Literature Review Outline

I've begun planning my literature review/context section.  See the outline below:


I. Introduction

• a. Introduction to film history and criticism

• i. Major critical approaches to narrative film/looking at the film text.
• 1. Formal-Aesthetic: Theoretical frameworks
• 2. Sociological-Ideological: Gender, ideologies, and cultural identities

II. The Film Critic

• a. The Professional Film Critic

• i. Description/history of the profession

• ii. Famous/notable film critics

• 1. Pauline Kael

• 2. Roger Ebert

• 3. Siskel and Ebert

• 4. Manohla Dargis

• iii.  Impact of film critics

• b. The Blogger

• i. Description/history of blogging

• ii. Notable/widely read bloggers

• 1. Ain't it Cool News

• a. Harry Knowles

• 2. Cinematic Happenings Under Development

• iii. Rotten Tomatoes

• iv. Meta Critic

• v. Impact of blogging sites

III. Interviews

• a. How to Conduct Interviews

• b. Researched Interviews with both professional and amateur film critics

IV. Agenda Setting Theory

• a. Suggests that the media doesn't tell us what to think, but it might tell us what to think about.

V.     Conclusion