Skip to main content

Context Essay Ideas

I have two ideas but I’m not sure if I can go anywhere with them and build a solid argument for one or the other. I think my second idea is better than my first one and can be argued about more, but I’m still not sure if I should scrap both of them and go with a more theory-based idea 

Ideas 1

What is the purpose of your essay?
To argue how an over use of Visual effects/CGI can make or break a film. I also want to show how Visual effects/CGI has been used effectively and ineffectively in films

What are the big ideas/ key theories?
I want to look how a blend of practically built sets and CGI can create a better film then a fully CGI one.

What is the historical context of your discussion?
I want to look at how Visual effects/CGI can negatively impact a Film and the audience watching it. Also looking at how historically Visual effects/CGI have been used well to help enhance a film and compare them with films that have used it badly

What is the next step?
Looking at when films became to dependant on VFX/CGI, how it has been used well in the industry, and how it can make or break a film interim of viewer immersed

Idea 2

What is the purpose of your essay?
To look at the way films have paved the way of Scientific imagination, and how changed the way we think.

What are the big ideas/ key theories?
I want to look at Science fiction films such as Star Wars, looking at how they have changed the way we think of science but also how they have pushed are imagination of what is possible.

What is the historical context of your Discussion?
What are some of the Key Scientific theories that have been pushed by films or have been made possible over the years, how films have changed are way of thinking over the years, interim's of science

What is the next Step?
Look at ways in which films have pushed are imagination such as space travel and look at key Science Theories that have been imagined by films and opened are way of thinking.

Comments

  1. Evening - a lot of your text here is 'black on black'? Don't you look at your posts after you publish them? Or preview them before you publish? I suggest you do so from now on - just so you know what other people are looking at on your blog.

    In terms of your ideas here, I think the interesting one is hinted at by what you're saying about films that combine practical effects with CGI, which is part of a sort of backlash against CGI in films and digital more generally in terms of culture: the mirror of this is happening in terms of music, so vinyl in preference to mp3s etc. The Force Awakens was a) shot on film (not digitally) and b) they made a commitment to using as many real locations (non-green screen) as possible and as many practical effects as possible. I think you could use your research and assignment to try and understand this 'move away' from CGI... I suggest you begin by looking at 'The Uncanny Valley' and CGI ...

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley
    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/oct/27/tintin-uncanny-valley-computer-graphics
    https://vimeo.com/237568588
    https://www.lafilm.edu/blog/the-uncanny-valley/

    ReplyDelete
  2. i'm sorry about the black on black i did not see this in the preview window when i checked

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog