my journey towards a BA in photography
Well, the results are in an I have received a good strong overall mark of 67% for the Introduction to Film Culture unit, which compares with my 68% for Expressing Your Vision. The assessor’s comments were encouraging and I was happy…
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Dear Assessors, Thank you for taking the time to evaluate my work. My learning log is online and can be located at: https://petewalker-ocalearninglog.com/. The blog is in descending date order (standard blog format), however, I have arranged the menu structure so that…
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Introduction to Film Culture has been a very interesting, challenging and rewarding experience, if at times a very steep learning curve. I am intending to follow the BA in photography pathway, however, I chose this course as an option in…
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Further to my formative feedback with Andrew Conroy on assignment 5 I have crystalised my thinking further and strengthened the essay as to the position of Danny Boyle as an auteur. Andrew jogged by thinking and pointed me in the…
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Does the filmography of Danny Boyle confirm his status as a true Auteur? Auteur theory is used as a method of examining a film in terms of the creative expression of an individual filmmaker (Watson, 2012). The release in early…
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IFC Assignment 5 – Tutor Feedback Tutor feedback for assignment 5 was in the form of a Skype conversation anf about is my highlighted copy of Andrews follow up notes. Andrew was very pleased with the essay and we were…
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Again tutor feedback on Assignment 4 from my tutor Andrew was very encouraging, the progress I had had since Assignment 2 was being maintained. Andrew highlighted as that again there was some throw away wasteful sentences that did not help…
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How the coming of age and rite of passage fantasy film of twenty-first century cinema has refreshed the depiction of sexual identity and gender roles. Science fiction and fantasy films can be carriers of contemporary cultural values and aspirations, as…
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The auditory senses along with the sense of smell are the most powerful at helping trigger an emotional response in humans – either good or bad. A particular food smell, for example, could evoke reminders of school, the lunches, served…
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Assignment 3 was a major step forward for me I produced a structured academically worded essay, from the second i handed it in i was confident and would have defended it contents against all comers. My tutor’s feedback was very encouraging…
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