Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Arpl3012_2016_task_2_comments

people places things: well written paper  illustrating a burning desire to get to the bottom of the page and conclude.  in future, try to push the work as far as you can.  do not settle for mediocrity.

angels & demons: excellent cover page (remember the font is arial) paper displays a legible structure, which unfortunately omits a conclusion.  why?  clever use of imagery.

the godfather part 3: paper hits and weaves all the correct terms in urban design, grain; diverse ethnicities; eyes on the street, into a coherent narrative.  it's a pity the images were not more integrated into the story – they are too stand alone.  conclusion is appreciated.

a hologram for the king: excellent cover, b also mindful of the font.  be conscientious and not resort to the programs default font.  that being said, the paper is very strong work, displays maturity, structure + a touch of poetry.  beautiful imagery.  overall, excellent work – make sure you maintain + sustain he vigour throughout the semester.

dhobi ghat: cover page? conclusion? image referencing?  that being said, the paper is well written. does a good job of rendering mumbai and gives the reader texture using text.  the bit about how film questions the writer is priceless and the sentiment is welcome, just as the schulz reference appreciated.  in future, mix text with images with . . .

slumdog millionaire:  work that is almost beyond criticism or critique.  work on formatting, spend some time learning indesign, which would have completed the work. use of captioning would have enhanced the paper.  pity that the illustrative arrows appear as an afterthought.  to complement your academic journey, i strongly advise you to learn a formatting program or a desktop publishing application to give your finished work that professional edge.

colombiana: strong paper, which is well written and has an acceptable academic rigour.  the use of images and captions to narrate the story is excellent. that being said, the paper insinuates several, unsubstantiated propositions.  one particular has to be dissected and begs to be addressed – justify the statement the paper constructs that, cities shape the way in which each person experiences and traverses through them.

the giver: just as colombiana, the giver paper also assets a statement too scintillating to be left alone and ignored.  it proposes that, city life is a dream for those living in marginalised or disenfranchised communities but rather a departure for those in power – this needs explanation.  that being said, the paper is written with a mature lyrical prose, employing an academic structure, yet omits images.  why?  this is particularly perplexing since the giver is very visual and parts of it were filmed right on our beloved campus.

the great gatsby: a strong paper which would have been enhanced with the marrying of images and text.  why are the images orientated  in that fashion?  is there a significance to this?  images captions are appreciated but could have said more.  where are these sourced from?  overall, strong paper that is tarnished by grammatical errors + sloppy formatting.  paper should have ended with a conclusion.

paint your wagons: an excellently written paper, which interestingly, only describes the film, ending abruptly.  are we missing something here?

elysium: cover image + body text images could have been more prominent in the paper. be mindful of the font.  paper directs the reader to figure, yet these are noted – as in, where is figure 1 or 3?  images always need captions for enhanced access.  a conclusion would have helped conclude the paper.  that being said, the paper is well written, makes insightful observations, and is a pleasure to read.  in future mix text + images into one single and hopefully, coherent narrative.

walk of shame:   a peculiar paper which entices one to want to know more about meghan and her yellow dress.  the paper attempts to introduce a structure, but the structure it introduces could have been better structured.  consider crisper formatting.  have body text, images which are then captioned.  the text and images in the paper do not quite gel.  a mixture of font types on the 1st page shows an element of looseness.  overall the paper is saying something worth listening too.  the conclusion is appreciated and the final image is an excellent poignant touch.

sherlock holmes: curios paper which states that the time in the film is the 1980’s.  this is difficult to believe as the films displays a victorian texture and aesthetic, with horses and the london bridge being constructed.  paper suffers from incorrect referencing and the narrative inexplicably ends.

spider man 2: a well written, well structure text heavy paper.


already tomorrow in hong kong: alluring cover page with incorrect prescribed font type. another beautifully written, well structured text heavy paper, which fails to capitalise on the viscerality of the city it narrates.  a pity.

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