3 History film reviews
I. All reviews should be done in 12 pitch/letter size, and 1.5 line spacing.
II. You should review the entire content of the assignment folder.
A. You should critique each film in a given folder in 1 page and a half. So, if there
are 3 videos in a folder, the document you send me must be at least 6 pages. Do
not send separate pages for the same folder. Combine them all into one single
document. Write down the name of each film when reviewing it.
B. Keep your paragraphs short, no longer than 5-7 lines, but use as many
paragraphs as you like. Failing this, your review will be returned to you
D. You must answer five/5 questions for EACH film you review. NUMBER YOUR
ANSWERS 1 to 5, on your review (do not write the subtitles), then answer it
Below are the five questions you must answer in each review.
1. Tell the reader what is the subject matter of the video/article and a short summary of
the content.
2. Then give an account of the positive aspects of it—expressiveness, clarity of the
message, staying on subject, usefulness, etc. Do NOT review the cinematography or
the opinions of the protagonists/antagonists . This is not a course on cinema.
3. Another account on the negative aspects but NOT the cinematography or the
opinions of the protagonists/antagonists in the films. Some documentaries are nearly
100 years old, or taken on a cell phone camera impromptu. Naturally they will be black
& white, grainy, or totally amateurish technically).
4. Follow this by another account explaining how helpful the film/article is to you to
better learn the course subject matter.
5. The last section should be your personal opinion: did you like it or not and why?
The five answers should be more or less about the same in length.