Literary sources: Go to this blog post here: Theory: Literary Sources and copy relevant key texts relating to the subject of your essay and list in alphabetical order in your bibliography. In addition, find your own key texts in relation to artists selected for in-depth analysis in your essay and list these too. These texts could be interviews with the artist, or reviews/ critique’s written by others. See useful online sites/ sources here .

• Research and identify 3-5 literary sources from a variety of media such as books, journal/magazines, internet, Youtube/video that relates to your personal study and artists references .
• Begin to read essay, texts and interviews with your chosen artists as well as commentary from critics, historians and others.
• It’s important that you show evidence of reading and draw upon different points of view – not only your own.
• Take notes when you’re reading…key words, concepts, passages, page number to be used for in-text referencing etc.

Essay Question

• Think of a hypothesis and list possible essay questions
• Below is a list of possible essay questions that may help you to formulate your own.

possible-essay-questions-to-investigate

• Subjects – car and driver (comparative), the car’s soul and how it is a reflection of its driver
• Starters – Exploring the relationship between… (comparative), Through the eyes of the…, a journey through…,

Potential Questions

• Exploring the relationship between the car and its driver
• A journey through the soul of the car; and how it is a reflection of its driver

Essay Plan
Make a plan that lists what you are going to write about in each paragraph – essay structure

• Essay question:
• Opening quote – Jeremy Clarkson (2009). – “It’s what non-car people don’t get. They see all cars as just a ton and a half, two tons of wires, glass, metal, and rubber, and that’s all they see. People like you or I know we have an unshakable belief that cars are living entities… You can develop a relationship with a car and that’s what non-car people don’t get… When something has foibles and won’t handle properly, that gives it a particularly human quality because it makes mistakes, and that’s how you can build a relationship with a car that other people won’t get.” – Interview from “Love the Beast” (released March 12, 2009), a documentary made by Eric Bana, Whyte House Entertainment (distribution), Pickup Truck Pictures (production)

• Introduction (250-500 words): What is your area study? Which artists will you be analysing and why? How will you be responding to their work and essay question?

“exploring the relationship between a car and its driver”

• explain how a car has a soul, where that soul is found; a driver has an innate connection when driving their car
• explain this innate connection in rally photography
• opening quote here?

• Pg 1 (500 words): Analyse first artist/photographer in relation to your essay question. Present and evaluate your own images and responses.

• artist reference 2 – Maurice Selden

• Take information from interview – https://rallysportmag.com/maurice-seldens-top-10-rally-photographs190318/
• talk about both stories behind the photo, from the drivers perspective, and the photographers perspective
• explain how the relationship between the car and the driver is evident in this photo (face direction + wheel direction show driver has trust in the car/ motion blur = speed)
• however, not every car and driver relationship is like this…

• Pg 2 (500 words): Analyse second artist/photographer in relation to your essay question. Present and evaluate your own images and responses.

• Artist reference 1 – Helge Skodvin – 240 landscapes

• begin talking about how the regular relationship is different (more personal + emotional connection rather than a physical, drive fast connection)
• present the Ferrariesta, why is it so special to me, where did the name come from etc.
• get to the point – each driver develops a different relationship with their car, but ultimately every driver develops a level of appreciation for their car
• link to Helge Skodvin – 240 landscapes – every car is different but each has its own soul.
• refer back to artist reference – talking about personalisation + memories etc.

• Conclusion (250-500 words): Draw parallels, explore differences/ similarities between artists/photographers and that of your own work that you have produced

• parallels – every driver appreciates their car

• Bibliography: List all relevant sources used

Bibliography

Jeremy Clarkson (2009). – Interview from “Love the Beast” (released March 12, 2009), a documentary made by Eric Bana and Pickup Truck Pictures (production)

Peter Whitten (2018). – Interview for RallySport Magazine – https://rallysportmag.com/maurice-seldens-top-10-rally-photographs190318/

Helge Skodvin (2015). – 240 Landscapes (photobook) – https://helgeskodvin.no/240-landscapes

Essay writing: Here is a link to another blog post which will provide you with guideline about how to structure each paragraph in your essay.