Film Reviewing
Order Description
Required Preparatory Reading:
Reviews of The Last King of Scotland (Kevin Macdonald 2006) and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh 1994) pp 14-15 & 20.
Portfolio Task 3:
Write a 250 word review of a film in which you focus on performance, in a style suitable for the readership of a local (Cambridge-based) weekly entertainment magazine.

Order Description
Portfolio Task 1:
Write a 250 word review of the most recent film seen at the cinema, in a style suitable for Empire magazine.

Required Preparatory Reading:
Chapter 1: ‘Writing About The Movies’ in Corrigan, Tim (2006) A Short Guide To Writing About Film London: Longman (recommended text from compulsory film module; lots of copies in library

Order Description
Portfolio Task 1:
Write a 250 word review of the most recent film seen at the cinema, in a style suitable for Empire magazine.

Required Preparatory Reading:
Chapter 1: ‘Writing About The Movies’ in Corrigan, Tim (2006) A Short Guide To Writing About Film London: Longman (recommended text from compulsory film module; lots of copies in library