MACRO Representation apply to CoM & V

CONCEPT OF REPRESENTATION = MESSAGES/VALUES 

 

Session 1: Recap stereotypes of gender task - using notes carousel and catch up the missing students;

 

"Men act, Women appear"

Action Film & Horror films offer interesting representations of Gender as well as opportunities for Psycho-sexual analysis 

Sigmund Freud 'Father of Psychoanalysis' - Relationship with Mother & Father on your gender/sexual template & psycho-sexual interpretations (ie Phallic imagery)

Create Meaning & Recap

Discussion Points for Art trips students to be caught up on (they will rotate & visit the 'Teachers')

• The Final Girl - virginal, pure, female independence, male power (Friday 13th)
• Voyeurism & the Male Gaze - women as sex object, men as holder of the gaze (Psycho Abbies clip)
• Hypermasculinity - the 'Action Hero' & the 'Action Chick' (Kick Ass)
• Phallic imagery & male impotence (Thor)
• Phallic imagery in Slashers - female penetration (S
• Yonic imagery (Teeth) women as 'other' threat to power (Male Castration theory)
• Women as mothers or 'naturally' nurturing (We need to talk about Kevin)

Apple to demonstrate:

Make this into an Extranormal to demonstrate

Action Heroes - http://www.xtranormal.com/superzeroz

or 

Horror - http://www.xtranormal.com/voodooz

British National Identity - http://www.xtranormal.com/historic_figurez

Create Meaning

Rotate & Share your videos 

Feedback & check Learning

Session 2  : Apply Concept of Representation to V & CoM

Parody Film Task: Analyse> Discuss> Compare> Create

Make a film that draws attention to, exaggerates & parodies how the films uses stereotypes & creates meaning in the key scenes (ie a performance issue with V's Phallic Knives...)

Group 1.

Brainstorm 5 points

What is significant in how Women are represented or 'used' in the 2 films

Evey, Kee, Julia, Hippy woman

Think & Discuss how your film parody will demonstrate:

What meaning or message can you read into this?

Do they reenforce or challenge stereotypes of Women in film (Men act, Women appear)? 

Why & how do the films use of these female characters compare?

Any Yonic or Phallic imagery/Psychoanalysis (Father/Mother symbolism)?

Group 2.

Brainstorm 5 points

What is significant in how Men are represented or 'used' in the 2 films?

V, Sutler, Fingermen, The Resistance, Theo, Jasper

Think & Discuss how your film parody will demonstrate:

What meaning or message can you read into this?

Do they reenforce or challenge stereotypes of Women in film (Men act, Women appear)? 

Why & how do the films use of these female characters compare?

Any Yonic or Phallic imagery/Psychoanalysis (Father/Mother symbolism)?

Group 3.

Brainstorm 5 points

What is significant about how is Britain (national identity) represented through MES location, props, costume & it's characters?

• V - England prevails, nazis, propaganda, state control, racism
• CoM - Border control, Immigrants & Police, Fugeetown, Explosions in streets
• Characters - Sid, Fugee woman, Voice of London

What meaning or Messages can you read into this negative Dystopia?

Context - What aspects of being in contemporary Britain is it drawing on? 

How does this compare to typical stereotypes of Britain offered in mainstream films?

Building your film

Main Body of your Film

Next week themes compare dystopia & how this is built...