After Talking with Nigel about my thesis proposal, we talked about the form I posted in the last post. In this document, I did some research about how society interacts with a camera and how they will create a different camera angle to show how they view that scenario in different scenarios. I will use this part of the research in one of my chapters to show a different side of the camera perspective (not only film). Unfortunately, the person that was just before me with their one on one meeting with Nigel took too much time and caused a delay in Nigel’s schedule. Due to this I was also a bit rushed and didn’t get all my time to talk to Nigel.
I got a few points from him that I should further research and After the meeting, I decided to see what kind of structure I should have for the thesis. I used Nigel’s document of the structure and wrote a small explanation/idea for myself so it will be easier and quicker to write the proposal.
The Thesis Proposal structure:
- Research title or question
[How does camera perspective influence our view on a character/scene (work on detailing my question and point out the issue/ what is really the question I want to answer?)]
- Draft Introduction
[The use of camera angle and perspective has been used in the animation, film and VFX industries for many years now. (First sentence – a general statement that does not include the main focus but introduces the issue)]
[Perspective is a way of presenting a subject to a person. This can be the view on someone in real life or something you watch through a monitored screen portraying the perspective for you
(Definition – A paraphrased definition (don’t copy/reference sources!))]
[Overall the camera angle and perspective has been used in the industries for a long time and the have been helpful in portraying the subject in question but will this form a view on perspective on the viewer for the movies (Thesis – include question words and show your sections / key arguments of the assay)]
[This assay will focus on different scenarios where the importance of camera perspective will influence the view of different viewers. (Outline – Must explain what the assay structure will do and the outcome/conclusion)]
- Key words searched
Perspective, Cinematography, Point of view, Camera Lens, Camera Angle, Dominance
- Research Design Methods
A research design is the ‘procedures for collecting, analysing , interpreting and reporting data in research studies’ it is the overall plan of connecting the conceptual research problems with the pertinent (and achievable) empirical research. In other words, the research design sets the procedure on the required data, the method to be applied to collect and analyse this data, and how all of this is going to answer the research question.
There are three possible forms of a research design: exploratory, descriptive and explanatory.
Parahoo(1997:142) describes a research design as ‘a plan that describes how, when and where data are to be collected and analysed’
- General outline of each chapter
A general outline of each chapter, here I want to find different types of researches that will all point back to my one question.
- Draft literature review
A literature review is an objective, critical summary of published research literature relevant to a topic under consideration for research. Its purpose is to create familiarity with current thinking and research on a particular topic, and may justify future research into a previously overlooked or understudied area.
Consistent of a literature review:
- Introduction:
A concise definition of a topic under consideration, as well as a scope of the related literature being investigated.
Intentional exclusions (example: this thesis will not include’)
State the general findings (what do most of the sources include), comment on availability.
- Main body:
Chronological and thematical approaches
Premise, methodology and conclusion.
Use logical transitions and connections.
- Conclusion
Summarize the key findings
Justify a research proposal.
- References
Don’t forget to cite in the text and complete citations for every source.
- A draft chapter (Title)
In this draft chapter, I will write out one chapter with more information and point out the different research used for this chapter.
- Indicative bibliography
Researches used and also researches that may be used in further development
Note, Questions to ask yourself: who, what, where, why, when