For those of you receiving negative feedback on your blogs . . .

It's a pity about those of you who don't seem to have caught on to the fact that you are being assessed on your blog and how your marks will contribute to the overall total for the project (see previous posting for how this works).

It seems odd to me that anyone would be scoring less than an A at this stage. So if you're stuck on a B or a C (or worse) and are not sure what you should have done by now, I've re-posted the menu of ideas that you could have picked from - see below.

You have a bit of catch up time (a week?)but really you should be moving onto the new stuff - don't neglect this either or it will just get worse. I'll have a look at your blogs again soon - maybe there'll be some more evidence and I can assess you more positively.

here's a list of the kinds of things I should be seeing on your blog - it's up to you to choose. You should be aiming for some range and some depth. There should be plenty of analysis, applied theory and some visual stuff. You need to be showing off what you know and what you've done so far. The really good blogs are showing how their research is inspiring them to come up with really good production ideas too. Why not look at some of them for inspiration??

What to include (for those of you who are playing a game of catch-up):
1. moodboards - visual representations of thriller
2. Useful weblinks
3. Film sites - analyse a favourite
4. Explorations of theory discussed in class - applied to chosen films or scenes
5. Film stills with analysis
6. DVD covers with analysis
7. Short sequences with analysis
8. How to. . . clips - continuity, fx etc
8. Definitions of the genre
9. Research on a particular sub-genre you are interested in
10.Notes from your reading around the genre
11.A record of your thriller screenings
12.Discussion of thrillers that have inspired you
13.Your own thriller related stills
14.Research into a particular director who interests you
15.British film research, particularly UK independent thrillers and thrillers from the past

hope this helps
posted by Ms B