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| responsibilities of the arts reviewer |
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*entertainment
help artist/entertainer fine-tune their performance
*showcase their personality
*raise cultural awareness |
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| responsibilities of the arts reviewer cotd |
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*inform readers about arts
advise readers on how to use resources
record history
identify the new |
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-reviewer with time, space, special knowledge and a good idea
-whearas a reviewer sees the movie ahead of time and wants reader to experience through their eyes/get their review out, for a critic, it is more about questioning the work...comparing to the artists previous work, making sense of it, and finding a meaning |
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critics also may write about a film twice:
1) review
2) a bigger picture piece on the affect asian american films like this one have on our culture. |
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-pay attention to beat
-know their community; apply it
-fight hard against the armchair image
-sometimes criticized for being too soft |
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| roles AS A consumer reporter |
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people read your reviews
in order to decide if they want to
spend their money, or if their kids should go see a film. it helps the public make intelligent choices.
It is the "consumer reporter's" responsibility to inform about
-truth in advertising
-quality of the performance
-service
-atmosphere |
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writes about famous people who come to town, actors and performers:::::
try to give readers a special impression, peek into a character |
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| ROLES AS A Profiler cotd. |
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| profiling is demanding, employs all skills of reporting, is somewhat of a lost art. |
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| ROLES AS A STANDARD BEARER |
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try to create a community with raised standards for excellence.
encourage works of daring innovation/suprising excellence (JUNO) |
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| A critic not taking advantage of new media to inspire and learn from conversations about works covered is missing out! |
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must explain/instruct, but sometimes this means through entertainment.
sometimes the worse the film, the better the review? |
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| DIFFERENT ROLES FOR A REVIEWER (all together) |
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*COURT JESTER (entertain)
*CONSUMER REPORTER (whats ok for the kids, their money, help them make informed decisions)
*critic ( analyze the work, compare it to previous, write big picture articles)
*STANDARD BEARER (help raise the community standard, encourage unknowns/artsy films)
*VOICE
*BEAT REPORTER
*PROFILER (do work on celebs, local artists...requires a lot of work, same skills, somewhat of a hidden art) |
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-a beg, middle, and end
-says something about the work that no one else has said
-engaging, even if i havent seen it, i believe that u know what ur talking
about
*has clearly taken some time to write
*doesnt spoil the experience |
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-become an expert
-dont flaunt expertise
-dont talk down
-avoid overdependence on plot summaries
-explain work in context of readers lives
-find strong lede and conclusion
-offer specific examples
-provide context
-write well, and cleverly
-take stand with conviction
have a little charity |
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| THE PROCESS OF THE REVIEW |
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-see/read/visit (before research)
-take notes
-review notes
-research
-see/read/visit again
-draft
-revise,edit,proofread
-assign rating. provide info box |
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| Are you writing for NYC or OKC? must know to meet their needs. |
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| consider the audience cotd. |
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| review assumes audience knows __Nothing___ about the thing in question, while a critical essay or scholarly work assume they are familiar with it |
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| WHAT FILM CRITICS NEED TO KNOW. |
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history of film as an artistic and commercial medium
major directors' styles
film industry and how it works
actor's work and attitudes |
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WHAT A FILM CRITIC NEEDS TO KNOW
cotd. |
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genres' stylistic elements
film tone and how they are consistent/appropriate
technical abilities to discuss qualities of special effects, impact of music, cinematography |
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| FILM REVIEW PARAGRAPH ONE |
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overall impression
w/ key information/key players |
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plot overview,
note differences from the original play or novel if applicable |
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how the actors portrayed key characters.
did they fufill your expectations given your knowledge on the original novel/play? |
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any striking film techniques?
how did the film techniques and music enhance the setting and themes in the film? |
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FILM REVIEW
PARAGRAPH 5 (OF 6) |
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| how well does the film represent its themes. give evidence. |
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FILM REVIEW
PARAGRAPH 6 OF 6. |
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ending paragraph
last opportunity to convince the reader
give a clincher that tells them to attend the film or not |
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entire outline of a film review
6 paragraphs |
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1- overall impression,
key actors/characters
2-plot overview, is it different from the original play/novel?
3-how did the actors do?
4-striking techniques/music
5-how did it represent its themes?
6-closing, clincher, final opp. to give readers ur opinion |
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entire outline of a film review
6 paragraphs |
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1- overall impression,
key actors/characters
2-plot overview, is it different from the original play/novel?
3-how did the actors do?
4-striking techniques/music
5-how did it represent its themes?
6-closing, clincher, final opp. to give readers ur opinion |
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| Basic info to include in a film review |
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movie name
key actors (previous roles)
director (previous films)
soundtrack info if relevant
MPAA rating
reviewer's rating
running time
genre |
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Each art has its own SPECIFICS/ or CHECKLIST for reviews.
for example...other arts include: |
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theater(playwright,acting, directing, costumes)
dance (choreograpger, dancing, music, lighting)
opera (singing, costumes, sets, director)
fine art (painter, exhibit themes and coherence, context of art genres)
dvds (extras)
cds (in context of the genre, musical skill, songwriting..)
food (chef, cost,..)
boks (author, other works by author/genre, themes) |
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| Editorial questions to ask |
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-to whom are we writing?
-what's our attitude? ANGRY/PLEASED
-what are we trying to accomplish? public action, explanation, entertainment?
-what are we contributing to the debate? new facts, arguments,
-have we fiercely attacked our own premise? does our position survive the scrutiny? |
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| Seattle Sun Times Guidelines for Columnists |
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-DO have an opinion and state it forcefully
-DO write tightly (between 700-800 words)
-DO use charts and graphics
-DO be timely.. write about whats news today
-DO write from the top down..start out giving the premise of your opinion |
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| Seattle Sun Times Guidelines for Columnists (2 donts) |
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-dont cite formally, do in text, informal
-dont use specialized jargon, use common English |
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| Seattle Sun Times Guidelines for Columnists (2 donts) |
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-dont cite formally, do in text, informal
-dont use specialized jargon, use common English |
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| Important componets of a column |
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VOICE (more like speaking than writing)
LEDE (same tools as feature writing, alternative ledes)
BODY (stick to one main pt.)
CONCLUSION (clincher) |
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| CRITICS WITH ANY CLOUT SHOULD WORK HARD TO _____ the ________ _________that fuels celebrity media |
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| resist; publicity machine |
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| It is the "consumer reporter's" responsibility be concerned about ______________, ______________, __________, and ______________. |
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| truth in advertising; quality of the performance; service; atmosphere |
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| Arts writers have to fight against an _______ image, the notion that they write with their butts instead of their feet. |
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| Armchair; means they are talking/reporting but have no real credentials |
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