This quarter we will be maintaining a class movie review blog. My hope is that this movie blog will help the class accomplish several things, including:

Establishing a place where students can share lesser-known movies with other class members and the world.
Help students develop skills in using web 2.0 tools
Help students learn how to write a successful review
Help you get into the habit of watching new films on a consistent basis

For the class, we will host our blog on Wordpress, a popular blogging platform.

The blog for this quarter can be found at http://lwitfilm.wordpress.com. On the site you will find a sample post done by other students. Each of your posts should have the minimum of these components:

Title – The title of the post should be the name of the film, followed by the year that it was made
In the body of the post you should have these fields
- Director:
- Synopsis: -- This is a brief retelling of what happens in the story. To give an idea of what the story is about.
- Review: -- Here is where you post your thoughts about the movie. (Example starting questions could include: What about it did you like? How does it fit in with the rest of that director’s movies?) Your review should be a minimum of 200 word pages.
- Optional Items: Pictures, other crew members, video clips, links

To sign up as a contributor you will need to give me your email address. You will find the place to submit your email address in the Week 1 folder. I will then add you as a contributor. Specific instructions for signing up as an author on the blog can be found here.

Important note: Once you have completed your post for the week, you will need to submit the link of your individual post to the Weekly Movie Blog drop-box on Angel in order to receive credit for the post.

Note about privacy: Using your real name or any identifying features with you post is completely optional. Feel free to change your username so that you are not identifiable.