Independent Research Script Reflection

• The film script acknowledges the film genre during many instances as well as makes remarks as to why they apply to the films. Genre is linked all the way back to early films such as Birth of a Nation. There is also sufficient insight into why genre choices were made in order to achieve certain effects in each of the films. Films are linked together through similar genres.
• Addresses the audience efficiently, although some times were unclear as to who is narrating. Sufficient detail into the films and how meaning is created through the films. Some films' analysis was more developed than others and this took away from the efficiency of the script. Argument did not always follow back to the research question and sometimes veered off to a whole different tangent. Could have been more focused on how the question could have been addressed.
• Sources were varied and effectively used in the script. Use of interviews from the film makers made writer's arguments stronger. Many sources were obviously used from the depth of the knowledge behind every film. Similar to criteria two, some films were focused on more than others.
• Video and Audio aspects clearly related and provided extra appeal to the script. Very organized and formatted accurately throughout.
• Comparisons between the films were vague but at some points, were very strong and convincing. This was most obvious when there were more than two films being compared to each other at the same time - particularly in the intro and conclusion. Analysis answering the film topic could have been more focused in order to more explicitly convey the points being presented. Overall, good script that addressed a thought out question and used efficient knowledge to present argument.