In this lesson we were introduced to the module and the assignment brief. For this module I will increase and develop my awareness of a variety of theoretical concepts, issues and movements through arguments and/or problem solving. This will demonstrate my critical thinking.
The module is split into two parts:
- Presentation
- 2,000 word essay
We will first focus on the essay part and i hope to expand on last year and develop me academic writing.
We started to look at the basics of writing an essay and things we need to remember when writing.
Referencing:
We use referencing when writing an essay so that we can cite research that is not our own honestly and professionally. This is to avoid plagiarism and also helps to back up what we are trying to say, if we have evidence/ research to back it up it means our argument has more weight to it.
Types of References
- Quote - using the exact words of the writer’s, authors, interviewers etc.
- Summarise - summing up another person’s material into your own words
- Copy - to use illustrations such as: diagrams, images, tables, charts or maps
- Citing - acknowledging the source used within the assignment is someone else’s idea(s)
- References - We will be required to provide a detailed description of our sources using a referencing system (Harvard Referencing System)
- Reference List - Listing all sources that have been used
- Bibliography - A list that you refer to plus any texts which have been consulted
- In-text Citations - when you directly quote or paraphrase a source in the body of the work.
Week 1: The Narrative Voice
'A Story needs a Storyteller'
Narrate - is to tell a story. All stories are said to project a narrative voice, whether it has someone talking over the animation or it doesn't. This creates a discourse between the author/ narrator and the audience.
The 'voice' will either be covert or overt.
Covert is objective and heterodiegetic meaning that the narration is useful for historical stories, fables and epics with multiple character being depicted.Heterodiegetic means many views and is emotionally detached. This is spoken in 3rd person (He, she, they, their).
Overt is subjective and homodiegetic meaning that there is a main character that expresses events from their point of view. Homodiegetic means seen through ones viewpoint and is spoken in 1st person (I, me, my)
Some examples we looked at:
'Rabbit' by Run Wrake (2005)
Animated Minds
'Feet of Song' by Erica Russell (1988)
'9' by Shane Acker (2010)
The narrator controls manipulates the range and depth
of story information in order to
achieve specific reactions and effects.
Restrictive Narration withholds information in order to create curiosity and surprise. This is essential to the detective genre
where mystery is the dramatic aim. Thus
the detective does not reveal their hunches or conclusions until the end as
this would spoil the dramatic exposure – surprise.
Omniscient Narration aims to relate all. Thus the
viewer might visually eavesdrop on events, conversations that they were not meant to witness or hear. The viewer
becomes aware of a situation or even that the character is not aware of. This creates suspense, dramatic irony and
tension.
Class Task:
To research 1 or 2 artists from the list given. This will be on a separate post.
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