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Write a report of between 1,000 and 1,500 words on the preparatory and follow up reading and viewing you have undertaken for the module. The report should include brief critical discussion of at least three articles or books and at least three films
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Report on Reading and Viewing Write a report of between 1,000 and 1,500 words on the preparatory and follow up reading and viewing you have undertaken for the module. The report should include brief critical discussion of at least three articles or books and at least three films. The epic is one of the oldest genres in film. Since the beginning of the 20th century studios and film-makers have taken 'epic' (often historical and biblical) subject matter and spent huge amounts of money, along with the use of famous actors and actresses, to create breathtaking and spectacular movies. Directors such as D.W. Griffith (The Birth of a Nation, 1915, Intolerance, 1916) and Cecil B. DeMille (The Ten Commandments, 1923/1956, The Sign of the Cross, 1932) helped to cement the genre as one of the most popular and important styles of film. There was a 'boom' in the production of the epic between...
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