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Question – no problem you’ve focused on gender stereotypes rather than just feminism – and your plan follows that. Just make sure your research addresses both feminism and masculinity. Introduction – I like the quote – use it above the question? For the intro, lay out argument, primary text and any secondary/historical texts. Present your angle/hypothesis. You can mention a theory or two but don’t go into detail – save that for later. 250 words. Section 1 – historical text. Good start – that works with the question, Snow White is ideal for this and shows real research and film history. Get some textual analysis in here if you can. 250 words. Section 2 – Primary text: The Hunger Games. Textual analysis. Media key concepts etc. Quotes/reviews etc. Research quotes on Katniss and Hunger Games. 500 words. Section 3 – more historical/secondary texts. Calamity Jane. This looks great but make sure to do in-depth analysis – does it actually challenge gender expectations from the ...

To what extent do films such as the 'The Hunger Games' film series prove that gender stereotypes are being increasingly subverted in the film industry? Introduction (200 words) " A fighter, a killer, a survivor, she fights boys, and even rescues boys."- https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/aug/12/why-hunger-games-killer-katniss-is-a-great-female-role-model "Do images of self-sufficient girls signal feminist progress in terms of gender stereotypes?" - 'Hunting Girls', Kelly Oliver, 2016 Section 1 (250 words) Historical Text 1 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) This section will address an example of a film that explicitly reinforces gender stereotypes, male and female. "Snow White gives the message to young girls that your duties are cleaning and enjoying it, taking care of others, and waiting for a prince to save you."  https://disneyanalysis.weebly.com/female-stereotypes.html ...

This scene is from the final film in the 'Hunger Games' quadrilogy: 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2'. In this scene, Katniss and her Star Squad are being chased through Panem's sewers by lizard mutts released by The Capitol. It's worth noting that for the first 12 seconds, the sound is all diegetic. Although this is a relatively short length of time, the realism this use of purely diegetic sound creates is successful in building up the tension that leads to a 'jump scare' moment when the first mutt attacks and kills Lieutenant Jackson, at which point dramatic, fast paced music begins; this also cues the increased pace of the action of the actors and also of the editing. This immediately changes the atmosphere of the scene and captures the audience's attention, retaining it throughout the scene. Until 1:11, the only lighting provided comes from the torches each character has attached to their firearms, and the occasional explosion caused...

Media Texts To what extent do films such as 'The Hunger Games' series prove that gender stereotypes are being increasingly subverted in the film industry? Primary text: 'The Hunger Games' quadrilogy (2012-2015) Online Texts https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/aug/12/why-hunger-games-killer-katniss-is-a-great-female-role-model http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-with-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-theaters-katniss-feminism-lawrence-20151119-story.html https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/30/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-two-women-femininity Online Interviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzj7aXxDm6I  - Natalie Dormer on playing strong female characters in 'The Hunger Games' and 'Game of Thrones' "I'm interested in feminism meaning equality" "What's interesting to me is roles that are interchangeable; it's irrelevant whether they'...

Working Title To what extent do films such as 'The Hunger Games' series prove that gender stereotypes are being increasingly subverted in the film industry? Angle Are we being introduced to more characters in films, particularly protagonists, with characteristics that conventionally wouldn't be associated with their gender? Hypothesis Due to the ever increasing number of feminist figures in the media, along with the long running societal debate revolving around gender equality, I believe that there has been a noticeable rise in films featuring characters, particularly female characters who strongly subvert the stereotypes they have been given by society over the years. Linked production piece I will be making an opening scene to a film and will attempt to mirror The Hunger Games's inclusion of stereotypically subversive characters. MIGRAIN Apply the Key Concepts to your text/topic by using the questions from the  Summer Research Pro...

Good, strong opening. Great to see reference to gender and feminism on the first slide. Structure is solid and shows excellent knowledge of the text with focus on female and male characters. Nervous start (lack of rehearsal?) but delivery becomes a lot more confident and actually not reliant on notes (useful for future presentations - having notes as back-up is fine) Presentation is focusing quite equally on both genders - that is absolutely fine but something to reflect on with regards to the critical investigation. Excellent focus on characters - detailed and full of insight. I hadn't considered the number of stereotypes in addition to the handful of characters that subvert expectations. Great quotes - I'd have liked to see more time/opportunity to discuss these ideas further with regards to feminism. Significance: 4 Structure: 5 Simplicity: 3 Rehearsal: 2 Q&A: Excellent opening Q on gender - focus on women and men. Another good question on Peeta - ...

Media Representations Who is being represented? In what way? By whom? One example of character representation in 'The Hunger Games' film franchise is Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist, who is represented as being noticeably less feminine than a female stereotype would indicate. A conventional female stereotype would suggest that women are generally weak, emotional, unable to lead, less intelligent than men, polite, "prim and proper", gossipy etc. Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen subverts all these stereotypes, proving to be strong, emotionally stable, the leader of the franchise's rebellion, extremely intelligent, arrogant, athletic and dignified. Suzanne Collins, the author of the books from which the films are adapted   has described Katniss as being an independent strong survivalist, lethal, but good at thinking outside the box.  Other female characters in the films including President Coin, Johanna Mason and Cressida also tend to subvert t...