Planning Final Production

My group has recently finished our preliminary task so we are now starting planning our final production.

Genre:

Thriller

Location:

Wirral Way

Costume:

Commissioner - suit

Murderer - hoodie, jeans

Props:

Fake moustache, gun

Lighting:

Daylight

Night time, lit by street lamp

Sound:

Digetic sound - bird noises etc., gunshots, talking

Non-digetic - music during credits

Survey

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Stereotypes of Men and Women

There are many characters in the media, both male and female. While some adhere t the stereotypes placed upon their gender, some go directly against them. Here are some examples of some men and women who both challenge and adhere to their gender's stereotypes.

Male and female characters adhering to their gender's stereotypes:

Male

Jack Shepard (from TV's LOST) fits the male stereotypes. He is a strong character who leads the group.

Female

Shirley Bennett (from TV's Community) perfectly fits the stereotypes placed upon her gender. Shirley lives to serve her family and is deeply religious. She is also obsessed with cooking and baking. Shirley is the perfect stereotypical housewife.

Male and female characters challenging their gender's stereotypes:

Male

Morgan Grimes (from TV's Chuck) challenges several stereotypes placed upon the male gender. Generally, males are seen as the stronger gender. Morgan counters this stereotype as he is incredibly week and not brave (he squeals regularly). males in the media also, usually, control situations. Morgan counters this as he is never in control.

Female


Sarah Walker (from TV's Chuck), while remaining a sexual object for the male gaze, does challenge several gender specific stereotypes. For example, Sarah's primary role within the show is as a spy. This results in a lot of fighting. She fights the same way as the men in the show, removing the stereotype hat women are weaker than men. In addition there are several scenes in the show, such as clips of her cooking, that challenge the stereotype that all women occupy the position of housewives and are skilled at remedial tasks like cooking and cleaning.

Self Reflection

Having filmed our preliminary task, our team decided to reflect upon what went well and what didn't go quite as well:

Things done wrong:

• Struggled to turn on camera
• Wasn't quite sure how to film (It's the big red button)
• Never quite got the hang of the zoom
• I should have given better directions about when to start acting
• Said 'go' not 'action'
• Should have considered surroundings further (my reflection appears in the door)
• A scene had to change due to poor acting ability (Callum)

Things done well:

• Some of the shots look quite "professional" especially the over the shoulder shot of Riley
• We worked in unison quite well
• Close-up shot of feet went well

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Intro - Review

The intro credits to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy entails the dolphins' goodbye message, taken from the book, read by the narrator, Stephen Fry. The intro is effective as it, from the start, links the film to the book and establishes the overall tone. The scene also includes the message re-purposed as a a song. This is what establishes the tone as it takes the seriousness of the opening lines and creates a contrast, using the stupidity of the song, showing that this film is not going to be serious whatsoever. The opening camera shots are in a small format, only taking up a portion of the screen. This gives the impression that the footage was filmed on a camera phone which makes sense as the footage is of dolphins in a water park show. When the song sung by the dolphins begins, the shots finally fill the screen. This also makes sense in the context of the film as the dolphins in the film, as stated in the opening lines, are more intelligent than humans. The contrast of the humans' small shots with the dolphins' larger counterparts imply the message that the dolphins, being smarter, are getting a bigger picture than the humans.

Sexism in music videos

Girls on Film - Duran Duran

Views of video:

Feminism
Feminists would look upon this video poorly for the following reasons:

• The women are purely decorative and serve no real purpose, unlike the men who play instruments
• The women are not appropriately dressed (things are on show), contrasting the fully dressed men
• The males are seemingly dominant and spend the majority of the film gawking at the women
• The male gaze invites the viewer to join in
• The women use particularly suggestive body language

Post-Feminism
The post-feminists would think this video was great for the following reasons:

• The women appear confident and strong
• The women are embracing their attractiveness
• There are particular shots (such as the woman defeating the sumo wrestler) that make the women appear stronger

Reservoir Dogs Intro Credits - Review

This intro introduces the characters, crediting their actors as it does so. In this intro, the main characters are walking through a car park with The George Baker Selection's "Little Green Bag" playing over the video. The characters walk in slow motion which was achieved by doubling each frame. The intro is suitable to the film as it shows how calm and collected the characters are which is necessary information at the start of the film. Additionally, the intro sets the tone of the film by showing the main characters walking in slow motion, which makes it effective as this tone is carried throughout.