Essay criteria

Here is the criteria for a top mark essay. In your conclusion, you need to make sure that you have referred to some of these things in your essay.

Television Comedy Research Task

Here is a good example of the research task.
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Television Comedy

How many different examples of television comedy can you list?  You may find there are a variety of comedy shows that appear on the schedule of British television stations. There are many celebrity panel shows, situation comedies,  and comedy stand-up shows.

Task: Do some research into these programmes, initially focusing on the situation comedies.

1. What is the title of the situation comedy? Make a list and find a marketing image for each programme.
2. What channel is the programme broadcast on? Terrestrial channels include the BBC channels, ITV, Channel 4 and Five. Satellite channels include Sky, Dave etc.
3. What time is the programme scheduled to appear and has this changed as the show has become more popular? How long has the series run for?
4. Who is the target audience for the show?
5. Why do you think people watch television comedy?

Tomorrowland clips

Consider how the director ensures Casey is represented in an appealing way to the audience in these action and narrative sequences from the film. How do they meet the conventions of action adventure and show the film to be a hybrid crossover with the sci-fi genre?
Choose your own clip to include in your film analysis section in your essay. Remember to make notes before you write up your ideas under the headings:

• Camera movements
• Sound
• Editing
• Mise-en-scene

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Essay.

You have to write a comparison essay, using your notes about the Action Adventure films we have analysed in class. Write the title on a Word document. You are going to write your essay in controlled assessment conditions.

Compare how teenagers are represented in action adventure films The Maze Runner and Tomorrowland.

Tomorrowland - Representation Of Teenagers (Casey)

Consider the ways that teenagers are represented in Tomorrowland (this will really help with your coursework essay).
Make notes on the representation of  Casey.
Consider things such as what she wears, hairstyles, body language and attitude.
Is she a stereotypical teenager or is she more realistic (a countertype)? Explain your conclusions.
Find images that illustrate your points.
This example on The Hunger Games has the sort of detail you need.

The Hunger Games: Representation Of Teenagers