Attainment: 2:
I try to give my all in class both in contributing and on the work side of things and so far i feel so good as the work i have produced so far in my opinion as been of a high standard however it could be higher and that is why its not a 1.
Effort: 2
Sometimes I admit to drifting off but for the majority of the time I give my all when contributing to class discussions and when completing homework assignments.
Punctuality: 2
I have given myself this grade as i am good but not perfect in terms of being in the class, their have been times where i have not been in or have arrived late in the class but this year that has been kept to a very low minimum
Submission and quality of my homework: 3
This isn't one of my strongest aspects because i have tended to hand my homework in late on some occasions but overall i hand it in more on time, as for the standard of the work being honest it hasn't been of my best purely because of getting use to the yr 13 course but as time goes on i believe i will be better at this so in the future i hope to give myself a 1 for this part.
Ability to work Independantly : 3
I often ask for help on topics that are quite difficult to understand simply because i don't want to get it wrong when handing it in, but usually it is not for big problems but rather the smaller ones, however if given an assignment to do independently i would be quite confident of completing it by myself.
Quality of writing :4
This at best is quite average as i have yet to understand to meanings of the broader and longer words of the media analysis completely yet, i often repeat myself in assignments and i need to widen my vocabulary in the future if i am to get the higher grades.
Organisation of media folder: 3
If asked to lay out sheets that are relevant to my study I wouldn't struggle to do so but it isn't in a complete and utter mess where I wouldn't be able to find anything
Oral contribution in class: 1
This along with my blog i feel is my strongest features of being a media student, i have gradually grown in confidence since the first lesson of yr 13 and now am contributing to class discusions in almost every class so its one of my stengths without doubt.
Standard of med 5 blog: 1
Although their isn't as much detail on it in terms of writing as some of my fellow class mates it is certainly enough posts on it to help me a lot, if i were asked to write my independent study now i would feel confident with the help of my blog as its very useful and up to a good standard.
Standard of med 6 blog: 3
I do the work our teacher sets us and have also added some posts through my own findings that have come up when i am completing other work but being honest this right now is playing second fiddle to my Med 5 blog so in the future i must start to focus on this as its just as important when it comes to the contributions to my overall grade.
WWW
- I have a 100% record of completions of all homework's tasks set by my teachers up to this point
- Ive contributed with good points to all the people who have done their presentations
- I come on time to class almost always and attend almost always as well
EBI
- I focused more on my Med 6 blog , making it a more equal split between the blogs
- If I stated more Shep information on my text
- If we had won the best overall media studies production but life's like that sometimes
Tuesday 28 October 2008
Tuesday 21 October 2008
Characters of film
Storm played by halle berry
Halle berry was once voted worlds sexiest woman in 2003 round about the same time the second x-men movie hit the cinema screens is it any wonder Halle berry who at the time and probably still is the most famous cast member was chosen
for one of the main roles in the film. She is known for other roles in hit films like die another day and cat women where she is also subdued to wearing tight clothing and bikinis in famous memorable scenes. Even though her looks and sexual presence may have played parts in given her roles during films she portrays sophistication, intelligence and charm proving its not just their beauty but also their brains that plays parts in female actresses successes.
This is the main female character played in x-men 3 and half of the 2 main protagonists. On one hand their could be suggestions that playing such a key and important role in a smash hit movie represents a significant step to achieving equality for women based on their acting ability rather than what they can offer sexually. However a point could also be made that the actress the director and staff have hired isn't ugly and offers much to the male gaze through her beauty and posture. In addition the clothes she and the rest of the crew have been designed to wear are quite tight therefore portraying the intention of the movie makers desire to keep the male audience members happy and the gaze still satisfied.
Halle berry was once voted worlds sexiest woman in 2003 round about the same time the second x-men movie hit the cinema screens is it any wonder Halle berry who at the time and probably still is the most famous cast member was chosen
for one of the main roles in the film. She is known for other roles in hit films like die another day and cat women where she is also subdued to wearing tight clothing and bikinis in famous memorable scenes. Even though her looks and sexual presence may have played parts in given her roles during films she portrays sophistication, intelligence and charm proving its not just their beauty but also their brains that plays parts in female actresses successes.Rogue played by Anna paquin
This is the main female character played in x-men 3 and half of the 2 main protagonists. On one hand their could be suggestions that playing such a key and important role in a smash hit movie represents a significant step to achieving equality for women based on their acting ability rather than what they can offer sexually. However a point could also be made that the actress the director and staff have hired isn't ugly and offers much to the male gaze through her beauty and posture. In addition the clothes she and the rest of the crew have been designed to wear are quite tight therefore portraying the intention of the movie makers desire to keep the male audience members happy and the gaze still satisfied.
Mystique played by Raven darkholme
After viewing x-men 1 and 3 their was one character that unfortunately only deepened my
beliefs that the females in the Hollywood industry are still being sexually exposed. The character mystique has a lot of unique things about her, she is the only female character to be on the evil side of the warring teams, she can morph into any person therefore confusing her enemies and finally she only has blue paint covering up the major parts of the female body clearly exposing those parts to the audience which will mostly heighten the male gaze to new levels. Its hard to argue the ideologies of equality from the directors when you have something as explicit as this on a certain character.
Sunday 19 October 2008
The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. "Holocaust" is a word of Greek origin meaning "sacrifice by fire." The Nazis, who came to power in Germany in January 1933, believed that Germans were "racially superior" and that the Jews, deemed "inferior," were an alien threat to the so-called German racial community.
During the era of the Holocaust, German authorities also targeted other groups because of their perceived "racial inferiority": Roma (Gypsies), the disabled, and some of the Slavic peoples (Poles, Russians, and others). Other groups were persecuted on political, ideological, and behavioral grounds, among them Communists, Socialists, Jehovah's Witnesses, and homosexuals.
This is part of my SHEP reaserch because it is refering to the infamous holocaust that took place years ago and is very important to the film not only becuase in the first of its 3 instllments it is feautred at the beggining but also becuase the mutants are also treated like second class citizens and abonded from society much like the jews were at the time by hitler.
During the era of the Holocaust, German authorities also targeted other groups because of their perceived "racial inferiority": Roma (Gypsies), the disabled, and some of the Slavic peoples (Poles, Russians, and others). Other groups were persecuted on political, ideological, and behavioral grounds, among them Communists, Socialists, Jehovah's Witnesses, and homosexuals.
This is part of my SHEP reaserch because it is refering to the infamous holocaust that took place years ago and is very important to the film not only becuase in the first of its 3 instllments it is feautred at the beggining but also becuase the mutants are also treated like second class citizens and abonded from society much like the jews were at the time by hitler.
Inoculation Theory - ‘Reservoir Dogs" Example
The Inoculations model is another passive audience theory, which suggests that audiences who are exposed to extreme media messages will become “immune” to them once viewed, and that long-term exposure can result in audience “desensitisation” to such imagery. It can be argued that as a result media messages are becoming more extreme, as seen in the following clip from ‘Reservoir Dogs’, directed by Quentin Tarantino. Despite there being no “copycat” crimes linked directly to this film, inoculation theory has been used in attempts to blame violent media for such alleged influences, and, like the Hypodermic Needle model, has more recently been criticised for its assumption that audiences are passive.
Saturday 18 October 2008
Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy
Superhero comics have tended to promote an ideology that is both masculines and driven to mastery. Nowhere are these biases more blatant than in the representation of female superheroes. With unabashed and unapologetic obviousness, women are portrayed as objects of male desire and fantasy with absurdly exaggerated sexual characteristics. While it is true that the costumes worn by male superheroes can also be defined by an overt sex appeal, those worn by their female counterparts tend to reveal a lot more bare flesh. But the frisson of fetishistic sexuality presented by female superheroes is adduced with one hand only to be dismissed with the other. This offering and denying of sexuality, which helps to resolve the sexual fears and desires of developing males, is the eternal paradox of the super heroine.
Cat woman, through her radical split of conscience between "good girl" and "bad girl," liberalizes this contradiction. Created by artist Bob Kane, she was inspired, in part, by Hedy Lam arr, whom Kane admired for her "great feline beauty." When she first appeared in Batman No. 1, Spring 1940, she was known simply as The Cat, a female burglar. Her real name was Selina Kyle, and originally she was characterized as a sybaritic socialite whose initial impulse to steal stemmed from ennui. Over the years, both her origin story and her costume have undergone several redesigns.
While in some cases the costume changes parallel (and signal) character transformations, in others they seem to be purely for the sake of fashionable appearances. Indeed, in another instance of comic-book chauvinism, female characters are typically subject to more stylistic makeovers, whether radical or restrained, than their male counterparts. Submission to the dialectics of fashion is presented as another expression of a fetishist femininity. Fetishism is a defining ingredient to Cat woman's wardrobe. She is best known, perhaps, for catsuits that cleave to the body, due in large part to the portrayals of the character by Julie New mar in the television series Batman (1966) and Michelle Proffer in the film Batman Returns (1992). Typical of the inter media cross-pollination for which superheroes are famous, the costumes of both actresses served to inspire and influence those worn by Cat woman in her comic-book representation.
As apparel, the catsuit has long been identified with the dominatrix, an archetype frequently associated with Cat woman. Michelle Puffer's performance strengthened this connection by spotlighting the themes of alpha-cat and submissive kitten-like behavior. Her costume, which co-opted the traditional iconography of the dominatrix, included associated paraphernalia such as a whip, gloves, and high-heel shoes.
The visual and symbolic language of Cat woman resonates strongly in fashion, especially in the work of Terry Muller, John Gillian, Doles & Cabana, Gianni Verses, Jean Paul Gaul tier, and Alexander McQueen. All these designers, like Cat woman (and, indeed, female comic-book characters generally), have been attracted to the wardrobe of the dominatrix and its associations of a liberated sexuality. Conceptually loaded and psychologically coded items such as catsuits, corsets, bustiers, and harness bras, usually in black "wet-look" materials like leather, rubber, and polyvinyl chloride, have in the hands of these outre designers achieved widespread acceptance as exotic-erotic couture.
But in co-opting these sexual cliches, fashion has, in the process, muted their meanings and sanitized their subtexts. In much the same way as comic books, fashion presents elements of fetishistic sexuality stereotypically, undermining, or at least redirecting and repositioning, its subversive, sadomasochistic underpinnings. While presented blatantly, erotic energies, like the feral nature of Cat woman, are tamed, neutered, and, ultimately, neutralized.
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/superherOes/paradoxical.asp
How this relates to my study
This is an interesting piece of research that Ive uncovered and by far the most helpful as it is preaching what i have already said about the representation of females In superhero movies. It boosts the idea making my conclusion on my PowerPoint presentation even stronger because it talks about the clear differences between the female characters and their male counterparts with distinct reference to the film cat woman, through the accessories and costumes they are given by the directors the source reveals the lenghts that they are being subjected to to give a clear indication as to what aspects of the male and females are being payed attention to
While the males brains, personality and muscular physique are the features being presented to the audience to give him credit for females it is purely what they can offer in terms of sexual presence that is catching the eye. This is important to my Independent study and I will use this information in the future to help write it.
Cat woman, through her radical split of conscience between "good girl" and "bad girl," liberalizes this contradiction. Created by artist Bob Kane, she was inspired, in part, by Hedy Lam arr, whom Kane admired for her "great feline beauty." When she first appeared in Batman No. 1, Spring 1940, she was known simply as The Cat, a female burglar. Her real name was Selina Kyle, and originally she was characterized as a sybaritic socialite whose initial impulse to steal stemmed from ennui. Over the years, both her origin story and her costume have undergone several redesigns.
While in some cases the costume changes parallel (and signal) character transformations, in others they seem to be purely for the sake of fashionable appearances. Indeed, in another instance of comic-book chauvinism, female characters are typically subject to more stylistic makeovers, whether radical or restrained, than their male counterparts. Submission to the dialectics of fashion is presented as another expression of a fetishist femininity. Fetishism is a defining ingredient to Cat woman's wardrobe. She is best known, perhaps, for catsuits that cleave to the body, due in large part to the portrayals of the character by Julie New mar in the television series Batman (1966) and Michelle Proffer in the film Batman Returns (1992). Typical of the inter media cross-pollination for which superheroes are famous, the costumes of both actresses served to inspire and influence those worn by Cat woman in her comic-book representation.
As apparel, the catsuit has long been identified with the dominatrix, an archetype frequently associated with Cat woman. Michelle Puffer's performance strengthened this connection by spotlighting the themes of alpha-cat and submissive kitten-like behavior. Her costume, which co-opted the traditional iconography of the dominatrix, included associated paraphernalia such as a whip, gloves, and high-heel shoes.
The visual and symbolic language of Cat woman resonates strongly in fashion, especially in the work of Terry Muller, John Gillian, Doles & Cabana, Gianni Verses, Jean Paul Gaul tier, and Alexander McQueen. All these designers, like Cat woman (and, indeed, female comic-book characters generally), have been attracted to the wardrobe of the dominatrix and its associations of a liberated sexuality. Conceptually loaded and psychologically coded items such as catsuits, corsets, bustiers, and harness bras, usually in black "wet-look" materials like leather, rubber, and polyvinyl chloride, have in the hands of these outre designers achieved widespread acceptance as exotic-erotic couture.
But in co-opting these sexual cliches, fashion has, in the process, muted their meanings and sanitized their subtexts. In much the same way as comic books, fashion presents elements of fetishistic sexuality stereotypically, undermining, or at least redirecting and repositioning, its subversive, sadomasochistic underpinnings. While presented blatantly, erotic energies, like the feral nature of Cat woman, are tamed, neutered, and, ultimately, neutralized.
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/superherOes/paradoxical.asp
How this relates to my study
This is an interesting piece of research that Ive uncovered and by far the most helpful as it is preaching what i have already said about the representation of females In superhero movies. It boosts the idea making my conclusion on my PowerPoint presentation even stronger because it talks about the clear differences between the female characters and their male counterparts with distinct reference to the film cat woman, through the accessories and costumes they are given by the directors the source reveals the lenghts that they are being subjected to to give a clear indication as to what aspects of the male and females are being payed attention to
While the males brains, personality and muscular physique are the features being presented to the audience to give him credit for females it is purely what they can offer in terms of sexual presence that is catching the eye. This is important to my Independent study and I will use this information in the future to help write it.
10 key words relevant to my study
1) Realism- Is a concept and treatment which has changed over time, what was real about superhero films in the past may not be in modern times
2) Male gaze- female superheroes being subjected to the male gaze through cosutmes that expose thier bodies.
3) Dumbing down- In a movie the female heroine could be dummed down by using less articulate vocab or not as much brain power but relying on someone else to solve mysteries
4) Ethnic minorities- the lack of black or asain lead charcters in hollywood blockbusters could be related to the case that females not getting much of a chance
5) Evidence- Clear signs that womans roles in action films have changed not through words but by thier actions
6) Structered reaserch- step by step reaserch that is organised, relevant and easy to view
7) Bibliography- A place where notes of everything i have done is kept similarly to my blog
8) Gravil- Another acroynm for the key conepts, this should help me remember them aswell as migrain
9)Inculation Theory- suggest that frequent exposure to the same media message dulls the impact of the message. In a movie for instance seeing a female chacter swap sexual favours for infomration might have come as a shock to an audience at one time but once it is repeated again in other movies they get a "Ive seen it all before" feeling therefore lessining the impact on them when they see it
10) Footnotes- putting a note at the bottom of the page details the relevant publications or source, this should help me as it decreases the chance of being accused of plagarism. Also it could be very useful when stating a peice of information as it could be used to reinforce or challenge a point that I had made
2) Male gaze- female superheroes being subjected to the male gaze through cosutmes that expose thier bodies.
3) Dumbing down- In a movie the female heroine could be dummed down by using less articulate vocab or not as much brain power but relying on someone else to solve mysteries
4) Ethnic minorities- the lack of black or asain lead charcters in hollywood blockbusters could be related to the case that females not getting much of a chance
5) Evidence- Clear signs that womans roles in action films have changed not through words but by thier actions
6) Structered reaserch- step by step reaserch that is organised, relevant and easy to view
7) Bibliography- A place where notes of everything i have done is kept similarly to my blog
8) Gravil- Another acroynm for the key conepts, this should help me remember them aswell as migrain
9)Inculation Theory- suggest that frequent exposure to the same media message dulls the impact of the message. In a movie for instance seeing a female chacter swap sexual favours for infomration might have come as a shock to an audience at one time but once it is repeated again in other movies they get a "Ive seen it all before" feeling therefore lessining the impact on them when they see it
10) Footnotes- putting a note at the bottom of the page details the relevant publications or source, this should help me as it decreases the chance of being accused of plagarism. Also it could be very useful when stating a peice of information as it could be used to reinforce or challenge a point that I had made
Wednesday 15 October 2008
Action plan timetable
1) Complete the Action plan timetable - Oct 21st
2) See what people have written about me on WWW and EBI and attempt to improve on what has been said( get film reviews from serious sources)- Oct 17Th
3) I have to change the synopsis from x-men to x-men 3 as i have to change my movie. -Oct 17Th
4) Look at shep aspects such as historical context to relate to study and put on blog- Oct 17h
5) Do a migrain analysis on the x-men 3 trailer- Oct 19Th
6) Put information on characters from powerpoint onto blog- Oct 19Th
7) Research more media terminology to use in relevance to study and put on blog. Oct 21st
8) Change hypothesises slightly to benefit my study on x-men 3- Oct 21st
9) Change the summer research project from the focus on x-men to x-men 3 doing the same amount like last time- Oct 22ND
10) Get an example of Inoculation theory through research and post it on blog- Oct 23rd
2) See what people have written about me on WWW and EBI and attempt to improve on what has been said( get film reviews from serious sources)- Oct 17Th
3) I have to change the synopsis from x-men to x-men 3 as i have to change my movie. -Oct 17Th
4) Look at shep aspects such as historical context to relate to study and put on blog- Oct 17h
5) Do a migrain analysis on the x-men 3 trailer- Oct 19Th
6) Put information on characters from powerpoint onto blog- Oct 19Th
7) Research more media terminology to use in relevance to study and put on blog. Oct 21st
8) Change hypothesises slightly to benefit my study on x-men 3- Oct 21st
9) Change the summer research project from the focus on x-men to x-men 3 doing the same amount like last time- Oct 22ND
10) Get an example of Inoculation theory through research and post it on blog- Oct 23rd
Wednesday 8 October 2008
Clint Eastwood: Angelina Jolie is too sexy
Clint Eastwood says Angelina Jolie's career may have suffered because she is too good-looking.
The movie veteran reckons the Tomb Raider star's talents as an actress are overshadowed by her sex appeal.
The movie veteran reckons the Tomb Raider star's talents as an actress are overshadowed by her sex appeal.
Eastwood, 78, director of Jolie's forthcoming film Changeling, said: "She's somewhat hampered sometimes by having the most gorgeous face on the planet.
"But she is a great talent and it would be easy to overlook that."
He added of the 33-year-old: "She comes in with a lot of preparation. She's ready to go right away - and is a lot like Meryl Streep in that
"But she is a great talent and it would be easy to overlook that."
He added of the 33-year-old: "She comes in with a lot of preparation. She's ready to go right away - and is a lot like Meryl Streep in that
Tuesday 7 October 2008
Self evaulation
WWW
-Highlighted key points
- Attempted to get audience involved
- Had a good title
- Current conclusion was good
EBI
- If id answered interactive question myself in addition to class
- More eye contact
-Id asked the question before showing the trailer
Targets
- To get film reviews from more serious sources
- Relate historical contexts of Nazism to my question(Shep)
- To account for the similarities and differences between X men and X men 3
-Highlighted key points
- Attempted to get audience involved
- Had a good title
- Current conclusion was good
EBI
- If id answered interactive question myself in addition to class
- More eye contact
-Id asked the question before showing the trailer
Targets
- To get film reviews from more serious sources
- Relate historical contexts of Nazism to my question(Shep)
- To account for the similarities and differences between X men and X men 3
Monday 6 October 2008
Hollywoods 5 saddest attempts at feminsism
Eowyn (The Lord of the Rings)
5) Eowyn is introduced in the second film as some sort of princess. Actually, we're really not sure; we sort of drifted off when there weren't stabbings going on. But we're reasonably sure she is related to that crazy dude that was the King, and that makes her a princess in our books.
Supposed to be a Role Model Because:
In the movies we see that she's an able ruler, and a trained warrior. Eowyn is told to stay behind and help protect the women and children of Rohan while all the men go off to ride horses and stab things.
Supposed to be a Role Model Because:
In the movies we see that she's an able ruler, and a trained warrior. Eowyn is told to stay behind and help protect the women and children of Rohan while all the men go off to ride horses and stab things.
The Problem:
Aside from the fact that she ran off with the army because of her hots for Aragorn (who sadly only had eyes for the hobbits) thereby making her central motivation to get the approval of some filthy male, she rather quickly gives up her warrior woman ways and pretty much marries the first guy she sets eyes on after Aragorn gives her the "It's not you, it's me" speech.
Aside from the fact that she ran off with the army because of her hots for Aragorn (who sadly only had eyes for the hobbits) thereby making her central motivation to get the approval of some filthy male, she rather quickly gives up her warrior woman ways and pretty much marries the first guy she sets eyes on after Aragorn gives her the "It's not you, it's me" speech.
4) Padme Amidala (Star Wars Prequels)
Natalie Portman's Padme shows up in the Star Wars prequels as the Queen of some intergalactic backwater. Not only is Padme the youngest elected Queen in history (eh, we'll have to do another article on George Lucas's poor grasp of what a monarchy is) but she's a certified kicker of asses.
After three movies, we know she is stern yet beautiful, driven equally by her duty and her love for a whiney Jedi wannabe who's totally half her age.
After three movies, we know she is stern yet beautiful, driven equally by her duty and her love for a whiney Jedi wannabe who's totally half her age.
The Problem:
Padme does just fine as an ass kicker until she starts using her uterus. As everyone in Hollywood knows, a uterus makes women do crazy things. In movies, pregnancy makes a heroine into a useless, whining, fragile creature (ok, other than Juno).
The pregnant Padme spends most of the movie crying and wondering when Anakin will come home. After confronting her baby daddy about his experimentation with the Dark Side, she's injured and goes into labor. While giving birth to future ass kickers Leia and Luke, Padme decides to die.
Padme does just fine as an ass kicker until she starts using her uterus. As everyone in Hollywood knows, a uterus makes women do crazy things. In movies, pregnancy makes a heroine into a useless, whining, fragile creature (ok, other than Juno).
The pregnant Padme spends most of the movie crying and wondering when Anakin will come home. After confronting her baby daddy about his experimentation with the Dark Side, she's injured and goes into labor. While giving birth to future ass kickers Leia and Luke, Padme decides to die.
3) River Tam (Firefly/Serenity)
In the Firefly universe, River is the genius kid sister of Serenity's ship's doctor, Simon. Lured away from her family at a young age with the promise of advanced schooling, River has been tortured and programmed as an assassin and possible psychic. Her abilities include mind reading, precognition, advanced weapons training and ballet.
Supposed to be a Role Model Because:
Since Firefly was created by Joss "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Whedon, it's pretty much assumed that all the female characters will be ground breaking paragons of feminist virtue. Maybe this is because Whedon genuinely respects strong female characters, or maybe he's intimidated by a cult fanbase that demands every show of his have another Buffy in it.
River, with her acrobatic fighting moves and penchant for exsanguinations, would seem to be a perfect fit.
Supposed to be a Role Model Because:
Since Firefly was created by Joss "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Whedon, it's pretty much assumed that all the female characters will be ground breaking paragons of feminist virtue. Maybe this is because Whedon genuinely respects strong female characters, or maybe he's intimidated by a cult fanbase that demands every show of his have another Buffy in it.
River, with her acrobatic fighting moves and penchant for exsanguinations, would seem to be a perfect fit.
The Problem:
Despite River's inherent ass-kicking abilities, she rarely uses them to the benefit of the crew. The character has been driven insane by her experiences, and therefore she spends most of her time saying crazy things and throwing up in her brother's bed.
Despite River's inherent ass-kicking abilities, she rarely uses them to the benefit of the crew. The character has been driven insane by her experiences, and therefore she spends most of her time saying crazy things and throwing up in her brother's bed.
2) Catwoman (Batman Returns)
Selina Kyle is a frumpy personal assistant to Batman villain Christopher Walken. She has the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and her boss kindly shoves her out a window for her troubles. Fortunately, she is resuscitated by a group of stray cats in an alley.
At this stage, Selina is left with only one option: dress in a shiny black leather cat suit and become a super villain. Well, we suppose calling the cops or going to an emergency room were also options, but who are we to judge?
At this stage, Selina is left with only one option: dress in a shiny black leather cat suit and become a super villain. Well, we suppose calling the cops or going to an emergency room were also options, but who are we to judge?
The Problem
Catwoman is a prime example of the femme fatale (literally "dangerous woman") stock character. It's an archetype that goes way back to probably the first male to ever write a story right after a nasty breakup.
You can see the mentality of the guy writing the femme fatale, since he has the character basically using sex as a weapon against men. Sharon Stone in Basic instinct is probably the most gratuitous example, but maybe the most famous is Cleopatra who, regardless of what actually happened, has always been fictionalized as having seduced the world with the sheer force of her boobies
You can see the mentality of the guy writing the femme fatale, since he has the character basically using sex as a weapon against men. Sharon Stone in Basic instinct is probably the most gratuitous example, but maybe the most famous is Cleopatra who, regardless of what actually happened, has always been fictionalized as having seduced the world with the sheer force of her boobies
1) Elizabeth Swan (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Elizabeth (Keira Knightley's character) Swan is introduced in the first movie as the governor's daughter who has a fascination with pirates and effeminate blacksmiths. Over the course of the franchise, she learns to fight, shoot, go to war, lead armies and give boring speeches.
Her and her one true love, Will (Orlando Bloom), endure many obstacles in their relationship and are rewarded when they are finally united in a thirty second Easter egg after the closing credits of the final movie.
The Problem:
Tokenism. She's the female pirate version of the crusty black sergeant that threatens to pull the white protagonists off the case in a buddy cop flick. Elizabeth exists for the producers to point to and say "Look how enlightened we are!"
Elizabeth is the only woman in the series who isn't a gossipy chamber maid, nameless whore or crazy sea goddess. Why do all the boys want a piece of her sweet, boobless ass? Because she's literally the only woman available. It's either her or one of the members of the film's catering staff.
http://www.cracked.com/article_16587_hollywoods-5-saddest-attempts-at-feminism.html
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Feminist Perspective
A female perspective of t.v show buffy the vampire slayer
The series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" first aired on March 10, 1997. The series was created by Joss Whedon under his production company, Mutant Enemy Productions. The show would air 144 episodes before the finale aired on May 20, 2003 "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", the televion series, starred Sarah Michelle Prinze as the dainty, blonde cheerleader who saved the world...a lot. The series was based on the theatrical movie released of the same title. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" quickly gained a huge fan base and became a cult favorite. Although one would think that the show's target audience was intended to be teenage girls, the series rapidly developed a diverse following and eventually inspired Critical Analysis Courses at many major universities. The series promoted many feminist ideals and was infused with "girl power". Creator Joss Whedon says of the series feminist premise: "I intended to invert the formula of the little blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed in every horror movie. I wanted to subvert that idea and create someone who was a hero." He explained: "The very first mission statement of the show was the joy of female power: having it, using it, sharing it."(Gottlieb) There have been many books and in-depth analyses written on the philosophical and social merit of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". This series has become one of the most talked about television shows of all time. Because of the large number of episodes of this series, this critical analysis will focus on one episode in particular that contains all of the dramatic elements necessary to gain an understanding of the feminist premise of the series.
The series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" first aired on March 10, 1997. The series was created by Joss Whedon under his production company, Mutant Enemy Productions. The show would air 144 episodes before the finale aired on May 20, 2003 "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", the televion series, starred Sarah Michelle Prinze as the dainty, blonde cheerleader who saved the world...a lot. The series was based on the theatrical movie released of the same title. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" quickly gained a huge fan base and became a cult favorite. Although one would think that the show's target audience was intended to be teenage girls, the series rapidly developed a diverse following and eventually inspired Critical Analysis Courses at many major universities. The series promoted many feminist ideals and was infused with "girl power". Creator Joss Whedon says of the series feminist premise: "I intended to invert the formula of the little blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed in every horror movie. I wanted to subvert that idea and create someone who was a hero." He explained: "The very first mission statement of the show was the joy of female power: having it, using it, sharing it."(Gottlieb) There have been many books and in-depth analyses written on the philosophical and social merit of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". This series has become one of the most talked about television shows of all time. Because of the large number of episodes of this series, this critical analysis will focus on one episode in particular that contains all of the dramatic elements necessary to gain an understanding of the feminist premise of the series.
Catwoman review
Catwoman" arrives in the theaters as the "Showgirls" of superhero movies.This is not a compliment. A vacuous lingerie show posing as feminism, it's the biggest movie hairball this side of "Garfield."Halle Berry plays Patience Philips, an art designer at cosmetics conglomerate Hedare Beauty who gets bumped off by boss Laurel Hedare (Sharon Stone) when she learns that the company's new wrinkle cream is not only addictive but hideously damaging to its users. (This is surely a metaphor for Botox and, possibly, for "Catwoman's" effect on Oscar-winner Berry's career.)
Mysteriously, Patience is resurrected as a Catwoman, one in an ancient line of independent-minded she-warriors whose purpose is never explained or explored. Perhaps they just like the leather getup.Single-named director Pitof, previously the visual effects wiz for films such as "The City of Lost Children" and "Alien: Resurrection," makes Berry look good. His cinematography sizzles and his computer-generated environments blend in nicely with physical elements. He's a confident, talented visual craftsman, but his feeble handle on the dramatic neuters any emotional connection we might have with Patience, or her love interest-cum-scratching post Detective Tom Lone (Benjamin Bratt).Particularly obnoxious is "Catwoman" posing as a feminist call to arms. Screenwriters John Brancato, Michael Ferris and John Rogers (notice, all male)
seem to comment on society's obsession with unattainable beauty at any price.
In fact, the cosmetics industry that feeds on and profits from female anxiety creates the movie's villainess, Laurel Hedare (get it? "He dare").Enraged at being replaced as the company spokesmodel by her husband's (Lambert Wilson) new fling, Hedare wants blood. When she's backed into a corner, Laurel snarls, "I'm a woman. I'm used to doing all kinds of things I don't want to do!"But here again, the filmmakers perpetrate a false trope. Playing on a strange, unwritten rule in the superhero genre, we have a female hero pitted against a female villain--the implication being that superpowered women aren't equal to superpowered men.Whose behind did Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone) kick in the last "Batman" movie? Poison Ivy (played by Uma Thurman). In "Supergirl," caped star Helen Slater went toe-to-toe with Faye Dunaway. Only in 1992's "Batman Returns" does Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman seek revenge on crime boss Max Shreck, played by Christopher Walken--a menacing figure, but still not a male supervillain.A feminist reading of "Catwoman" would take issue with the recurring choice of pitting scantily clad women against other sexy, flesh-baring "bad girls."Worse yet is the filmmakers' use of feline metaphor. The catsuit almost always underscores the character's feminine power, sensuality, danger and grace.Yet Pitof makes the metaphor literal, endowing his Catwoman with enhanced agility, sight and sense of smell. This leads to embarrassing sequences of Berry hissing, messily eating from tins of tuna scattered on her bed and, worst of all, rolling a ball of catnip, junkie-like, all over her face. Thankfully, we don't have to watch her chase mice or deal with hairballs and for this small favor, we can be grateful.
http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/review/movie-review-catwoman/158946/content
Mysteriously, Patience is resurrected as a Catwoman, one in an ancient line of independent-minded she-warriors whose purpose is never explained or explored. Perhaps they just like the leather getup.Single-named director Pitof, previously the visual effects wiz for films such as "The City of Lost Children" and "Alien: Resurrection," makes Berry look good. His cinematography sizzles and his computer-generated environments blend in nicely with physical elements. He's a confident, talented visual craftsman, but his feeble handle on the dramatic neuters any emotional connection we might have with Patience, or her love interest-cum-scratching post Detective Tom Lone (Benjamin Bratt).Particularly obnoxious is "Catwoman" posing as a feminist call to arms. Screenwriters John Brancato, Michael Ferris and John Rogers (notice, all male)
seem to comment on society's obsession with unattainable beauty at any price.
In fact, the cosmetics industry that feeds on and profits from female anxiety creates the movie's villainess, Laurel Hedare (get it? "He dare").Enraged at being replaced as the company spokesmodel by her husband's (Lambert Wilson) new fling, Hedare wants blood. When she's backed into a corner, Laurel snarls, "I'm a woman. I'm used to doing all kinds of things I don't want to do!"But here again, the filmmakers perpetrate a false trope. Playing on a strange, unwritten rule in the superhero genre, we have a female hero pitted against a female villain--the implication being that superpowered women aren't equal to superpowered men.Whose behind did Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone) kick in the last "Batman" movie? Poison Ivy (played by Uma Thurman). In "Supergirl," caped star Helen Slater went toe-to-toe with Faye Dunaway. Only in 1992's "Batman Returns" does Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman seek revenge on crime boss Max Shreck, played by Christopher Walken--a menacing figure, but still not a male supervillain.A feminist reading of "Catwoman" would take issue with the recurring choice of pitting scantily clad women against other sexy, flesh-baring "bad girls."Worse yet is the filmmakers' use of feline metaphor. The catsuit almost always underscores the character's feminine power, sensuality, danger and grace.Yet Pitof makes the metaphor literal, endowing his Catwoman with enhanced agility, sight and sense of smell. This leads to embarrassing sequences of Berry hissing, messily eating from tins of tuna scattered on her bed and, worst of all, rolling a ball of catnip, junkie-like, all over her face. Thankfully, we don't have to watch her chase mice or deal with hairballs and for this small favor, we can be grateful.
http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/review/movie-review-catwoman/158946/content
X - men 3 synopsis
A pharmaceutical company called Worthington Labs announces that it has developed an inoculation to permanently suppress the X-gene that gives mutants their powers, offering the so-called "cure" to any mutant who wants it. While some mutants are interested in the cure, including the X-Men's Rogue many others are horrified by the announcement. In response to the news, the X-Men's adversary Magneto raises an army, warning his followers that the cure will be forcefully used to exterminate the mutant race.
Cyclops still heartbroken about the loss of Jean Grey returns to Alkali Lake, where Jean sacrificed herself to save the X-Men. Jean appears to Cyclops, and as the two kiss, Jean changes and appears to kill Cyclops. Sensing trouble, Professor Charles Xavier sends Wolverine and Storm to investigate. When they arrive, the two X-Men encounter telekinetically floating rocks, Cyclops' glasses, and an unconscious Jean. Meanwhile Magneto ambushes a military transport and frees Juggernaut, Mystique and Multiple Man, during which Mystique blocks a shot of the mutant cure aimed at Magneto, only to be left behind because she is not "one of them" anymore.
Xavier explains that the majority of Jean's power is seated in her unconscious mind and that, as a result, her powers are largely fueled by instinct, and not under her complete control. In fact, when Jean was a little girl she was so powerful that he had to put telepathic blocks on her mind to help keep her powers under control. Her bottled up powers manifested themselves as an id-like alternate personality called the "Phoenix" — a purely instinctual creature, ruled only by its own violent desires. Wolverine is disgusted to learn that Xavier has kept Jean in check telepathically, but when Jean awakens, he realizes she is not the Jean Grey he knew. Wolverine asks about Cyclops, but she cannot remember and fears she killed him. Jean pleads with Wolverine to kill her before she harms anybody else, but when he refuses, the Phoenix surfaces and telekinetically slams Wolverine into a wall. She then flees to her childhood home. Magneto, also aware that Jean's powers are loose, meets Xavier at Jean's house. The two men plead for Jean's loyalty until the Phoenix resurfaces, unleashing her devastating power. Furious at being caged within Jean's subconscious for twenty years, she destroys her family's house and engages in a psychic battle with Xavier. She eventually overpowers and disintegrates Xavier then leaves with Magneto, temporarily weakened.
Jean Grey unleashes her power
Following the losses of Xavier and Cyclops, and pained by her inability to get physically close to her boyfriend, Rogue decides to take the mutant cure. The X-Men regroup and confront Magneto's army, which is attacking the pharmaceutical company's laboratory on Alcatraz Island. The battle begins when Magneto moves the Golden Gate Bridge to land at Alcatraz Island, which is being guarded only by a company of soldiers. The Brotherhood's first charge is ineffective as Magneto is unable to destroy the soldiers' plastic weapons. The first group of mutants, which Magneto refers to as "pawns", are hit with the cure cartridges and depowered. Arclight destroys the weapons with her shockwave, as the X-Men arrive. During the battle, Kitty Prydeleaves to save Leech and at the end of the battle, Beast injects Magneto with the cure, nullifying his mutant powers. After this, Wolverine nearly coaxes Jean back to sanity. However, soldiers arrive and fire upon Jean. The Phoenix quickly emerges and begins to disintegrate everything and everyone around her, vaporizing the soldiers. While the other X-Men flee to safety, Wolverine fights his way to Jean, relying upon his healing abilities to save him from her destructive power. Momentarily gaining control, Jean begs Wolverine to save her. Telling Jean he loves her, Wolverine reluctantly kills her with his claws.
Despite the X-Men's losses, life goes on. The school will continue, even without Xavier. Rogue returns and tells Iceman she had to take the "cure." The two reconcile and continue their relationship now able to touch each other. Magneto, now an ordinary man, sits at a chessboard and reaches out toward a metal chess piece that trembles slightly — indicating that the cure might not be as permanent as originally thought. Following the closing credits, checks on a comatose patient who greets her with Xavier's voice, implying that he has transferred his mind into this new body.
Cyclops still heartbroken about the loss of Jean Grey returns to Alkali Lake, where Jean sacrificed herself to save the X-Men. Jean appears to Cyclops, and as the two kiss, Jean changes and appears to kill Cyclops. Sensing trouble, Professor Charles Xavier sends Wolverine and Storm to investigate. When they arrive, the two X-Men encounter telekinetically floating rocks, Cyclops' glasses, and an unconscious Jean. Meanwhile Magneto ambushes a military transport and frees Juggernaut, Mystique and Multiple Man, during which Mystique blocks a shot of the mutant cure aimed at Magneto, only to be left behind because she is not "one of them" anymore.
Xavier explains that the majority of Jean's power is seated in her unconscious mind and that, as a result, her powers are largely fueled by instinct, and not under her complete control. In fact, when Jean was a little girl she was so powerful that he had to put telepathic blocks on her mind to help keep her powers under control. Her bottled up powers manifested themselves as an id-like alternate personality called the "Phoenix" — a purely instinctual creature, ruled only by its own violent desires. Wolverine is disgusted to learn that Xavier has kept Jean in check telepathically, but when Jean awakens, he realizes she is not the Jean Grey he knew. Wolverine asks about Cyclops, but she cannot remember and fears she killed him. Jean pleads with Wolverine to kill her before she harms anybody else, but when he refuses, the Phoenix surfaces and telekinetically slams Wolverine into a wall. She then flees to her childhood home. Magneto, also aware that Jean's powers are loose, meets Xavier at Jean's house. The two men plead for Jean's loyalty until the Phoenix resurfaces, unleashing her devastating power. Furious at being caged within Jean's subconscious for twenty years, she destroys her family's house and engages in a psychic battle with Xavier. She eventually overpowers and disintegrates Xavier then leaves with Magneto, temporarily weakened.
Jean Grey unleashes her power
Following the losses of Xavier and Cyclops, and pained by her inability to get physically close to her boyfriend, Rogue decides to take the mutant cure. The X-Men regroup and confront Magneto's army, which is attacking the pharmaceutical company's laboratory on Alcatraz Island. The battle begins when Magneto moves the Golden Gate Bridge to land at Alcatraz Island, which is being guarded only by a company of soldiers. The Brotherhood's first charge is ineffective as Magneto is unable to destroy the soldiers' plastic weapons. The first group of mutants, which Magneto refers to as "pawns", are hit with the cure cartridges and depowered. Arclight destroys the weapons with her shockwave, as the X-Men arrive. During the battle, Kitty Prydeleaves to save Leech and at the end of the battle, Beast injects Magneto with the cure, nullifying his mutant powers. After this, Wolverine nearly coaxes Jean back to sanity. However, soldiers arrive and fire upon Jean. The Phoenix quickly emerges and begins to disintegrate everything and everyone around her, vaporizing the soldiers. While the other X-Men flee to safety, Wolverine fights his way to Jean, relying upon his healing abilities to save him from her destructive power. Momentarily gaining control, Jean begs Wolverine to save her. Telling Jean he loves her, Wolverine reluctantly kills her with his claws.
Despite the X-Men's losses, life goes on. The school will continue, even without Xavier. Rogue returns and tells Iceman she had to take the "cure." The two reconcile and continue their relationship now able to touch each other. Magneto, now an ordinary man, sits at a chessboard and reaches out toward a metal chess piece that trembles slightly — indicating that the cure might not be as permanent as originally thought. Following the closing credits, checks on a comatose patient who greets her with Xavier's voice, implying that he has transferred his mind into this new body.
Sunday 5 October 2008
Self Assessment of blog work
A01
I think that I have analysed the text that i have chosen pretty well as a whole. By using migrain anylisis i have come out of watching my text with a better insight into the treatment of females in superhero movies. When i origannly first saw the trialer for my independant study for the Hypothesis i took notes through the migrain key concepts and it proved very helpful to me in identifyin the key aspects to my indepdenant study question. As I find A01 the easiest of the assessment objectives i was quite comfortable in writing about them when studying my trailer but i struggled with some more than others , for instance the narrative. For some of my classmates it is easy to write about propps theory, femenism etc because it follows the structure of thier films however because the film i am studying is in the superhero film genre it is a condiderably harder prospect to wtire about. This is why I feel I am sturgglin for vaild reaserch on my film that relates to my question because most reveiws or quotes from blogs that fills up my reaserch is based on more of the main male characters and hardly and of the treatment of the female ones which is my main objective. Judging on what ive done on the blog so far i feel that i will need more prasticse on the migrain analyisis because i am coming up with the same things for each factor of the key concepts, to acheive a better understanding of this i feel i will need to practise more of this on different texts of the same genre possibly.
www
- The reaserch I uncovered in terms of relation to the independant study question
- The consistency of the migrain anylsisis that I produced on three different accounts
- Comfortably understanding what i had to do in this part of the assessment objective
EBI
- If i managed to find more reaserch of different things that will help me answer my question
- My Migrain analysis has more variety and range to it and not mentionnin the same things over again
A02
The spirit of the age probably comes into focus when looking at superhero genre becuase of the emergance of lead female roles, however this is something I have yet to put on my blog thus far as it is difficult to find the right reaserch that backs up zeitgeist. What is currently on the blog doesnt refer to shep( social, polictial , economical and policitical) What i feel is nesseciary to cover the missing aspects is looking up reaserch that will compare how times where like for females in this genre back then and now.
www
- knowing what I have to do to improve this part of the assessment objectives
EBI
- I compelete what this objective covers by getting some reaserch and relating it to my study
- comparing and contrasting the significance of the time change concerining action film genre
A05
I feel that i have done a lot of reviewing of my topic but undoubtebly could do more. There are lots of websites that have helped me because they have articles in them that speak about the representation of women within the action film industry and how they have changed. For instance how women were prevoiusly viewed as sex objects and were subdued to roles where they are only thier to be saved or when they are trying to seduce the male on his quest, these are roles which dont have that much value and are very stereotypical. These articles also suggest that they have now become eqivilant to men.
My question is a good question but at the same time is difficult to answer simply because of the lack of precise related reaserch, but ive done a detailed hypothesis which is in part of the earlier posts of the blog. Ive attempted doing migrain in the texts but only on the trialer because i havent found a specfifc scene in the movie to do a good textual anylsis on yet. Thier is a lot of debate espcially from the media gardain of woman not making the top jobs in the industry and i think that this is the same case as not a lot of woman are making it that big in hollywood. Currently i havent studyied it from different prospectives and this is something i must definanlty do if im going to give a good honest answer of my question, as i said in my self assesment objectives i beielive that i will need help in the reaserch techniques. In the coming weeks i plan to analyse other texts from the same and different genre or from the same or different historical period, and trying to compare them with my own. Thier are a number of texts that i am aiming to watch and compare and contrast similarites and differences amongst them and my films, elecktra, catwoman, fantastic four and kill bill our amonsgt the films i have selected for contrasting purposes . I am trying to keep detailed notes of quotes , websties and articles etc ive done that so far but need to do a lot more
SYNOPTIC ABILTY
Some key features of med 4 from last year have been put into my study of this year with the represenation of women and the genre of the film in particualr being portrayed
CRITICAL AUTONOMY
I have been self motivated not because of the working standard that i have to produce but more for the fact that I dont fall behind my classmates and the lessons in place. I have gotten a lot of ideas independantly but also from the net , ive been working idepedantly mainly because no one else has a spefific genre like mine so the similarites would be very vague.
QUALITY OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
I have used lots of clear subheadings to seperate reaserch, homework and coursework asessements so i would say it is quite well organsied, so when I look at it I know where certain things are sraight away. So far I think ive used key media terminolgy in light ascpects but need to do it a lot more and have a much wider termonilgy vocab. I do a lot of spell checking for each of my peices but i dont really highlight the most important bits of reaserch that ive found this is something i must improve on.
www
- Use subheadings to seprate work and make it clear to see
- work is well orgasnised and i know where everything is
EBI
- Highlight the most relevant parts of my reaserch
-Use a wider range of media vocaubalry
I think that I have analysed the text that i have chosen pretty well as a whole. By using migrain anylisis i have come out of watching my text with a better insight into the treatment of females in superhero movies. When i origannly first saw the trialer for my independant study for the Hypothesis i took notes through the migrain key concepts and it proved very helpful to me in identifyin the key aspects to my indepdenant study question. As I find A01 the easiest of the assessment objectives i was quite comfortable in writing about them when studying my trailer but i struggled with some more than others , for instance the narrative. For some of my classmates it is easy to write about propps theory, femenism etc because it follows the structure of thier films however because the film i am studying is in the superhero film genre it is a condiderably harder prospect to wtire about. This is why I feel I am sturgglin for vaild reaserch on my film that relates to my question because most reveiws or quotes from blogs that fills up my reaserch is based on more of the main male characters and hardly and of the treatment of the female ones which is my main objective. Judging on what ive done on the blog so far i feel that i will need more prasticse on the migrain analyisis because i am coming up with the same things for each factor of the key concepts, to acheive a better understanding of this i feel i will need to practise more of this on different texts of the same genre possibly.
www
- The reaserch I uncovered in terms of relation to the independant study question
- The consistency of the migrain anylsisis that I produced on three different accounts
- Comfortably understanding what i had to do in this part of the assessment objective
EBI
- If i managed to find more reaserch of different things that will help me answer my question
- My Migrain analysis has more variety and range to it and not mentionnin the same things over again
A02
The spirit of the age probably comes into focus when looking at superhero genre becuase of the emergance of lead female roles, however this is something I have yet to put on my blog thus far as it is difficult to find the right reaserch that backs up zeitgeist. What is currently on the blog doesnt refer to shep( social, polictial , economical and policitical) What i feel is nesseciary to cover the missing aspects is looking up reaserch that will compare how times where like for females in this genre back then and now.
www
- knowing what I have to do to improve this part of the assessment objectives
EBI
- I compelete what this objective covers by getting some reaserch and relating it to my study
- comparing and contrasting the significance of the time change concerining action film genre
A05
I feel that i have done a lot of reviewing of my topic but undoubtebly could do more. There are lots of websites that have helped me because they have articles in them that speak about the representation of women within the action film industry and how they have changed. For instance how women were prevoiusly viewed as sex objects and were subdued to roles where they are only thier to be saved or when they are trying to seduce the male on his quest, these are roles which dont have that much value and are very stereotypical. These articles also suggest that they have now become eqivilant to men.
My question is a good question but at the same time is difficult to answer simply because of the lack of precise related reaserch, but ive done a detailed hypothesis which is in part of the earlier posts of the blog. Ive attempted doing migrain in the texts but only on the trialer because i havent found a specfifc scene in the movie to do a good textual anylsis on yet. Thier is a lot of debate espcially from the media gardain of woman not making the top jobs in the industry and i think that this is the same case as not a lot of woman are making it that big in hollywood. Currently i havent studyied it from different prospectives and this is something i must definanlty do if im going to give a good honest answer of my question, as i said in my self assesment objectives i beielive that i will need help in the reaserch techniques. In the coming weeks i plan to analyse other texts from the same and different genre or from the same or different historical period, and trying to compare them with my own. Thier are a number of texts that i am aiming to watch and compare and contrast similarites and differences amongst them and my films, elecktra, catwoman, fantastic four and kill bill our amonsgt the films i have selected for contrasting purposes . I am trying to keep detailed notes of quotes , websties and articles etc ive done that so far but need to do a lot more
SYNOPTIC ABILTY
Some key features of med 4 from last year have been put into my study of this year with the represenation of women and the genre of the film in particualr being portrayed
CRITICAL AUTONOMY
I have been self motivated not because of the working standard that i have to produce but more for the fact that I dont fall behind my classmates and the lessons in place. I have gotten a lot of ideas independantly but also from the net , ive been working idepedantly mainly because no one else has a spefific genre like mine so the similarites would be very vague.
QUALITY OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
I have used lots of clear subheadings to seperate reaserch, homework and coursework asessements so i would say it is quite well organsied, so when I look at it I know where certain things are sraight away. So far I think ive used key media terminolgy in light ascpects but need to do it a lot more and have a much wider termonilgy vocab. I do a lot of spell checking for each of my peices but i dont really highlight the most important bits of reaserch that ive found this is something i must improve on.
www
- Use subheadings to seprate work and make it clear to see
- work is well orgasnised and i know where everything is
EBI
- Highlight the most relevant parts of my reaserch
-Use a wider range of media vocaubalry
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