Here is my final essay on The Shawshank Redemption (Andy’s Escape)
Reflection
looking back at my Shawshank Essay it is clear that I can see what I need to work on and I also need to work on including more quotes from websites etc. I am very happy with my essay however if I were to improve it I would make sure I work on structure and also listening to my teachers feedback.
Teacher Feedback
Very well done Annabel. Some of your analysis of the immediate impact of the cinematography is great. You are also linking some of your analysis to other features in the film, such as motifs.
Next essay you should try and include quotes from sources. You include the references, which is brilliant, but you must also try to use the words from those sources in your essay.
You will get better and better at these essay as you become more familiar with film language and also how film makers use mise-en-scene and cinematography to communicate meaning.
More carefully select the quotes from research, for example the idea that prison movies deal with social problems: such as the function of prison, that without hope there is no redemption and perhaps reference to act three where the themes become evident.