Small-Scale Research Project

The Presentation Script

Presentation Script

Your findings should be formatted as the script for your presentation.

This will therefore include both dialogue and any ‘actions’ in your presentation.

Formatting

A lot of freedom in how you present your presentation script.

Need to differentiate between your ‘dialogue’ and any actions

Suggestions:- Actions in italics- Action in brackets- Clearly identify SPEAKER (in capital letters) whenever changing from Actions to Dialogue

Example: Representation of Teachers in Film

[SPEAKER walks into the room wearing a leather jacket and throws all the books off of the room]

SPEAKER: This is apparently the way that films portray good teachers. As people that break the rules rather than conform to them. Here’s an example:

[Clip from School of Rock- 42.57- 44.34]

Actions

You do not need to ‘perform’ all of your actions even if they are written in your presentation script

You are expected to show clips from all of your focus films and provide powerpoint/images that you may have used

Examples of Actions

Use of Powerpoint (identify when changing slides)

DVD clipsAnything else visual or that needs

additional explanation

DVD Clip Actions

Should be shortShould have precise timingsShould be referred to in your script. Please

ensure that you use clips for a specific purpose and either introduce or reflect on any clip used- the more specific the better.

Example: Representation of Teachers in Film

[Clip from School of Rock- 42.57- 44.34]

SPEAKER: While the message may be slightly obscured by the comedy of the scene, the film does seem to state that Jack Black’s Dewey Finn is a good teacher, someone who has been a positive force for the students. The students complaints in this scene towards Rosalie Mullins are accepted as truth.

Powerpoint Actions

These need to be provided and will be sent to the examiner.

Please avoid simply typing everything you are saying.

Try to use it to provide visual aids

Important Points To Remember

Approximately 1500 words (no more than 1700)

Short credited quotations can be excluded from the word count

Reference to items of research must be made explicitly in your presentation

Most of your items should be referenced (otherwise how do you prove they were useful)

Example: Representation of Teachers in Film

SPEAKER: School of Rock’s message is perhaps quite subtle, but it has been suggested by William Gould that a film like Dangerous Minds is much more explicit in its depiction of the ideal teacher (Item 5)

Finally…

Draft due October 16th- you are strongly encouraged to start working on this now.