit essay would contain the following:
Some industry and historical setting showing knowledge of the framing of the movie within the Hollywood system
Some discussion to place the film
An analysis and response to the topic that seeks to fully answer the question set
Broad investigation of the movie
Some analysis which is based on the technical understanding of film as detailed throughout the subject
Clear essay structure, paragraphing appropriate with clear themes, no repetition of points
Student's own language in sentences
Screen shots from film to illustrate points vs images downloaded from comment websites
Proper referencing used throughout

A pass essay would contain the following:
Some discussion to place the film
An analysis and response to the topic that seeks to answer the question set
Some investigation of the movie
Some analysis which is based on the technical understanding of film as detailed throughout the subject
Sound essay structure, paragraphing appropriate with themes, little repetition of points
Student's own language in sentences
Proper referencing used throughout

A fail essay would have not met these standards; might have a very low word count; may have contained plagiarised material; may have been poorly constructed, written or presented; may not have addressed the question or topic that had been set.