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ASB 333: Exploration 2

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Exploration 2: You Be the Film Consultant!

Instructions

Background: Film consultants advise filmmakers on how to correct historical inaccuracies in their scripts, props, and settings. In this assignment, you are tasked with identifying archaeological inaccuracies in a popular film chosen from the list below. Pretend to be a film consultant hired by the film industry to help transform a previously released fictional movie on an archaeological topic into a more accurate, yet still exciting adventure film. For the assignment you will select and view a film about archaeology, identify potential inaccuracies surrounding the portrayal of archaeological concepts in the film, and report to producers your ideas for improving its scientific accuracy while maintaining its adventurous spirit.

Anticipated Time Required: 4-5 hours (including watching film)

Instructions:

(1) Read these instructions to the end. Then return to step 2 to get started.

(2) Select a film from the list at the end of this assignment and locate it on a media outlet such as Netflix, Hulu, AmazonPrime, YouTube, VHS/Betamax, etc. where you can view it in its entirety. You may select a different movie or even a video game (e.g., Assassins Creed Odyssey) with approval from your instructor or TA. We ask you to seek approval so that you do not pick a title that will make completing the assignment difficult.

(3) Download the assignment sheet and read the additional instructions.

(4) Watch the film, completing Part I of the assignment worksheet as you watch. (2-3 hours depending on the length of the movie). You may type your answers directly into the assignment sheet.

(5) Complete Part II and turn in the assignment sheet. (1-2 hours). You may type your answers directly into the assignment sheet.

(6) Title your assignment using LastnameFirstname_Exploration2.doc and ensure your file is a .doc, .docx, .txt, or .pdf. and submit it to Canvas

Suggested Film List (keep in mind that many of these wouldn’t be considered “good” movies, so perhaps check a preview first):

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
10,000 BC (2008)
A Genesis Found (2010)
Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
Angels and Demons (2009)
AVP: Aliens vs. Predator (2004)
As Above, So Below (2014)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Broceliande (2002)
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 or 2008 version)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Lara Croft: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Legend of the Bog (2009)
National Treasure (2004)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
Prometheus (2012)
Ragnarok (2013)
Sahara (2005)
Stargate (1994)
Stonehenge Apocalypse (2010)
Timeline (2003)
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
The Fifth Element (1997)
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines (2006)
The Librarian: The Quest for the Spear (2004)
The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon (2012)
The Mole People (1956)
The Mummy (1932, 1999, or 2017 versions)
The Mummy Returns (2001)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
The Myth (2005)
The Pyramid (2014)
The Scorpion King (2002)
The Ruins (2008)
William (2019)