Brainstorming on the effects of social media term 1

Brainstorming 

Assignment documentary Ideas

Expository documentary

• Effects of social media on society and individuals 
• Effect on Socialisation and communication 
• Cyber-bullying online Harassment 
• Cyber safety- lack of privacy, stalking and padophalia of young teenagers 
• The effects mental health has on young teenagers 
• Internet trolls 
• Sexting 

Miss Representation

Miss Representation Documentary 

What type of documentary was Miss Representation?

Miss Representation argued that women in the media are only valued for there physical appearance. The documentary made some strong points on women in the media and how its all about how you are expected to look, the message that was sent out to the audience especially younger girls is that you are supposed look like the women in the media and that personality doesn't matter. I think that Miss Representation is more of a expository documentary as it has made clear statements about women  needing to look a certain way because its what society expects and made strong arguments about women in the media and what society expects of them.  

FTVNM Film Noir Style Production Self-reflection and evaluation

FTVNM Film Noir Style Production Self-reflection and evaluation

1. Discuss your feelings about the production task:

I'm not that satisfied with how the film has resulted as there was a lot of things that could of being done and filmed in a better way, such as where we filmed the scenes, props, and the time we had. I think that we didn't work enough as a group so when it came to the filming and getting things organised they didn't turn out as well as things could of being.

The project defiantly didn't need anymore time added as I thought it was plenty of time to put together a Film Noir project. Maybe for next time we just need to manage a time and organise more.

The things that could improve with our film would be managing our time and doing more planning so  that we know exactly what we are filming and how.

If I had to change the film project it would be changing the locations and the story around as I didn't think the film was the best it could of being.

2. As this task focused on the Film Noir Style:

The specific elements used to depict our film was the lighting, as the lighting of the scene created much more tension to the scene and the places we filmed at engaged the atmosphere to look like a Film Noir.  

The shot types used to convey the story where the ones shot inside as i thought that those scenes really made a clear vision of what was happening at the moment through the use of lighting in the background and the room.

I thought the genre for our film could of made a little more sense as I don't think that the whole storyline is very clear to explain what is happening throughout the film.

3. Personal reflection and evaluation:

The aspect that I chose to focus on the most was picking places of where we had to film and putting together a shot list for the film which I thought went well with our film, and setting sense to make it look like a Film Noir, but I wasn't to please with how things went throughout the production as I thought we needed to focus more on planning and putting everything together. The improvements that I think I have made from my tasks that I did for the film was managing my time in getting things organised.

4. Reflecting upon your completed task:

I showed our rough edit to a few people and I defiantly used there feedback as I was also told on things that could be improved such as the lighting, the locations and the props used.

I think the group did use the planning guide effectively but I did think that the storyboards and the shot list that was written were not used as much as they needed to be used, so I kind of made our film rushed and not the best it could of been.

The difficulties that I had during filming was working with the group as I did think there was a lot of time wasted throughout this and the filming wasn't the best without  a good plan of what we needed to do.

I think that the work that I have done also in the previous terms could of being better, such as trying to keep up with the blog and trying to film a production in only a certain amount of time. I think that just by managing my time and planning more my work could have being the best of what it can be.

Miss Representation

Miss Representation 

1. “You can’t be what you can’t see.” What does this quote suggest about how representations of powerful women are, largely, absent from the mass media?

This quote implies that women can only be objects, and that the media expects women to be people that there not.   

1. What does Miss Representation suggest about the way women are represented in the media? 

The media’s representation of women as flawless and perfect is more extreme than ever, computers are used to remove every blemish from every image and give models unnaturally perfect bodies.

3.  What is a stereotype? Which gender stereotypes are being repeated again and again in the media?

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Women in the media and there values on how there meant to look. 

4.  In terms of representation of women, what is the problem with mainstream Hollywood films?

Women will watch women movies about men but men wont watch movies about women.

5. What sort of stereotypes are used to represent female leaders?

The stereotypes used to represent female leaders: Bossy, arrogant, attractive and Not so smart.    

6. What does Caroline Heldman argue about representations of women like Lara Croft which, on the surface, may appear empowering?

7. What, according to Gloria Steinem, is the side effect of representations created in a patriarchal system?

8. During prime time television, what age group do the majority of female characters belong to?

9. What does Jennifer Pozner claim about the representation of women on reality television?

She claims that women are dramatic, they fighting over men, women have a melt downs.  

10. Explain how the following factors may influence the representation of gender in the mass media:  cultural attitudes, media ownership, advertising, media regulation.

Institute on Gender in Media

Institute on Gender in Media 

Article 1: Females in leading film roles are dominating the box office 

This article focus on women taking on ‘big roles’, women in films have shown that they can take on the character of a strong person and that not only men are capable of being a stereotypical superhero. Women in the movies are now represented as being the sexy good looking superhero, this shows that women are strong as men.

Article 2: 7 Ways Women and Girls Are Stereotyped, Sexualized, and Underrepresented on Screen

Image 1:

• Ariel wearing sexy clothing 
• The Prince his got more appropriate clothing 
• Ariels outfit grabs more attention, where the Princes features are more his face 
• In a disney movie the characters are wearing ‘sexy clothing’. 

Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres 

Ellen Lee DeGeneres, is an American comedian, television host, actress, wrote, and producer. She starred in the popular sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998, and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003. 

Her stand-up career started in the early 1980s, culminating in a 1986 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Carson likened her to Bob Newhart, and invited her for an onscreen chat after her set; DeGeneres was the first female comedian invited by the ionic host to join him for such a discussion, at a time when such an invitation was widely regarded as one of the most influential endorsements available for a comic. As an actress Ellen also starred in movies, Mr. Wong, Finding memo (the voice of Dori) and  The love letter. 

DeGeneres graduated from Atlanta High School in May 1976, after completing her first years of high school at Grace King High School in Metairie, Louisiana She moved back to New Orleans to attend the University of New Orleans where she majored in communication studies. After one semester, she left school to do clerical work in a law firm with a cousin, Laura Gillen. She also held a job selling clothes at the chain store the Merry-Go-Round at the Lakeside Shopping Center. Her early jobs included working at J.C Penny, and being a waitress at T.G.I Frida's and another restaurant, a house painter, a hostess, and a bartender. She relates much of her childhood and career experiences in her comedic work. 

In 2015, Forbes estimated DeGeneres' net worth at US$75 million.  In 2015, she was named the 50th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes and number two on the World Pride Power list.

She is a fan of the National football league, and has shown particular support for the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers. In 2011, she attended a Saints practice dressed as Packers Hall of Famer Don Hutson.

In 1997, DeGeneres came out as lesbian. The bold disclosure of her sexual orientation sparked clamorous interest by American tabloids.The contentiousness of the media coverage stunted DeGeneres' professional career and left her "mired in depression”. In her book Love, Ellen, DeGeneres' mother, Betty DeGeneres describes being initially shocked when her daughter came out, but has become one of her strongest supporters; she is also an active member of Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) and spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaigns Coming out Project.

Girls and Women Stereotypes

Girls and Women Stereotypes 

• Attractive 
• Elegant
• Prevailing
• Skinny 
• Make up 
• Stupid/ Twirl hair/Incapable/ Can’t read a map
• Emotional/Weak/men are intimidating/mood swings/breaking a nail/ 
• Relationships/Best friends/ more emotional 
• Relationship for women are driven more by emotions
• Domesticated