Unable to attend class from extreme jet lag and then cancelled class on Wednesday, I spent this week for EAC writing a review on ‘Lick the Star’ by Sophia Coppola for review on Monday 18th. I chose this short film over the other two because it was the one I felt most comfortable writing about, and at this point (where our work is being shared in class) for myself, I wanted to write something I felt a little more confident about. I still struggle sharing my work with other people, especially because I feel I lack vocabulary which really frustrates me when trying to describe and create images in my reviews. I quite enjoyed writing this review as i like Sophia Coppola’s other work of ‘The Virgin Suicides’ which I watched from a young age but never fully understand the ideas of isolation, which are reiterated in ‘Lick the Star’. Writing 600-800 words of a short film isn’t an easy task, I defiantly felt I ran out of things to say and feel my concluding paragraph is something I just stringed together through no thought as struggled to pull it all together.

I’m quite disappointed that I missed Monday’s class which was about note taking through films, which I could defiantly use some work on.

Absentia at its finest currently as I am cruising around the French Riviera, unable to attend class but extremely to see my long lost parents. This week I spent time looking at cultural experiences I would be interested in writing about for PB3. I came to the decision of writing about a restaurant in St Tropez which was not only fine dining but one of the most dramatic experiences I have ever encountered. I have felt comfortable writing about films (not to comfortable sharing that work, yet) so thought it was time to branch out to an experience. I feel this is relevant to what was discussed in week 7’s class about switching from a passive voice to an active voice. It gives a more personal effect on your writing and enhances a voice which I think is extremely important for critical writing as everyone wants to be heard, and appreciated.

I am struggling to know where to start with this piece as since it is a restaurant I think the food is important to comment on (as usually that is the most important factor of future customers) but the visual experience of this restaurant is what really grasped my attention. I have begun to write an incorporation of both approaches but am going to seek advice from Alexia!