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Media, Film & Communication: Writing & Citing

Help with Citing

If you follow a citation style correctly, you will avoid plagiarism and help your reader find your information sources. 

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Film Reviews and Critiques


Reviewing Film / Movies 

Whether you are an actor, a filmmaker, or a film geek through and through, writing film reviews can help hone your ability to think critically and watch movies with a response that goes deeper than “That movie was awesome!” And for you future film reviewers out there, it’s never too soon to start.

There’s a lot of advice out there about writing film reviews from a critic’s perspective, each with varying degrees of advice.  Reviews don’t need to be complicated. Rather, they need to be honest and encourage discussion. Here are some steps to take from start to finish, when screening films.

How to write a film critique essay?  It can be easily confused with a movie review.  However, they are different. A movie review reveals a personal impression of the viewer. A movie critique, in its turn, aims to discuss the means of film production and give advice on what could be changed to make the film better.

Referencing Management Software

There is software available to help you to keep track of all of the information that you find and ensure that your citations are formatted correctly

Managing Your References - Introduction (Citation Library) 

Know which reference manager you are looking for?  Use the following links to quickly navigate to their tabs in this guide:

EndNote is software used to manage bibliographic citations. It can be used to organise references, cite them in papers, and automatically generate bibliographies - in the citation style of your choice. 

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, cite, and share your research sources. It lives right where you do your work—in the web browser itself.

Mendeley is a free reference manager that can help you store, organize, note, share and cite references and research data.