WQCinema

Useful websites the usuals - imdb and wikipedia will give you basic info about the movie we watched Additional links below extend your understanding Writing about Films/Cinema - how to guide here [|blommer] The Disappeared [|website] One soldier's story of what he[| did] Youtube has clips that might help you Follow this link to Youtube where you can watch a variety of scenes from the Official Story /La Historia Oficial media type="youtube" key="yG4_b5t-SsY" height="390" width="640" In this webquest you need to study a movie in the way that a humanities scholar would study it (which is different from summarizing a plot, listing actors, awards, etc). You will complete two parts of this webquest.
 * Cinema Webquest**

Part A asks you to analyze one or two scenes that you think are important, describing them and explaining why you think they are important. See detailed instructions below.

Part B asks you to develop a context in which to place the movie.

Select one or two scenes from the movie and describe them. Give as much detail as possible, emphasizing the production elements (staging, lighting, conversation, camera angles, music, events/sequence). When you have finished describing one or two scenes, explain how these scenes are important to the movie by answering as many of the following questions as are appropriate about the scene (Not all questions will be appropriate for all scenes):
 * Part A. Instructions**
 * advance the plot/narrative?
 * comment on an event that happened previously in the movie ?
 * reveal aspects of a character?
 * foreshadow an event that occurs later in the movie
 * comment on an event that happened outside of the context of the movie (such as a historical fact, period, process)?

You can develop a context in one of two ways:
 * Part B Instructions**
 * 1) you can show that the movie 'The Official Story' is one of several movies (or other media, books, songs, poetry) that address and comment on political repression. To do this you would have to do some research about other movies (or books, etc) that are similar in theme or content (but might be different in language, country etc - e.g. Hotel Rwanda, The Killing Fields are examples that come to mind). If you develop this kind of context you will be showing how our society creates cultural products from these events. Some useful websites might be the following:
 * 2) you can show how this movie relates to Argentina's recent history of repression by researching some additional information about the 'Dirty War', confessions, Mothers of the Disappeared, etc so that someone who knows nothing about the movie will understand the reality that led to its production and its impact. Readings previously given, and websites above will help you.