Media Analysis

Media Analysis Content: For the media analysis students will select one of the movies or series episodes
listed below and analyze them by using 3 relevant and recent peer-reviewed journal articles and the course
materials. The analysis should refer at least two of the topics covered in this course. (E.g. police selection and
police stress, or police use of force and crisis intervention etc.) The analysis should have a major argument or
thesis that focuses on what psychological theory and research has to say about the events, themes, and people
seen in the chosen movie. For example, if the topic was Investigative Interviewing the thesis should
communicate some position on a best-practices approach to interviewing that extends from the research and
theory reviewed. In addition, the movie analysis should discuss how that best-practices approach could be
integrated based on critical reflection and analysis.Movie Related website
1 The Hate U Give https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580266/
2 Training Day https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139654/?ref_=ttls_li_tt
3 Serpico https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070666/?ref_=nv_sr_1
4 The Interview https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120714/
5 16 Blocks https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450232/?ref_=ttls_li_tt
6 Internal Affairs https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338564/?ref_=ttls_li_tt
7 The Stanford Prison Experiment https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420293/
8 Se7en https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114369/?ref_=ttls_li_tt
9 CBC Firsthand Season 1 Episode 2 – Hold your fire https://watch.cbc.ca/media/firsthand/season1/episode2/38e815a-00941a335df
10 Any two episodes of Lie to Me https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235099/
Media Analysis Format: The movie analysis assignments should be formatted as follows:
• 6 to 7 pages in length.
• Double-spaced
• Times New Roman (font size 12)
• The margins for the text should be one inch on all four sides.
• Title page and reference page (Note: Title and reference pages are not included in total page count).
• The referencing and formatting should conform to the American Psychological Association (APA)
referencing style.
• At the outset, the paper should clearly outline the topic, purpose, and major thesis.
• A brief summary of the movie content (no longer than half page) should be given.
• The assignment should include content from the class materials (online lessons, readings) as well as; the
analysis of the movie content by using arguments (theory and research findings) from three peer-reviewed
journal articles.
• The assignment will be graded out of 20 marks.
• See Appendix 3 for the grading rubric