Wftv notes 01 11 11
- 1. Focus for wftv shoot 01 November 2011 Artefact: The final artefact will be a 5-8 minute film on the gender gap in mainstream film directing. The film will acknowledge all possible reasons for the shortage of female directors but will approach the issue using auteur theory. The film will ask whether gender biased language in the way directing and directors are talked about, has created a “boys club” where directing is perceived as a male pursuit. Focus for footage: Identify the issue – gender gap, towards focus on film industry How wftv are working to close the gender gap – networking, mentoring, events According to her annual ‘celluloid celing’ study, professor Martha Lauzen found that women comprised only 7% of all directors working on the top 250 films of 2010. Why is it still a predominantly male role? Drawing on your own experiences and the experiences of your members, do you feel there is a tendency to use gender-biased language which assumes a male as the director? Do you believe men and women directors are talked about in different ways? For example female directors are often discussed in terms of their feminine traits or criticised for an approach that is too masculine. Stories? Case study? Contact Karen Ward t. 07734 689 950 e. i7783508@bournemouth.ac.uk