The document discusses representation and stereotypes in various media such as comics, films, advertisements, and more. It provides prompts for analyzing how stereotypes are used in different characters, settings, and visual elements. Specifically, it asks the reader to 1) identify stereotypes of characters, 2) annotate images explaining how stereotypes are portrayed through techniques like camera work and mise-en-scene, and 3) consider why those stereotypes were chosen for the given medium. The overall purpose is to evaluate how stereotypes are presented and why they may have been incorporated.
Film WorksheetArt Education 1600 Art and Music since 1945For tChereCheek752
Film Worksheet
Art Education 1600
Art and Music since 1945
For this assignment, you are to see a film this semester and fill out your worksheet. Use the skills you learned for the Art Worksheet, but now you have to analyze the combination of sound and moving images.Step 1 Select a Film
Selecting a film to watch is more than picking a movie with favorite actors or a genre you like (science fiction, superheroes, detective mysteries, romance). The film you pick should have enough interesting content to write about. It helps to inform yourself with two kinds of film reviews. First, professional critics have seen many movies and write from a well-informed point of view, but theirs is just one point of view. Beyond the perspective of Professional critic, there are the reviews from moviegoers, like yourselves, who post their responses on blogs and theater websites. Viewer reviews can be just as valid as professional reviews, so long as they explain why they feel the way they do about a film. Both kinds of reviews can help you narrow your choice of a film, and in the end, pick a film you feel like writing about.
11 pts: State the title of the film you chose and a write brief synopsis of the film in your words (90 to 100 words):
Citations and References
If you decide you use ideas from the film reviews or any source, write the name of the source here AND Cite the source(s) where you use them:
REMEMBER
1. You must view the film for this worksheet personally and you must see it in a theater this semester. (Free screenings at the Union also count as a theater). Even if you choose an older film made in 1945 or later, we want you to see the film in a theater. At a theater, you sense the effects of the sound and moving images as they were intended. Films reproduced for television or on DVD on a home system lose the effect you sense in a theater.
2. Connect your review of the film with the cultural and social ideas we address in class. How do you think audiences relate the narrative on screen with other narratives in the press or entertainment media? Superheroes, for example, save the day when complicated agencies of government and military fail.
3. Look over the Film Worksheet before you attend the film, so you know what to look for in the film. Taking notes during the film is usually a problem, but you can make your notes afterward. You might be surprised at how much you will recall about the film and your experience of viewing it.
Late Paper Policy:
You will lose points for assignments turned in late after the final deadline.
1 day late: 20%
2 days late: -40%
3 days late: -60%
4 days late: -80%Step 2 Organize your data
This step is about your experience of viewing the film and how the director kept you engaged.
Step2.1: The audience and the space, and you
Your experience as a moviegoer is as important as the film itself.
State where you saw the film.
Analyze and describe the environmental conditions in the theater and how your circumstances ...
1. REPRESENTATION AND STEREOTYPES
1) The stereotype of this character is: _______________________________________
2) Make annotations from the picture to explain how the character is stereotypical to the audience. Try to have a range of comments in
camera work, framing and mise-en-scene.
3) Why do you think this stereotype has been used in this comic?
*Stereotype - A stereotype is a generalised view of a group of people. Stereotypes are usually widely known and very often based on prejudiced ideas about groups of people.
2. REPRESENTATION AND STEREOTYPES
1) The stereotype of this character is: _______________________________________
2) Make annotations from the picture to explain how the character is stereotypical to the audience. Try to have a range of comments in
camera work, framing and mise-en-scene.
3) Why do you think this stereotype has been used in this film?
*Stereotype - A stereotype is a generalised view of a group of people. Stereotypes are usually widely known and very often based on prejudiced ideas about groups of people.
3. REPRESENTATION AND STEREOTYPES
1) The stereotype of the characters are: _______________________________ & __________________________________
2) Make annotations from the picture to explain how the character is stereotypical to the audience. Try to have a range of comments in
camera work, framing and mise-en-scene. Also consider colour and language in the text.
3) Why do you think these stereotypes have been used in this advert?
*Stereotype - A stereotype is a generalised view of a group of people. Stereotypes are usually widely known and very often based on prejudiced ideas about groups of people.
4. REPRESENTATION AND STEREOTYPES
1) The stereotype of these characters are: ___________________________ ____________________________ ________________________
2) Make annotations from the picture to explain how the character is stereotypical to the audience. Try to have a range of comments in
camera work, framing and mise-en-scene. Consider setting.
1) Why do you think these stereotypes have been used in this advert?
*Stereotype - A stereotype is a generalised view of a group of people. Stereotypes are usually widely known and very often based on prejudiced ideas about groups of people.
5. REPRESENTATION AND STEREOTYPES
2) The stereotype of the character (animals) are: _______________________ and the car is: ________________________________
3) Make annotations from the picture to explain how the character is stereotypical to the audience. Try to have a range of comments in
camera work, framing and mise-en-scene. Consider symbolism of animals, setting and text.
4) Why do you think these stereotypes have been used in this advert?
*Stereotype - A stereotype is a generalised view of a group of people. Stereotypes are usually widely known and very often based on prejudiced ideas about groups of people.
