Oral Presentations Guidelines
Each student will deliver a presentation (in Spanish) based on one of the films from the list provided by Dr. Medina. The presentations will begin on late September and we will assign the dates by lack of the draw.
Length: 12-15 minutes (8-10 for undergraduate students)
1. A handout 20%
NOTE: The handout accounts for 20% of the presentation grade, please plan your effort accordingly.
Make enough copies to distribute to all of your classmates and to Dr. Medina.
Organize the handout as follows:
i. Provide enough information on the film: title, country, director, year and pertinent additional data)
ii. List content and techniques that stand out and that you would like to pinpoint to your audience.
iii. Include a short bibliography of sources that can help somebody wishing to further research the topic. You can add overall general topics if you cannot find enough sources on the film itself, e.g. national films, theory(ies) you use.
2. The presentation's content 25%
a) You can use the "Lista de preguntas para el análisis de películas" (PDF) as a guideline to decide what topics to discuss. Do not answer every question and only address the ones worth mentioning, such as peculiar chronology, mise en scène and so forth.
b) Please, make sure you research your topic carefully so you can present an interesting, educational, and well-organized presentation. Avoid having several random topics that you merely mention superficially.
c) Make sure to briefly discuss how the film relates to the one that we will analyze in class that day.
3. Delivery 40%
a. DO NOT READ YOUR PRESENTATION OR READ THE TEXT OFF YOUR SLIDE PRESENTATION..
i. It is impossible to get an A if you merely read out a text that you have previously prepared. Instead, work from an outline or notes and concentrate in keeping your audience interested in your exposition.
4. Visual aids 15%
NOTE: Please limit clips to no more than 20 seconds.
a. Please, feel free to use overhead transparencies, slides, slides, pictures, video clips, background music, or whatever visual or audio aid that might help you deliver a more enticing presentation.
Of course, Dr. Medina will gladly help you or guide you if you need it.
If you need help getting yor slide presentation or clips ready I suggest you visit the Digital Media Suite (louisville.edu/digitalmediasuite) in the Ekstrom Library. You must make an appointment on their site.