| activity six Walt Disney and the American Imagination (A) Read Gabler on Disney, xi-xix, 213-275, 632-637 (see class page). View Snow White. In one paragraph each answer the following questions: What is the message of the film? How did Disney’s imagination succeed in affecting American culture? What are the theological implications of a generation of Americans brought up on the kind of values and vision sustained by the Disney myths? (To receive full credit somewhere in these paragraphs you need to interact with at least one aspect of the ‘to read film’ unit, namely, camera, staging, light, sound, editing, story, ending, connotation, genre, or intertextuality.) (B) View any other one movie of student’s choice from list 2. In two paragraphs explain how this film reflects and shapes American culture. (To receive full credit your paragraph(s) on the scene needs to interact with at least one aspect of the ‘to read film’ unit, namely, camera, staging, light, sound, editing, story, ending, connotation, genre, or intertextuality.) (C) List the purpose statement of at least three websites committed to theology and film, and explain the relative liabilities and merits of each. You must make a copy of your work to bring to class for an activity. You may start with theology & film links. (This assignment will illustrate, in part, the student’s “information literacy.” The student’s ability to effectively access appropriate information will be demonstrated by the quality of the purpose statements she or he has researched and evaluated as noted above.) Complete reading report 6 on class page which will include places to put the paragraphs on the items mentioned above. Copyright © ScriptureWorkshop.com |