sophiarose
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Desperate film studies dissertation student seeking some words of wisdom!
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Post by sophiarose on Mar 23, 2011 15:09:09 GMT
Hi Guys! Right i'm just gunna say it, I NEED YOUR HELP! I'm writing my dissertation on Shane Meadows and the British New Wave to be precise my title is "Shane Meadows, A Continuum of The British New Wave". I'm writing in this forum because I don't know anyone else who would either have a background knowledge/interest in the British New Wave like I do and who would love to analyze Shane's work and im hoping for some connoisseurs (yourselves) to inspire me and my 15,000 word dissertation - AHHHH! Now, my trouble (i'll spit it out before I turn this into an essay) is my chapters! Meadows and the British New Wave link in so many ways though content, aesthetics, characters, socio-political issues for example but I'm not quite sure how i should compile this information into three main chapters do I A) Take two films one from British New Wave and one from Meadows and compare and contrast for example, This Sporting Life and 24/7 or B) Take each connection that I have managed to find i.e Characters for example and discuss how they all relate?! Goodness I'm not feeling overly articulate today so sorry if this seems a little all over the place I know once I've got this structure sorted I'll be unstoppable but until then I fear I'm hitting a wall. Anyway if you have any ideas/questions/thoughts that might help out a troubled film student that would be most helpful! ;D
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Post by jill on Mar 24, 2011 13:25:32 GMT
Hi Sophia,
There are a few film people who lurk around the site, so hopefully you'll get a reply from one of them. Personally, of your two options, I'd go for the first-the second might end up being quite descriptive? I'm always struck by the continuities and the differences. The 'angry young men' stuff being, well, angry-quite a lot oif it is polemical and in your face, whereas 24/7 (which I love btw) is dramatic-and harsh in parts-but more low key. It has more of a sadness (underneath the humour) than anger about it maybe, which links to the 'death of the working class' socio-political context perhaps? Good look with the project.
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