Representation in Media: Stereotypes

  challenge gender stereotypes

GAME OF THRONES

                                                              Brienne of Tarth

 Brienne managed to overcome sexism, first by becoming one of the most skilled warriors in Westeros and then by becoming the first woman to be knighted in the Seven Kingdoms.

Arya stark

Arya delivered the blow that ultimately saved Westeros from certain doom and surviving being hunted for years on her own 

Daenerys Targaryen

Daenerys was undoubtedly a heroic character, with Dany freeing slaves across Essos and even uniting with Jon Snow in order to defeat the threat of the White Walkers. She survived being sold by her brother and her miscarriage persevering through it all to be queen

 reinforce gender stereotypes

THE GODFATHER

Connie

She is often presented as emotional and dramatic; she is the housewife that is abused by her husband and has to rely on a man to save her

SCARFACE

Elvira

She is presented as the ideal trophy wife for all the drug bosses in the city, she is attractive and is a drug user. She follows whatever man that has power and spends as much as she wants

MEAN GIRLS

Regina George

She is the popular girl of a high school, everyone listens to what she says, or they'll be ostracized by the school. She is loud, obnoxious, mean, and expects everyone should listen to her. In shows this type of female is often the rich antagonist.

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Camera Shots and Angles Research

 

POINT OF VIEW SHOT(POV)

A Point of view shot is what the subject sees and is shown to the viewer, this effect can be used for various effects such as fear or humor

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT

The Over the shoulder shot is taken from over the back of the subject, often used to solidify the subject in their setting or to show a subject interact with another subject

LONG SHOT

The long shot is usually taken from a distance, enough to see the full body of the subject showing either isolation or vulnerability 

WIDE SHOT

The wide shot often shows the whole body, in this image it highlights the subject's isolation

MEDIUM/ MID SHOT

the medium shot is taken from a medium distance from the subject, helping to ground the subject in the scene.

EYE LEVEL SHOT

An eye level shot is taken from a normal height, invoking a natural scene and helps connect the viewer with the subject

CLOSE UP SHOT

The close up shot usually has the subjects face take up majority of the image, highlighting their facial features, highlighting the scenes importance

TWO SHOT

A two shot image has two separate subjects in the scene, often establishing their relationship to the viewer

HIGH ANGLE SHOT

A high angled shot gives the effect of having the subject look smaller and implying a weak impression to the viewer

LOW ANGLE SHOT

A lower angle shot is used to confuse or give them a sense of powerlessness towards the subject in the scene

EXTREME LONG/ESTABLISHING SHOT

A Long shot or establishing shot is used to establish the setting for the film, familiarizing the viewer with the location of the subject 

EXTREME CLOSE-UP SHOT

Extreme close-up shots show the subject or objects at a large scale, due to their rarity in film they are often used for symbolism or to highlight something important to the viewer

CANTED ANGLE

In a canted shot the camera often tilts, creating a feeling imbalance or instability in the shot