Endnotes
1. When I speak of "available cinema" I am referring to movies that would be able available in most areas on either VHS or DVD, hopefully through a local video store or a nearby college or university library.
2. Timothy Corrigan and Patricia White, The Film Experience: An Introduction. (New York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004), 215.
3. For a real practical discussion of the idea that narratives are rhetorical, see Roskelly and Jolliffe's Everyday Use. For the more theoretical underpinnings, see Booth's The Rhetoric of Fiction and Kearns' Rhetorical Narratology as starting points.
4. Embedded in this argument is my beginning research into whether cinema can be thought of as a language. This debate on this issue has gone on for some time and while it is not in the purview of this paper to pursue those questions, those that would like to do so should consult the writings of Christian Metz, David Bordwell, and Seymour Chatman among others. Be forewarned that these writers are often very theoretical and challenging.
5. Corrigan and White. 144.
6. http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis
7. Joseph Boggs and Dennis Petrie. The Art of Watching Films. (New York: McGraw Hill, 2004).
8. Michael Meyer. The Bedford Introduction to Literature. 7th edition. (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2005), 720-721.
9. Alfred Hitchcock is a great example of this. He meticulously storyboarded all of his films. The DVD of Psycho features a storyboard of one of the key scenes that would be helpful. You can also find information on line. Try http://www.exposure.co.uk/eejit/storybd/index.html for a easy to understand guide with examples.
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