Assessment 22/01/12 SJA

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• The two evaluation posts you have completed so far show awareness of the need to present ideas in a way that is not purely typed text in a blog post
• There is evidence of you and your group thinking about ideas such as 'representation' - and a desire to challenge typical gender stereotypes / representations with your main character

ebi:

• Only two posts completed? There should be 3 by today.
• For your post on 'Representation' - you have said that you want to challenge typical sterotypes of the 'damsel in distress' - but you have not explained HOW you are going to do this? How will you contruct her? I would suggest that you choose to look closely at other strong female characters from thriller films. Have a look at the female character played by actress Rooney Mara in the 2011 'Girl With a Dragon Tattoo'. She certainly breaks typical representations of the 'female lead' in thriller films. You could also look at the way in which the female 'victim' has been represented in 'The Kidnapping of Alice Creed'. I think you need to show more evidience of careful reserach and investigation for this post.
• For your second post on capturing your audience, again, you have not provided anything that is 'Super Visual' Nathan - It is not indicative of Level 3 - or Level 4 work. You have used Bubbl (which is really limited in terms of allowing you to show ICT skill or creativity) to create your spider diagram. It really needs images / visuals though You make a comment that you are representing a 'young woman' - this is so vague and very broad.
•  What TYPE of 'young woman' Nathan? How does she dress? What does she feel passionate about? Who does she admire / look up to? What does she value? What is her back story? How will audience respond to her? If she is to be the heroine, how will you make the audience warm to her and care about the outcome for her?
• You say she is 'middle class' - and you write that you will show this through her 'costume'... What will this be exactly? SHOW some visuals to explain your thoughts and intentions.
• HOW will you show that she challenges popular gender steotypes of the typical 'damsel in distress'??Again, I'd suggest you look at Rooney Mara's character in 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'... and think about the decisions that were made to construct a certain version of a 'young woman'...

Overall - clearly more development needed of the two posts you currently have... and (at the time of marking on Sunday afternoon) you are currently behind. Please do not forget the conversation I had with you and your mother on Parent Evening Nathan. IN - Improvement needed.