Agent Carter Lesson

2. Starter – look closely at the DVD cover for
Agent Carter.
What clues are we given about the
following
• Genre
• Narrative
• Where the action is set?
• When the action is set?
• Agent Carter herself
How have you reached those
conclusions?

3. Before you watch… watch do you learn about
Agent Carter from these stills?

5. Number of fe/male speaking
roles in Disney films.
What do you notice?
Why?
What’s changed?

6. Fe/male screentime in The
Avengers Endgame.
What do you notice?
Why?
Can you justify this
im/balance?

7. Top 5 men/women –
present visually.
Can you see any patterns
here?

8. Equilibrium Disruption Recognition Repair New
equilibrium
As you watch, note how the narrative unfolds.

9. 1. Who is the
target audience?
2. Narrative 3. Visuals
(interesting
camerawork)
4. Mise-en-scene
• Locations
• Props
• Costume
(Agent Carter)
5. Audio
• Diegetic
• Non diegetic

10. 1. Who is this series most likely to appeal to (kids, teens; young adults, older adults; gender:
men, women, both)? How do you know this audience type is targeted?
2. What is the narrative of the film? What hints are given? How does this draw the audience
in?
3. What visuals stand out in this episode; what do you remember seeing?
4. Where is the action located, primarily? Why?
5. Identify three key props used by Agent Carter – what does this tell us?
6. Do we learn anything about Agent Carter from the different costumes she wears?
7. What sounds (including music) did you hear that made it memorable?
8. “Agent Carter” - a step forward in gender representation?