Eco cinema Final Project
ECS 375: Ecocinema Spring 2018 Prof. Vaughan
Final Project!!!
As ECS 375: Ecocinema aims at cultivating students’ critical thinking as well as interactive media skills, the final project gives students a chance to immerse themselves in a specific topic while expanding their understanding of the field. Therefore, the final project is flexible and aims to allow students to pursue learning and expressive opportunities not typical to a critical studies course. However, the project must clearly engage with the themes, readings, and larger issues of the course. Students have the option of doing a creative (screen-based, 3-5 minutes running time) or scholarly (8-page research paper) final project. The creative project must deliver an original screen media approach to the environment (a short film, an online format, a social media advocacy program), with a final 2-page report due May 2 that uses 5 references to support the project’s critical and conceptual strategies. Scholarly projects will address topics relevant to the course (this may include anything from a specific film’s history, to a particular environmental issue, to a global or local problem of environmental justice), culminating in an 8-page research paper with at least five sources. All projects must be approved by the instructor by April 17. Requirements and the timeline for the project: 1. Research and Multimedia Presentations – April 24-26 -a 5-minute audio-visual presentation of the project in its final form with necessary video, websites, or images -an explanation of the goals of the project, and their relevance to the course -a bibliography with of at least 5 relevant sources 2. Final Projects Report – May 2nd Creative: 2-page paper, with citations and bibliography, discussing the purpose, goals, and significance of the project, using references to reading materials and theories from the course Scholarly: 8-page research paper with 5-source bibliography .