Sexuality Representation

• Important to remember that gender & sexuality are not the same thing
• heterosexual, homosexual, metrosexual, bisexual, asexual, aromantic, pansexual, transsexual
• Gay marriages 2013
• Civil partnership 2005
• If a gay character is involved, usually makes sexuality the main part of their personality
• Subvert = challenge, countertype (goes against the stereotype)

Stereotypes:

• Straight male - very protective of sexuality, always needs to defend his masculinity
• Straight female - girly, very into appearance, always looking for men's attention
• Gay male - bitchy, queen, diva, dramatic
• Gay female - either 'butch' or 'girly'
• Bisexual overall - confused, looking for attention, not real, can only go one way or the other

• 'Repressed homo' - secretly gay, hasn't came out to anybody
• 'Colourful gay man' - the typical stereotype of a homosexual male, goes shopping with girl friends, wears bright and tight clothing
• 'Butch lesbian' - the 'man' in the relationship, 'wears the pants', tends to have short hair and muscles
• 'Feminine lesbian' - very girly, concerned more with love than sex, is the 'girl' in the relationship

• Metrosexuality - can show feminine qualities, takes care in their appearance
• Gender - (according to dictionary) the state of being male or female
• Sexuality - name for feelings and behaviour of a person
• Theorist - Barthes

• Characters that aren't hetero are usually marginalized, not main characters that develop
• If they are main characters then their sexuality is emphasized and shown as the most important thing about them
• Body language and costume is a usual giveaway of sexuality

Game of Thrones Essay

The main thing I noticed in the short clip of Game of Thrones, is that the slightest of things to happen to the King can easily start a war if he wants. This clearly shows that the King is the highest possible class, everyone respects him and has power over everyone he wants to. 

During the part where Joffrey is walking through the crowd, many of the lower class people are looking down on him and begging for food, saying that he has no grace. He just completely ignores these begs and carries on walking, implying that he thinks they don't deserve his attention. He also addresses one of his guards as 'dog', showing that he thinks he's even above the high class people. The guard seems reluctant but still follows, knowing that there'll be trouble if he doesn't.

As soon as one person causes disturbance and slightly hurts the King, all guards draw their swords. This must mean that all the guards think of the King as precious and must be protected from everything. During this scene there is also no noticeable light on Joffrey, showing that there's nothing good about him. There is also a lot of natural light illuminating the low class, meaning that they are all innocent and just need the King's help.

The guards all mercilessly follow Joffrey's orders to 'kill them all', suggesting that they don't even think of the lower class as people, just something that is in their way. Although, there are some higher class people who appear to care for the lower class, as some of them look back and consider helping them; but have to carry on running since the King overpowers everybody and can easily have anyone he wants killed.

Near the beginning of the scene, the young boy is crying. Joffrey looks him up and down then said that 'princes don't cry', in a very judging tone of voice. This implies that the boy is a relative of the King, although he still doesn't care for him. Just before the battle scene, all you hear are distant cries of the low class, saying 'hail Joffrey' and pleading for food; although they get no reply.

The only time he pays the lower class any attention at all is the moment he gets hit, and at first only orders for the one who hit him to be killed, then orders for the guards to 'kill them all', knowing that everyone will follow his orders as he is King. You can also hear a very faint ambient soundtrack during the battle scene, adding lots of tension without drawing attention away from the visuals.

I noticed that there were a lot of high angles on the King as he walks through the crowd, which could just be a POV shot for the low class people, or could imply that even though Joffrey is the highest possible class, he is still quite young and inferior. There are also a lot of frantic cuts during the battle, showing the panic of the crowd,

Overall, this scene pretty much follows the stereotype that the higher class are snarky and don't think of the lower class as people, and the lower classes tend to look up to the higher class and always ask them for help as they are the wealthier ones,

The Big Six

The ''Big Six'' majors, whose operations are based in or around Hollywood, are all centred in film studios active during Hollywood's Golden Age of the1930s and 1940s.

The current majors are:

• Sony Picture
  
• Warner Bros. (Time Warner)
  
• The Walt Disney Studios (Disney)
  
• NBCUniversal (Comcast)
  
• Fox Entertainment Group (21st Century Fox)
  
• Paramount Motion Pictures Group (Viacom)

10.3.14 Homework

• Hannibal
• season 2 episode 2
• I watched it online, usually airs on NBC
• 9pm Fridays
• T.A. is probably 16+, any gender

• Establishing shot
• Pan left
• Establishing shot
• Visible editing
• Eyeline match
• Tracking shot
• Zoom out
• Lots of shot/reverse shot
• Tracking shot
• Long shot from high angle
• Pan right
• Over the shoulder shot
• Tracking shot
• Fade to white
• Fades into next scene
• Time-lapsed establishing shot

Warp & Working Title

Examples of Warp Films:

• Bunny and the Bull
• Four Lions
• This is England '86
• Exhibit A

An independent film production company based in Sheffield and London, with a further affiliated company based in Melbourne.

Examples of Working Title Films:

• The Worlds End
• Hot Fuzz
• Bridget Jones's Diary
• Shaun of the Dead

Working Title Films is a British film production company, founded in 1983, based in London and owned by Universal Studios.

Film Industry Notes

• warp & working title
• mock exam sometime before the easter holidays
• look on moodle for past papers
• the big six - disney, GE (general electric), viacom, CBS, time warner, newscorp
• looking at hollywood & british only film
• try to think of examples!!!
• excuse to watch the blair witch project holla
• going to spend approx 45 min on exam
• production - how its made, how the company funds the film
• distribution - how they get their film, how the film gets to the cinema, how its marketed
• exhibition - how audience sees it, exchange of film, just word of mouth or trailers etc

Age Representation (Notes)

*Reminder on certain editing points*

• Cross-cutting: cutting between different sets occurring simultaneously, or at different times, adds an extra story and extra drama to an otherwise boring scene

• Parallel editing: two or more simultaneous sets of action to unfold within a single film sequence, multiple stories running alongside each other, creates tension

• Long take - eg gravity, feels more natural, can see facial expressions better, immerses the viewer into the scene, draws out time, slower paced.