The Firm
The firm is a TV film produced in 1988 about gang war well fare in football Hooliganism and how Bexy (the main protagonist) has a urge and drive for violence despite the fact that his wife hates it and tries to depict him from his crowd. All of his neighbours think he has a screw loss in his head, however through his actions everyone is scared to approach him and tell him.
I have chosen this film to compare to my text as i feel that it is relevant to my study as it mainly focuses on men and gangs. I can analyse the representation of men and compare it to the representation of men in Rise of the Footsolider and see if the stereotypes have changed or stayed the same. Also, the time period is the same for both films therefore, i can if one representations has been exaggerated than the other or if one has been changed to mediate the text.
The differences, that i have depicted from the two texts which i will be exploring is the reaction of both male protagonists when their wife's slap them across their face. In one film the protagonist reacts back to his wife in an aggressive manor by brutally abusing her and in the other the protagonist just shouts back and does not react in any violent way. This could signify where the "new man" just started to realease itself into the media.
I think that The Firm has some elements of male domaniancy in it however, not as much as rise of the footisoldier. This could be prehaps, cause the director of ROTFS may have exaggerated the repesentation and stereotypes so that it has a more dramatic effect on the audience.
Useful Facts
Directed by Alan Clarke.
Produced by David M Thompson.
Starring- Gary Oldman
Lesley Manville
Phil Davis
Charles Lawson.
Distributed by BBC.
Saturday, 3 January 2009
3 Contemporary adverts...
Diet Coke Break
In this advertisement the women are represented to foucs on the mans body and the way he is drinking die coke, where as men are normally seen to be doing that; roles reveresed. This assumes that women are gaining the "power" in society were by they can do the same things as men do which maybe changing since the past were women were just represented as housewifes. Also, the text conveys some elements of irony as diet coke is targeted for women however, the man is drinking it.
Fresh Up
In this advert the males are being objectified as sex objects to attract the "female gaze," This switches the roles in society were men are starting to be seen more promiscuious. This then intorduces the "new man" were men are getting in touch with their feminine side by either pampering themseleves or caring avout the aperance.
L'Oreal
In this advertisement L'Oreal have used a celebrity icon; Beyonce to help persuade peope into purchasing their products. Even though this advert is a contermporary text it still has elements of women being objectifed as sex objects as Beyonce is in a short dress dancing in the advert. This proves that women are still being shown in the media for what they look like and how they look.
In this advertisement the women are represented to foucs on the mans body and the way he is drinking die coke, where as men are normally seen to be doing that; roles reveresed. This assumes that women are gaining the "power" in society were by they can do the same things as men do which maybe changing since the past were women were just represented as housewifes. Also, the text conveys some elements of irony as diet coke is targeted for women however, the man is drinking it.
Fresh Up
In this advert the males are being objectified as sex objects to attract the "female gaze," This switches the roles in society were men are starting to be seen more promiscuious. This then intorduces the "new man" were men are getting in touch with their feminine side by either pampering themseleves or caring avout the aperance.
L'Oreal
In this advertisement L'Oreal have used a celebrity icon; Beyonce to help persuade peope into purchasing their products. Even though this advert is a contermporary text it still has elements of women being objectifed as sex objects as Beyonce is in a short dress dancing in the advert. This proves that women are still being shown in the media for what they look like and how they look.
Friday, 2 January 2009
3 Historical Adverts...
shake and Vac
In this advertisement promoting shake an vac; a product which will be used to sprinkle over carpet before someone does the hoover. In the advert however, we all see a women using the product which immeditately distiguishes that the product is targeted to women. Also, in the advert the women is dressed in a stereotypical outfit of a housewife which assumes and represents women as housewifes were they stay indoors and clean.
Flash
In this advertisement the advert is trying to promote and persuade customers into purchasing the domestic cleaning product flash. As the shake and vac advert their are also similar elements of the representation of women being housewifes. however, in the flash advert it is more persuasive for women as it has a female voiceover which they give their opinion on the product.
Flake
In the advertisement above it is trying to persuade people intou buying the new cadbury's flake chocolate. In the beginning we see the women un wrapping and eating the chocolate. The chocolate in this instance is acting like a falic symbol to erouse men into thinking that the women is ment to be eating something else.
In this advertisement promoting shake an vac; a product which will be used to sprinkle over carpet before someone does the hoover. In the advert however, we all see a women using the product which immeditately distiguishes that the product is targeted to women. Also, in the advert the women is dressed in a stereotypical outfit of a housewife which assumes and represents women as housewifes were they stay indoors and clean.
Flash
In this advertisement the advert is trying to promote and persuade customers into purchasing the domestic cleaning product flash. As the shake and vac advert their are also similar elements of the representation of women being housewifes. however, in the flash advert it is more persuasive for women as it has a female voiceover which they give their opinion on the product.
Flake
In the advertisement above it is trying to persuade people intou buying the new cadbury's flake chocolate. In the beginning we see the women un wrapping and eating the chocolate. The chocolate in this instance is acting like a falic symbol to erouse men into thinking that the women is ment to be eating something else.
5 Female directors...
- Gurinder Chadha- born on 10th Janurary 1960. British film director of indian origin. Most of her films explore the lives of indian living in the UK.
Filmography
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
Paris, je t'aime (2006) segment "Quais de Seine"
The Mistress of Spices (2005) (screenplay only)
Bride and Prejudice (2004)
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
What's Cooking? (2000)
Rich Deceiver (1995), BBC two-part drama
A Nice Arrangement (1994)
What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny? (1994)
Bhaji on the Beach (1993)
Acting Our Age (1992)
Pain, Passion and Profit (1992) (V)
I'm British But... (1990) (TV)
- Kimberly Peirce- born on September 8th, 1967, is an American film director.
Filmography
"The Last Good Breath" (1994) (16mm short - director & writer)
Leopard of Tomorrow Program at 1994 Locarno International Film Festival[1]
Boys Don't Cry (1999) (director & writer)
The L Word (2006) (director - 1 episode (Lifeline - 3x05), TV series)
Stop-Loss (2008) (director & writer)
- Diane Keaton- born on Janruary 5th 1946. American film director, actresses and producer
Filmography
Unstrung heros
The First Wives Club
Hanging Up
- Maria Maggenti- born in 1962 and is a film director and screenwriter for film and television.
Filmography
Puccini for Beginners (2006)
The Love Letter (1999)
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995)
La Donna è mobile (1994)
Name Day (1993)
Waiting for War (1991)
The Love Monster (1990)
Doctors, Liars & Women (1988)
- Sharon Maguire- born in 1960 and is as film director in the UK.
Filmography
The Thing is... Babies (1991)
The Thing is... Hotels (1991)
The Godfather (1993)
In at Number Ten (1994)
Yo Picasso (1994)
Rumer Godden: An Indian Affair (1995)
H.G. Wells: Bromley Boy (1996)
H.G. Wells: The Panther and the Jaguar (1996)
Dame Henrietta's Dream (1997)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Incendiary (2008)
3 Ways to improve the issue...
- Set up meetings and focus groups whic discuss the issues in why there arent any female directors and how it can be improved.
- By having or creating more positive role models which other asparational female artists can look up to.
- Bringing the issue up more frequently so that it becomes more apparent to society and hopefully motivate all the females out there to work hard.
5 Reasons why female directors are so rare...
- One reason in which female directors are so rare is that the film industry is such a male dominant industry which makes it difficult for female directors to acutally show off their talents.
- A second reason is that if a female director was to get pregnant and have a baby it will be very difficult to balance the life of a mother and director.
- A third reason is that if female directors were sucessful their will be a decrease in the roles of "hoes", "bitches" and "housewifes" as the directors will give a different view of women showing them in power.
- A fourth reason is tha their is no outstanding female director to look up to as a role model. Therefore, this makes it harder for up and coming directors as they do not have that "voice" which tells them what to do or what is required.
- There is already a small list of scriptwriters, so we don't expect to see any film directors.
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