Thursday, 8 May 2008
Friday, 25 April 2008
Primary Research
Analyse the three films: Licenced to Kill (1989); Goldeneye (1995) and Casino Royale (2007). Look at main female characters and explore whether they fit into the classic stereotypes, then choose some sequences to use in your primary research. Then think about HOW you will use them. Prepare screenings/interviews etc.
Friday, 18 April 2008
What to do
Explore the representations of women in Bond films. Bond films provide a long history of the changing representations of women as supporting characters to a central male protagonist. Typically this role has been as either the "bad girl" who works for the male villain and who falls for James and then helps him (but probably gets killed anyway after sleeping with him). Ideologically, the power of James as a masculine force REPOSITIONS her from morally bad to morally good. Or there is the "Bond girl" or "good girl" who is basically placed by the narrative into a "victim" position/damsel in distress so that Bond can demonstrate his masculinity by rescuing her. Either way these women are not there for any other purpose than to CONNOTE the masculinity fo the protagoist.
This was supposed to have changed with Natalya and Onatopp in Goldeneye (1995) but that film still shows several characteristics of the classic good girl bad girl opposition and its sexist assumptions.
You should do the following:
1. Read around gender reps.
2. Choose 3 films. A classic early very sexist one; Goldeneye as the film where the makers stated they wwere updating the reps of women to reflect a more modern approach; and a very recent one. Explore ther reps of the female. Have things really changed?
3. Choose some clips and explore them in some way with a real audience of men to see their reactions to these changing reps.
This was supposed to have changed with Natalya and Onatopp in Goldeneye (1995) but that film still shows several characteristics of the classic good girl bad girl opposition and its sexist assumptions.
You should do the following:
1. Read around gender reps.
2. Choose 3 films. A classic early very sexist one; Goldeneye as the film where the makers stated they wwere updating the reps of women to reflect a more modern approach; and a very recent one. Explore ther reps of the female. Have things really changed?
3. Choose some clips and explore them in some way with a real audience of men to see their reactions to these changing reps.
Thursday, 13 March 2008
Your first ideas
Women and film
How are women represented in films today?
Lewis this is too broad. You need to narrow the focus significantly> I'd choose one particular genre that you watch a lot of and enjoy, and focus on that area. You mention Alien in your writing - do you watch a lot of sci-fi or a lot of horror? You could choose one of these genres? Or you could look at action movies, which are such a traditionally "male" genre where the reps of women have been discussed and are, arguably, changing. You ideas about Bond films would obviously work here.
For primary research some exploration of what male or female fans of the genres think about the reps of gender would work. You could show extracts to a focus group, as well as do some questionnaires etc. We can discuss this all when you have narrowed your focus.
Choose a specific genre and let me know what it is, asap.
Sean
How are women represented in films today?
Lewis this is too broad. You need to narrow the focus significantly> I'd choose one particular genre that you watch a lot of and enjoy, and focus on that area. You mention Alien in your writing - do you watch a lot of sci-fi or a lot of horror? You could choose one of these genres? Or you could look at action movies, which are such a traditionally "male" genre where the reps of women have been discussed and are, arguably, changing. You ideas about Bond films would obviously work here.
For primary research some exploration of what male or female fans of the genres think about the reps of gender would work. You could show extracts to a focus group, as well as do some questionnaires etc. We can discuss this all when you have narrowed your focus.
Choose a specific genre and let me know what it is, asap.
Sean
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