Student Learning Analysis on Women in Film Research
Writing about writing is the hardest thing to write. It’s like therapy on the experience of writing which feels so intimate and makes me very uncomfortable. I researched and wrote about the injustices female filmmakers face in their day to day struggle, I found the hard numbers on how many women are actually getting paid to do the jobs they spent their lives preparing for. Bringing me back to writing about writing, I’d rather do the work and not marinate on the feelings it brought up since they were not happy feelings, yet I know from my time at Antioch that the only way to process and absorb the research itself is to marinate on it. So bare with me and my marinating on the injustices done to women in the film industry, and the trickle down effect of how women portrayed on film affects the entire world and all the women that inhabit it.
There was a time when I thought many women were just blaming others on
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If the studio won't change on its own change will be forced upon it. Time to start a chain of change that will stick and how it will effect the larger picture. If we want our girls to grow up and be more than a sex symbol or a narcissistic selfie taking robot we have to show the youth that there is more to life. There are jobs that require intelligence that can still be sexy and powerful and at the same time create positive change. We need to show educators, and lawmakers, chemists, engineers, tech nerds and business women on film and television. We need to show women in positions of power with opinions and brains that are the good guys and show their actual experiences and not that of what a man thinks they are going through. We need to show women as heroes. How do you tell a woman's perspective well? You ask a woman to tell it. You ask woman to shoot it. You can start
Female led films lack the opportunity of being successful because they are expected to appeal to everyone in society, live a hypocritical life, and the roles they have to play are according to the stereotypes.
From an early age I found learning hard and in my early educational years I
Women have a small place in the film industry. Well, let me clarify, a VERY small place in the industry. The biggest role they have is in producing, which is getting a script, director, and team (this is the job for the people with enough money to sponsor a big part of the creation). It has little to do in the actual creation of the movie. They make up only twenty-five percent in film. That means that men, make up seventy-five percent, but that’s only the beginning. five men work in the industry for every one woman, and women only make up fifteen percent of all the writing done for movies. Even worse, for the job of directing, women make up a miniscule nine percent in comparison to the ninety-one that men take up, but one more thing. Cinematographers, the people that film the movie and make it immersive for us, is the worst place for women. They make, only two percent in the entire industry, meaning that the rest is made up of men. this stereotype of men being better than women at their jobs, whether it be directing, editing, filming is based on no true information but rather a stigma of women in the workplace. The public is less able to recognize this discrimination because they're exposed to it every day. But to have such discrimination even in the background and off-stage, without the attention of the public eye, is disgusting and an insult to
The media represents only 22-30 year old women as sexually appealing, this notion brain washes women all around the world into thinking youth equals beauty, and if you’re not young, then you’re not beautiful. Movie producers are trying to increase the amount of female protagonists they include in their films, they think they’re doing something unique and are benefitting the problem that is the small amount of women that are the main characters in films. But when they are the main character in films, they still are sexualised. In “chick flicks” they may be the main character, but their main purpose is to find love, but how does this benefit the cause when producers are basically saying the only use for women protagonists is to have the man they desire.. Another prime example of how much producers fail to strengthen the role of women in movies, is when they’re a boss or entrepreneur, they’re always bitchy and sacrifice all love and kindness to be successful.
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Now, something I like to do when I watch movies is to look up everything about the production. The cast, the trivia, the soundtrack… those quizzes to see which character you’re most like… Aww… I got Captain America again? Obviously I’m Iron Man! I looked up the directors of this particular film and found something alarming. There were no women. You might be thinking, if the numbers for female directors are so low, maybe it’s because they aren’t passionate enough or have the right amount of experience. Well, that’s False; 50% of film school graduates are women. There are some women who do get their big break, but it’s not much fun now that they are sitting with the cool kids at lunch. As cited in the letter to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, “More than one award-winning female director has been told a particular showrunner “doesn’t hire women”. Another director stated that producers and studio executives told her agent “not to send women”. Most of these directors were told to stick to more “women oriented” projects, such as women-centered television shows, romantic comedies, or commercials for “girl” products. You know, I was going to add a joke about menstruation, but then I decided that it would seem like I’m ovary-acting. According to a 2015 report by the Sundance Institute and Women in Film’s Women Filmmakers , females seem to not even be considered
Most of my teaching experiences consist of teaching children from ages 3 to 8 at numerous summer camps during my high school years. Many things I have taught were based on general knowledge, such as teaching children how to play soccer and how to make a stuffed animal with an old pair of socks. Such topics never required a thorough background research or a specific knowledge on children’s development. Yet, my active interactions and attention were always in need considering the children’s age and the nature of the topics being taught. The two major obstacles I had to overcome—and sometimes, I am still struggling with—was to properly motivate and to discipline them. Through this course, I have learned different methods of motivating students
So the question is how we fix this ingrained social problem. The simple answer would be to watch more original female created movies. But not everybody is going to be the next Sofia Coppola, Jane Campion or Kathryn Bigelow (whom Indiewire lovingly call the Holy Trinity). Just like males, they produce many stinkers. For every Selma, there’s a Twilight (which was actually helmed by men for the rest of the
In most of the movies made today, “men predominantly call the shots in cinema – as studio executives, directors, writers, crew leaders, etc. – translating into male-dominated and male-centered cinema that focuses primarily on men, their stories, and their points of view, and rarely incorporate women as major characters or as crucial to the plot. (Tasker & Negra 170). For the most part, men write and direct the majority of films and as of 2006 only 7% of the directors of top grossing films were women. (White). Women are lacking power and influence behind the camera and it is showing in front of the camera. If females were given more opportunities to helm these movies, maybe we could more strong female characters or even great female lead movies, but unfortunately this isn’t the case with modern day
Yesterday as I arrived to my apartment after a long day at work, I decided to watch The Little Mermaid, since it was my favorite princess growing up and there wasn't anything better playing on TV. As the movie started to progress I couldn't believe how Hollywood implements sexist stereotypes through subliminal manners that are not apparent at first. Despite the film industry being the leading mean of entertainment, it is unbelievable how it still continues to present itself as a sexist industry through various plots and characters. As a feminist, I totally disagree with the message being conveyed throughout the film. In my opinion the audience should be aware about the type of films they are viewing, since they are continuing to shame women and seeing women as less.
While it’s widely known that men dominate board rooms, newsrooms, and political offices, it’s arguably less obvious that they also determine what viewers see when they are relaxing in front of the TV or theater screen. It is not surprising that the male-dominant culture of Hollywood display itself in a lack of female characters. “With a lack of women behind the camera comes with a lack of women’s speaking roles and screen presence (Missouri, M. 2014).” When female characters are present, sexist stereotypes often convert them into little more than background props- the “damsel in distress” who is often saved by a male hero or the “dream girl” who attracts a male protagonist. Because Hollywood is so male-dominated, films and television often gives a limited perspective on women themselves. Viewers see only that the world is driven by men which sends women and girls troubling message and harm.
In Karen Ward Mahar’s reading, she explains that Hollywood has always been favourable to men over women for power roles such as a film director. While women were employed in Hollywood, they were ‘designated’ to roles that were appropriate for them in this fraternity like environment. This was reinforced when Wall Street invested in the industry around 1921 which brought in their cultural ideals regarding men and women to the film industry. Conversely, Douglas Kellner talks about genre films reproducing cultural norms that legitimizes this representation of women. This was evident as women were pushed to do melodrama’s, comedy, rom-coms, etc. Therefore, it pushed this atmosphere where women can only “fit in” while not being in direct control
Initial thoughts: Ms. Rollison needs to understand that students behave differently which will require a different way to approach their behavior. In most cases, when a student is acting out it is due to something stressful they are experiencing. A young student does not communicate their wants and needs well, this causes them to express their emotion is not the best manner. When children need are not met they will misbehave more frequently. Therefore, Ms. Rollison will need to understand and have patience with the student because there is always a reason behind why the student is misbehaving.
There are several ways that student-centered learning can be described, and they all lead back to the same basic idea, the student. First, student-centered learning can be defined as a discipline that involves the interaction of a team of students that experience creative learning to be used in the real world (Thornburg, 1995). Thornburg (1995) also mention that students are essential to the classroom, just like a team member is essential to a game. He says that teachers are part of the definition of student-centered learning, but they are not the main attraction. The students are the focus, and the teacher is the one who can assist among small groups of students. Eaton
The simplest way to increase gender equality is by creating more roles for women. According to 2007-2012 film statistics reviewed by the New York Film Academy, the “average ratio of male actors to female actors is 2.25:1.” With less females onscreen than males, men continue to be the majority in movies. It is important to portray realistic representations of everyday life in where “women comprise 50 percent of the population” (Green, Women In Film Los Angeles). It is also important for women and young girls to have a variety of role models to look up to. With more women in movies, young girls will begin to understand that being a woman does not limit what they can do. Organizations such as Women in Film were created to help by “promoting equal opportunities for women, encouraging creative projects by women, and expanding and enhancing portrayals of women in all forms of global