Set Essay Brief; ideas generation

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In this module, I am going to write a set of essay within my subject area that is media and communication. The essay should be 1000 words (+/-10%) in length. In  class were given topics to choose according to our subject area. I chose to do a question on film work. In this question, I am supposed to analyze a scene from the ALFRED HITCHCOCK film Vertigo. I am to discuss and analyse the cinematography of the film, the lighting, the sound, camera angles, and mise-en-scene in relation to how this affects the viewers perception of the scene.

Before I start working on the essay writing I structured down what the question was about and the main points of discussion. I created a mind map of the topic. Below is the mind map;



Before starting writing the essay, I will think about the structure of the essay and the research.

Name: Mary Muthoni

Your Chosen Set Question:

 Film analysis

 

What do you already know about the question?

 

I have already watched the film and decided to analyze the scene posted on the additional materials on the blackboard.

 

What do you need to find out?  What research will you carry out?

 

Cinematography and mise-en-scene used by Alfred Hitchcrock and analyze their effects on the audience.


Research and discuss the colors used in the scene and their meaning behind them.


Research why Alfred uses that kind of lighting and cinematography at large in his film


 

How should the essay be structured?  Consider the essay in sections and make a plan here about how you will carry this out?

 

Introduction- Introduce the topic and the film, without discussing it in detail and also explain the aim and objectives of the essay.


Paragraph 1- analyse the camera angles used in the scene and research why Alfred used the particular angles and how they affect the audience.


Paragraph 2-  discuss the mise-en-scene and cinematography and explain the meaning (lighting, music, sound)


Paragraph 3- explain the lighting 


Conclusion- to sum up the main points without introducing a new idea that is discussed in the main body.

 

Record here, in Harvard Referencing format, all the research you have looked at the complete this initial plan.  You can then return to these when writing your essay.

 

Journal article- Author (year) title of the article. Journal title. volume(issues) page


Youtube video- name (year) title of the video [Online] Available from: URL [Accessed on...]

 

 

Timescale and plan.  Record here a plan of how you intend to organize your time to complete this essay.

 

 I will use this draft to write the final essay 

  

Write any additional notes or ideas here.

 

Comments

  1. Zoe Van-de-VeldeJanuary 27, 2021 at 3:29 AM

    Okay you have made a start on this we will continue to develop this in class today

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  2. Zoe Van-de-VeldeFebruary 6, 2021 at 9:20 AM

    You have signed off your project therefore you need to post the sign off and the project plan

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