1. Y2 Transition Work– Personal Study ProjectPrep
StudentName
Amy Clare Watson
Essay title/question
How are disabilities portrayedinfilmsandTV seriesinthe presentday.
6-10 potential sources (written infull Harvardreferencing
http://www.neilstoolbox.com/bibliography-creator/)
1.The Guardian(1821) Autism Best Film Portraits (Can they get it right?)(2011
2.Natalie Hale (N/A) Down Syndrome Parenting 101: Must-Have Advice for Making Your
Life Easier (2011)
3.Temple Grandin(1947) The Autistic Brain(2013)
4. Stephen Chbosky (1970-Present) Wonder(2017)
5. CNN (1980) Wonder Movie Real Parents (2017)
6. SpectrumNews(2002) Autism Television(2017)
7. The Guardian(1821) LearningDisabilities infilms(2019)
8. Tony Warren (1936-2016) Coronation Street(Present)
9. MagdalenaNewman (N/A) Normal(2020)
10. SusanTully (1967) The A Word (2020)
2-3 potential subheadingsto include inessay
What are the key themeswithin filmswithdisabilities asthe subject?
How successful are these filmsatportrayingthe characters realistically?
How dothese films impactonthe audience’s feelingstowards someonewithadisability?
2. Y2 Transition Work– Personal Study ProjectPrep
Rationale (why doyouwant to write aboutthistopic, why and how mightitlink withyourY2 FMP)
– approx. 250 words
If I were tobe totally honest, Iwould wanttowrite aboutthe art of disabilities withinfilms
because havingpeoplewithdisabledfeaturesasthe maintalkis interestingbecause youcanin
inside towhattheirstory is all aboutand how theycame to be a successful outcome withinthe
world. Also, the amountof views of the filmisreally interestingbecause it’snoteveryday youhear
abouta story about a person witha disability enticedwithinthemsuchasfacial issues orautism.
Thisis whathas made me so curious aboutthe art of disabilities, andhow they canhelpthe
individualfeel special andinterestingtothe worldandthat they can be justlike everybody else
and feel special inthe worldtoo. Myfinal majorprojectwill notfollowthese lines, forIhave an
ideato create a seriesof stopmotionanimations withmodellingclayandstationary tocreate a
series of videos withthe capacity of 3 calledDesktopDiaries, where the stationary talksaboutlike
on a desk afterhoursand also, the impactson life asa piece of stationary:theirprosand consas
well assome advance benefits ontheirforms. Thisserieswasinspired bythe seriesbyAardman
calledCreature Comforts, whereanimalstalkaboutthe meaningof life, where they live andwhat
they think of the present. Thisseries isguaranteed tomake yousmile andlaughoutloud.
5-point action plan for the summer (20 words foreach point)
1. I hope to work at HobbyCraftinorderto get a betterreputation aswell asgettingalongmore
witha widerrange of people.
2. I plan to write the scriptforNot Alone andpractice myacting skillsbasedonmycharacter’s
personality andtraits.
3. Work onmy speakingsothat I can be more clear andprecise toa typical mildautistic’s ways
and try to understand autismmore.
4. Learn more courses that will link tomyinterestssuchasillustration orfilmingcourses because
those are what I enjoy.
5. Try to relax andnot stressas much as well asevenly practice myskillstoa furtherextent,
hopefully.
