Creating a Hollywood Film: Showcasing Issues that Matter

We have spent the semester learning about different issues and how Hollywood film can help us to understand them in a different way, or maybe even to think about them for the first time.

 

Now it is your turn!!! For this assignment I would like you to create your own Hollywood movie story, showcasing an issue that is important to you. To begin, you need to discuss the issue in detail, and why you feel that it is important to bring to a wider audience. Then write an outline for the movie. What is the story you are trying to tell? Who are the major characters, what situations or challenges are they facing? Are they successful in dealing with these? What is the film going to look like? Is it bright and happy or dark and a little more stylistic? Is it a drama, a comedy, a horror film....your choice! How might you cast your film? Who might you choose to direct? Is there another film that has inspired you to create your film in the way that you have?

Your assignment should be between 3 and 5 pages. As always, please use 12 point font and double space. This assignment will be evaluated based on your originality, creativity and effort. As well, 5% will be based on your grammar and sentence structure.