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1) Confirm your production brief. You write this yourself but it's absolutely crucial this is clear, appropriate and achievable. You should have done this already -  the original blogpost was here  - but it may have changed as a result of your preliminary exercise.  Your Critical Investigation topic:   To what extent do films like 'The Hunger Games' series prove that gender stereotypes are being increasingly subverted in the film industry? Your Linked Production brief:  Opening of a thriller/psychological thriller. Length/size of production (e.g. 3 minutes, 5 pages etc.):   3 minutes Give an example of an existing media text this is similar to what you plan to produce:   The Forest (2016) Kill Bill (2003) The Hunger Games (2012-15) Give an example of an institution that would produce or distribute your planned production: Netflix original films Film4 productions How would your production reach its audience? Via cinema, then via Netflix, perhaps by DVD. Who do yo

Comments on Critical Investigation second draft: Mark: 40 Grade: B This is a slight improvement but it’s not quite got the clarity and academic research to hit A/A*. However, I don’t think it’s far away: ·          A few typos and clumsy sentences to address but not far off in terms of written English. ·          One aspect of the above is topic sentences – some are difficult to follow. You want extremely clear, simple topic sentences that tell the reader where the essay is going next. ·          The male side of the essay is holding this back – not mentioned at all in the introduction and as far as I can see no research specifically on masculinity. Fortunately, I recently found an excellent David Gauntlett essay on gender identity and masculinity. Build this into your section on male representations: http://www.theoryhead.com/gender/extract.htm   You could definitely discuss the idea of a ‘crisis in masculinity’ in relation to characters like Peeta along with plent