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Comments on Critical Investigation second draft: Mark: 40 Grade: B This is a slight improvement but it’s not quite got the clarity and academic research to hit A/A*. However, I don’t think it’s far away: ·          A few typos and clumsy sentences to address but not far off in terms of written English. ·          One aspect of the above is topic sentences – some are difficult to follow. You want extremely clear, simple topic sentences that tell the reader where the essay is going next. ·          The male side of the essay is holding this back – not mentioned at all in the introduction and as far as I can see no research specifically on masculinity. Fortunately, I recently found an excellent David Gauntlett essay on gender identity and masculinity. Build this into your section on male representations: http://www.theoryhead.com/gender/extract.htm   You could definitely discuss the idea of a ‘crisis in masculinity’ in relation to characters like Peeta along with plent

1) Why did you choose this particular recreation and how does it link to your main production? I chose this recreation because I thought it would be an easy scene to recreate and I like the psychological thriller aspect of it, something I'm hoping to incorporate in my main production. I think 'The Forest' links to my main production because its protagonist is a young woman who independently uses her initiative to travel alone to Japan to look for her sister. She even goes so far as to insist her guides leave her in the forest, heightening the sense of her independence. 2) What difficulties did you face in producing this recreation? One of the biggest difficulties I faced was lighting. It was hard to position the lights around the tent, making them close enough to illuminate my face but also not too close because I was using candles so putting them too close to the tent could have caused a fire hazard. I think I'd also not thought about the lack of space I and my cam

Name of the text you plan to recreate: The Forest (2016)  Scene/section you will recreate: When the protagonist Sara is woken up by noises outside her tent in the forest and she sees the shadows of a figure running around the tent before a hand grabs her head as she leans against it. Location you will use for your recreation filming/photoshoot: In a tent in my back garden Actors you will require for your recreation: Myself to portray Sara and someone else (doesn't matter who it is because they won't be seen) to make external noises and grab my head. Props/costumes you will require for your recreation: A yellow tent of a similar size to Sara's and clothing similar to Sara's. Equipment you plan to use: Camera, microphone (if necessary) Any other relevant information:

The issue of gender inequality has long been debated in the media, especially in regards to how genders are represented in film. Through the years, it has become common knowledge, to some extent even the status quo that all characters in film have specific roles with specific criteria that audiences expect them to follow, based on the fact that they are male or female. My main argument, supported by my primary text, is that as time goes on, gender representations are evolving to the point where they are indeed being increasingly subverted, subversion that has been maintained and successfully publicised by the 'The Hunger Games' films. Throughout the four films, Katniss Everdeen the protagonist exhibits not just behaviour but a personality that ordinarily would be strongly associated with men. In her 2016 book 'Hunting Girls', Kelly Oliver says that "our prepubescent protagonist, a tough no-nonsense teenager, is more comfortable wearing hunting clothes and boots th

" A fighter, a killer, a survivor, she fights boys, and even rescues boys." - Samantha Ellis To what extent do films like the 'The Hunger Games' films prove that gender stereotypes are being increasingly subverted in the film industry? The issue of gender inequality has long been debated in the media, especially in regards to how genders are represented in film. Through the years, it has become common knowledge, to some extent even the status quo that female characters in film have specific roles with specific criteria that audiences expect them to follow, based on the fact that they are female. To support this particular argument, one historical text that this investigation will focus on is Disney's first feature film, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' from 1937, as throughout the entire film, the eponymous character encompasses every female stereotype that society reinforces. However, as much as this film suggests that gender stereotypes are n