This was by video and later written.

The overall feedback was that I’d tried to do too much too soon. The advice I was given below was really useful.

General advice given:

• Write in the third person.
• Only use italics for emphasis not quotations
• Avoid redundant speculation/personal opinion
• I should have explored a range of visual methodologies to begin with such as compositional analysis moving onto semiotics and discourse.
• Use visual methods initially and then allow the context to make points and give evidence.
• Weigh up the work being analysed, then use a visual method (poss semiotics) analysis and contextualise with different commentators.
• Good semiotic analysis of my own work
• I discussed my BOW images for the assignment as suggested but wont be discussing going forward, except possibly as my Tutor suggests I could do as preface to my essay

Actions from the feedback:

Look at the annotations and summarise the key points that I want to review in the contextual literature. Send to Tutor and he will review and revise/suggest others

1.Find a key premise or theme: Minor White expand on. Minor White and Szarkowski as a possible. enquiry. Realism representation or expression? Note: It’s the process of representation that that allows interpretation by the viewer.

2. Find a visual methodology to analyse, without going off on a tangent.

From part 2, for Lit review:

• Use leading authors in the field as key resources to research and develop.
• Summarise, demonstrate purpose and relevance of text to my rationale.
• Critically compare and the approaches and conclusions of others
• Indicate what I plan to explore further on my dissertation proposal

Other comments against learning outcomes:

LO1 undertaken research and study demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of your area of specialisation and built a theoretical framework for your creative practice

• Keep writes up “tight”, no waffle!
• Define terms for general readers. Use sites like the Tate to define key terms.

LO2 synthesised and articulated your critical, contextual and conceptual knowledge and understanding into a coherent critique of advanced academic standard

• Think about outlining some of Minor White’s work with reference to Szarkowski – a possible focus for the essay?
• In assignment 2 I could consider other visual methodologies that I might use to analyse work. Composition might be a useful methodology at the end of a work but it’s not very detailed.

LO3 applied your own criteria of judgement, reviewed, criticised and taken responsibility for your own work with minimum guidance

• Realism is a complex topic – could be interesting to explore representation- representing – revealing -expressing. There is a conflict between representation and expression.
• Expand more on the notion of equivalents. The Rose quote on the expressive qualities of photographs? could form the central thrust of Lit review effect/affect– which part? P4?

LO4 selected and applied information management skills and used appropriate technology in the production of an accomplished critique with minimal supervision

Could have begun by defining as a genre – Alexander, Bate, Clarke good for this.

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