MEST4 Coursework

Comments on Critical Investigation second draft: Mark: 37 Grade: B This is a fascinating essay – really enjoyable to read and strong on engagement and critical autonomy. However, it’s lacking research and this is the critical area that will hold you back from the A/A* grade unless you address it. Work on the following: ·          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 – on quite a few of these you need to make sure the essay is ruthlessly focused on the question. The topic sentence should clearly tell the reader how you are developing your argument using wording from the question. Occasionally, you only reach that point two or three sentences in. ·          Textual analysis is still lacking a bit of depth/detail… not offering the depth of meaning or level of analysis required for the top level at A2. ·          It’s still very light on research – where is your a

MEST4 Linked production: Research and planning 1) Confirm your  production brief . You write this yourself but it's absolutely crucial this is clear, appropriate and achievable. You should have done this already -  the original blogpost was here  - but it may have changed as a result of your preliminary exercise. My linked production is going to be a music video for a song that I have recorded myself. 2)  Research : detailed notes on  at least THREE  texts similar to what you are creating. What are the key conventions? What can you learn/borrow from the examples you have looked at? 3)  Project schedule : when will you shoot and edit this production? Make this a week-by-week schedule leading up to Easter.  Key dates:  we break up for Easter on Friday 31 March and the final deadline is Wednesday 19 April. March 17th - Shoot in Canary Wharf. March 28th & March 30th - Shoot inside of school. in front of black screen and green screen. March 31st - Shoot in Re