Original Greenlight Review - Essay Plan
Essay Plan by ted stapleton on Scribd
Major Project - Reflective Statement
I think this is one of the toughest projects I have ever undertaken in my time in education. I have felt both scared and stressed out believing I will fail this whole course if I even remotely submitted anything subpar and thus fail at having a career in animation. Not helping was the Covid pandemic which has greatly affected the university, my mental health, my course, my family, among much more. While I think I am likely to pass the course now that I have submitted all the necessary components for my major project, needless to say there is quite a bit I wish I could have done better. The reason I believe for a lot of this was simply time. Some was out of my control other times I feel I could have done something to help myself give a better outcome of the project. I cannot help but feel that while it could've gone a lot worse my project could've been a lot better if I had a bit more time such as having better time management and stopping myself from procrastinating as often.
Hey Ted,
ReplyDeleteOkay - so this looks pretty solid to me; a couple of things: in terms of your plot synopsis, focus on the best way to give the outline while also setting up the essay. For example, if the framing device 'doesn't' become part of your analysis later on or doesn't preface your idea about 'anti-authority' then consider if this bit needs to be in your synopsis. The synopsis much achieve two specific things: 1) outline the film to the reader who has never seen it and 2) focus the reader on the elements of the film that your essay will explore in more detail. There's no point giving lots of story detail in a plot synopsis if that detail isn't setting up the emphasis of the essay that follows.
Just a note too: you look to be referring to Freudian ideas as part of your analysis - if so, you'll need to ensure that you include a definition of those ideas within the text, as opposed to assuming your reader will be already familiar with them. I'm not suggesting you write a mini-essay on Freud, I just mean you need to ensure your reader has the means within the assignment to understand any key terms you're analysis is relying on.
Just in terms of your conclusion, you never need to write a closing line like 'It has been thoroughly examined by...' The reader knows this - the conclusion is a summing up of your findings, not a reassurance of the writer to the reader that they've been a good student.