Film Extended Essay - Extent of influence on shooting script of a film by socio-cultural context of intended audience(specific ref. to Oldboy remakes)

[Karan Maitra]

Hi guys.

 

I am nearly half done with a first draft for my film Extended Essay.

 

My Research question is "To what extent is the shooting script of a film affected by the sociocultural context of the intended audience with particular reference to the different versions of ‘Oldboy’ across Korean, Indian and American audiences at the time?To what extent is the shooting script of a film affected by the sociocultural context of the intended audience with particular reference to the different versions of ‘Oldboy’ across Korean, Indian and American audiences at the time?"

 

Quite a long question I know, but this way I narrowed down the essay i think. I have a tendency to overshoot word counts.

 

First thing first. I have never written an essay so long.

I find it hard to write such a long piece without subheadings. I don't know how a reader would follow my essay without me flag posting it with appropriate sub-headings.

 

Currently in my half done first draft, I have planned out most of what I want to write. However I have sub-headings in it.

 

I haven't seen any example that has such a structure. They all seem to be one continuous bit of text.

 

So far my EE plan and estimted word count goes like this.

 

Plan(rough) –
                  Intro – 650 words (125 / 170+- / 220+- / 140+- )
                  Body – 2500 words ( Concept/Screenplay – Cinematography and Editing – Censorship – Reception) ( 1000 – 500/600 – 600 – 300)
                  Conclusion – 800 words+-

 

So my main question is: Should I keep the sub-headings or should I have it as one continuous text?

 

Also, if you have anything to critique my Research question.

 

Thanks

Edited December 17, 2014 by Karan Maitra

[Sandwich]

Hi, 

 

I have deleted your file. Posting your EE on the internet is dangerous! If it gets picked up by Turnitin and other systems, it WILL show up as plagiarised. You should post generalisations from your EE and ideas but the actual word for word document you need to keep safe - email it to people, send it to them privately, whatever... just don't post it publicly!! 

[Karan Maitra]

Thanks for that.

 

It didn't occur to me.

 

But if Turnitin matches my file to another on the internet that has my name on it, will the IB still consider that plagiarism?

[Sandwich]

Thanks for that.

 

It didn't occur to me.

 

But if Turnitin matches my file to another on the internet that has my name on it, will the IB still consider that plagiarism?

 

Turnitin doesn't really do subtlety, so it would flag it up. Whether the IBO people will read your name and sit and give you the benefit of the doubt, I've no idea. Would I bet my EE and effectively whole diploma on it? Nope  Better safe than sorry. I really wouldn't recommend it at all for anything.

[ibprincess]

Criterion E: Reasoned Judgement asks you to present your ideas coherently, if you need subheadings to do that then use them

 

Criterion I: Formal Presentation asks the layout to follow a standard format so as long as subheadings are used consistently and listed in your table of contents you're alright

 

All the past EE's I've read use subheadings and my school forces us to use subheadings so I'd say go for it