The autocue for Edwina Coronation-Chicken as part of the News Report answering question 2

1. I was actually rather disappointed to see dated as one of the favourites for the festival
because it is something we have seen all before. The ‘damsel in distress’ type of
character identified by Propp we see is an archaic idea of women. Where the only role
of women is to be saved and act as a prize for the ‘hero’. This piece like many others is
fundamentally based on women as objects to please men.
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There is clear evidence
of ‘the male gaze’ a principle recognised by Laura Mulvey. The introduction of the
female protagonist starts with a shot of her feet, exactly how a men would look a
woman up and down. And don’t get me started on the rest of the opening sequence.
We hear the girl running panting and even squealing as she desperately runs away
from the predator. This is clearly giving the impression the girl is weak and pathetic and
this is a very harmful, sexist and boring representation of women.
Yes the representation of age is also a problem. Dated uses the classic stereotype that
teens are up to no good. The blurring throughout clearly shows our protagonist is
inebriated. It unfairly conforms to the idea the younger generation are up to no good.

2. I was actually rather disappointed to
see dated as one of the favourites for
the festival because it is something we
have seen all before.

3. The ‘damsel in distress’ type of
character identified by Propp we see is
an archaic idea of women. Where the
only role of women is to be saved and
act as a prize for the ‘hero’.

4. This piece like many others is
fundamentally based on women as
objects to please men.

5. 5 sec leave

6. There is clear evidence
of ‘the male gaze’ a principle
recognised by Laura Mulvey. The
introduction of the female protagonist
starts with a shot of her feet, exactly
how a men would look a woman up
and down

7. And don’t get me started on the rest
of the opening sequence. We hear the
girl running, panting and even
squealing as she desperately runs
away from the predator.

8. This is clearly giving the impression the
girl is weak and pathetic and this is a
very harmful, sexist and boring
representation of women

9. Yes the representation of age is also a
problem. Dated uses the classic
stereotype that teens are up to no
good.

10. The blurring throughout clearly shows
our protagonist is inebriated. It
unfairly conforms to the idea the
younger generation are up to no good