EPQ SUBJECT TITLE

Philippa Weston

Why do I want to do the EPQ To show lecturers at university that I’m

interested in the subject To learn key skills in writing dissertations,

researching and working independently Develop my use of different technologies

and applications To find an understanding of what university

work will be like To gain a qualification that is highly desired

A-level subjects

A- level subjects: English Language Media Studies Fine Art

The area I want to explore in EPQ is media so I will need to talk to a course leader of Media Studies (my teachers: Alistair

Norman and Nicola Naisbett) to find if any of my ideas clash with the syllabus

Initial Ideas

Analyse how production of the film industry has changed since 1920

Compare and contrast an original and re-made film

Compare and contrast a film from the 1920s and a film from 2015

Initial ideas

This was my favourite idea however after

speaking to my teacher I can’t do it as

in the syllabus we cover a vast majority of what I wanted to explore in lessons.

Therefore, he suggested this idea

using  Alejandro González Iñárritu’s

‘Bird Man’ and comparing that

with the original. 

Analyse how production of the film industry has

changed since 1920

Compare and contrast an original and re-made film

My EPQ final idea

I want to use ‘Compare and contrast an original and re-made film’ as I think it will

be interesting to see how different directors use the same source and idea but make

different movies while also using different processes and equipment.

Films I could use: Bird Man, Alice in Wonderland, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Cinderella or Romeo and Juliet

What question do I want to explore?

Idea: Compare and contrast an original and re-made film

Questions: How does the remade film follow the same

conventions of the original film? What differences are there between the two

films? How have the directors used the source or idea to

influence their film? What similarities are there between the two

films?

Exploration of top 3 questions:Proposed question number 1: How does the remade film follow the same conventions of

the original film?

What to research: Cinematography, mise – en - scene, sound and editing

through watching the film and reading articles, reviews and journals

Have both used the same influences? Has the directors used the same techniques and

processes? Is there any differences in the plot?

Exploration of top 3 questions:Proposed question number 2:

What differences are there between the two films?

What to research: Changes when viewing What different editing processors have been used? Are there changes in the mise – en – scene? Is there any social group representations? Are there any changes in main characters,

atmospheres or plot?

Exploration of top 3 questions:Proposed question number 3:

How have the directors used the source or idea to influence their film?

What to research: What were the two sources? If they were the same have they been interpreted

differently? How have the directors used the source? To what effect have these sources been used for

entertainment purposes?

Final question:

I have decided to research and answer the question ‘How does the remade film follow the same conventions of the original film?’ as I feel I could answer this fully while also

incorporating some of the answers from the other questions into this one.