Discussion: SURREALIST FILM CLIP

Surrealism is about the dream state or what challenges what we logically know or are familiar with. Television and film have often used Surrealism to visually make points when words will fall short.

Find Your Surrealist Film Clip:

Taking some inspiration from Salvador Dali, or directors like David Lynch, find a short movie or television show clip that you find is Surreal. Do some research, there are plenty of clips of this nature on YouTube. Be sure tell us the name of the film or television show where the clip is from, and the name of the film’s director, or episode if it’s from television.

Make sure the clip is not too long, maybe 2 and a half minutes max. I have to view all of these while grading each of your submissions.

Inserting Media in Discussions (Links to an external site.)

Discussion Questions:

Tell us why you chose this film clip.

What is it about the clip that made an impression on you?

What do you feel makes it visually effective? Discuss some principles of design that are responsible for the visual impact created in the film clip.

Avoid going to Google for answers to the questions. Adding a little info from a source is OK, but I really want to hear your very own thoughts.

Instructions:

Your Discussion experience will come in three parts:

Part 1: Find your Surrealist film clip and embed it into your discussion.

Part 2: Write a short essay that answers the above questions in detail. Additions to your thread resulting from any added research is fine. But remember to stay on topic and answer the questions.

Part 3: Respond to a minimum of 2 other student Threads.

Points will be distributed in this manner:

Discussion- 20 max

Original and relevant content (5 points max)- Displaying you have studied and are knowledgeable of the material by addressing required prompts and writing your own thoughts and feelings regarding the material’s content.

A critical analysis (5 points max)- Exhibiting you have engaged with the material by address prompts directly by providing original, insightful observations and thought-provoking commentary- in both your post and classmate responses.

Engaging Responses (5 points max)- Engage in critical analysis of the content present in your classmate’s post. You are expected to provide insightful observations, thought-provoking commentary, or feedback to your classmates. Only responses that engage and encourage critical thinking­­ will receive maximum credit.

Quality of writing (5 points max)- Cleary and concisely articulates ideas and feelings about the material utilizing good sentence fluency (syntax), spelling, and grammar. College-level writing is required.

**Note-many of the rubric’s requirements overlaps, applying to both your post and response.

*The purpose of this exercise is to promote critical thinking. Be sure to provide detailed and supportive answers. One-word answers like “cool, awesome, lol” are not sufficient. You will be graded on the quality of your posts and responses. Failure to respond to at least 2 posts will cost you points. Be mindful and polite to one another, and more importantly, be creative and have fun.