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October 20, 2017

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1) Film poster analysis
2) Mise-en-scene blog tasks
3) Star persona: video feedback and learner response
4) Lighting blog tasks
5) Sound blog tasks
6) Sound: parallel and contrapuntal video feedback and learner response

7) Cinematography blog tasks
8) Cinemography video task and learner response
9) Moonlight - trip homework
10) Blade Runner 2049 - trip homework
11) Editing blog task - 750 word analysis
12) Editing video task and learner response

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