Libby Morrell's EPQ

Evaluation of my Presentation: Using the peer review sheets written during my presentation, I have been able to put together a list of things for my evaluation.  Positives: My presentation was aimed well at a non-specialist audience. I made sure not to use any terms which people wouldn't understand. I briefly outlined each of my case studies so that they got a general overview of my chosen film adaptations. I explained each slide in detail, making sure nobody was confused with any of the information I was sharing.  There was a good balance between the EPQ progress and my topic findings. I didn't want to overpower my presentation with just purely research as it would be too overwhelming for an audience, and difficult to understand in ten minutes. I instead gave a balanced presentation, focussing on my journey of the EPQ process, partnered with the key information and summaries of my research.  I spoke in a confident and relaxed way. I tried not to rush what I was saying an...

Formal Dissertation deadline: Friday 29th April  My set deadline for my dissertation: Friday 22nd April  Formal Presentation deadline: Monday 25th April  My set deadline for presentation:  Friday 22nd April    Started dissertation: Thursday 17th March Started Presentation:  Monday 21st March  Dissertation progress:  17/03/2022 - 108 words, brief introduction - mentioned my previous EPQ and why I changed.  18/03/2022 - 240 words - added to intro 27/03/2022 - 671 words - finished intro - started talking about classics case study  30/03/2022 - 780 words - introduced classics study 1/04/2022 - 1074 words - Little women case study. Meg's analysis, fatphobia in Hollywood  4/04/2022 - 1550 words - Friedrich analysis. Societal norms. Started Jo's speech on love  11/04/2022 - 2100 words - Completed Little Women Case Study  12/04/2022 - 2600 words - Started Handmaid's Tale Study, accuracy of casting  16/04/2022 - 3500...

For my dissertation, I needed to learn how to reference. This is a new skill I have learnt through research. I will be using Harvard Referencing.  Structure:  Author's last name. Author's first initial. The publication date (in brackets). The book title. The publication place. The name of the book publisher. I thought it would be helpful to learn this before I start writing my dissertation so that I can reference as I go along rather than having to come back to it at the end. 

Are films adaptations ruining literature? - my title  introduction - outline project - up to 1000 words - why I decided the project.  Explain the process - how I planned - 500 Main body - findings - Paragraph for each film study  - Little Women - 850  - Handmaids - 750 - Harry Potter - 750  - Unsuccessful ones - Insurgent - 400 Remakes - Pride and Prejudice - 300 Conclude with main findings - 250 Evaluate my journey - 200 abstract - brief 250 words overview - main findings (write at end) 

 In order for a book to even begin to be made into a film, there must be a negotiation of a deal in contemporary Hollywood. The idea must be pitched to a studio, and if the producer has a story from a pre-existing book to work off, this may be more appealing than an entirely new and uncertain concept.  For a book adaptation to be successful, the producer will want a deal with one of the major studios to allow the film to have a high budget. There are currently six major studios in Hollywood that have survived for over seventy years:  Warner Bros Sony Pictures Universal Disney Paramount 20th Century Fox Warner Bros took the risk of turning the Harry Potter series into a film franchise which earned them $7.7 billion world-wide.  Stephen King's novel Carrie was turned into a film in 1976 by Red Bank Films. The budget was 1.8 million dollars and it produced 33.8 million dollars, turning over a large profit.  Following the success of Stephen King's book adaptations, ...

I have managed to stick to most of my deadlines that I set at start where I made the timeline of my project. Due to mocks in January, I fell slightly behind on some of my research, however by March I have managed to catch up and include all the relevant sections I needed to.  I have a final piece of evidence I want to reflect on within the next week, but then I am ready to plan my dissertation. I have gathered all the information I need for my dissertation within this blog, so I am confident I can create a well informed and in depth piece of writing.   When I started my project, I did suggest completing some primary research to gather some personal opinions in my local area. However, as I progressed, I realised that this was unnecessary as many valid opinions and statistics have already been collected in every field which benefitted my topic excellently. Instead of wasting time completing unnecessary primary research, I could put more effort into my case studies which were mor...