Sample Film Presentation Topics

Sample Topics for Film Presentation

I entitled my model/sample presentation “Hell & Hallucination: How the Three Best Vietnam Films Depict War as Awful and Absurd.” These are other ideas for titles I had. Use mine or come up with your own using mine as examples of what to do.

Single Actor: 1. From Heartthrob to Hilarious (and back again): The Evolution of Brad Pitt’s Career

2. Wit & Wackiness: An Analysis of Unexpected Humor in Adam Sandler’s Films

3. Loathed & Lovable: How Rachel McAdams Reaches Us Every Time

4. Quirky Cute, but Casually Cool: Why Tom Hanks is so Popular

Single Director: 1. Symbols & Sickos: The Cinematic Genius of Quentin Tarantino

2. Not What it Should Be: Irony & Odd Endings in Films by the Coen Brothers

3. Aliens and Dinosaurs and Sharks! Oh My! : The Magic of Steven Spielberg Films

4. Gaze & Gyration: The Unique Camerawork of Spike Lee

Film Genre: Genres—Romance, Action, Horror, Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Teen, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Sports, Independent…(An “Independent” movie is made by a small studio with a small budget and usually few famous actors; they are sometimes referred to as “Indy” films.)

1. Soundtracks & Sympathy: How the Music in Romantic Comedies Evokes Emotion

2. Go Big or Go Home: An Analysis of Why Sports Movies Must Exaggerate to Motivate 3. "It doesn't even have a first name, it just says 'McLovin'!" : An Analysis of Memorable Quotes & Bromances in the Teen Films Superbad & Teen Wolf

4. S.O.S.—Help me! : “Horror” Films that are Stupid Over Scary

Film Feature/Technique: 1. A Comparison of Lighting Techniques & Suspense in Bram Stoker’s Dracula & Twilight

2. To Sing or not to Sing: An Analysis of Why Musicals Delight Some & Repulse Others

3. First-Person Fright: Examining Camerawork in The Blair Witch Project & Paranormal Activity

4. Mermaids & Chambermaids—All the Same: Comparing Disney Films to Uncover the Formula of the Plot