Family And Gender Roles
In this discussion, you will consider how family life, and customs, expectations, and gender roles within the family, are depicted in film. In your chosen clip, consider how the scene is shot to emphasize specific aspects of family relationships or roles within the family.
Consider how what you are seeing on the screen is manipulated by the filmmaker to emphasize a specific character, plot point, situation, or theme. In your initial posting, consider the following questions:
- What is going on in the scene? Describe it briefly.
- How is the specific scene shot or set up, and how does that set-up serve to emphasize family and gender roles?
- What visual components help the filmmaker to tell the story, and, in particular, help the filmmaker to emphasize the theme of family or gender?
- Where does the camera focus?
- How do the following aspects work together to emphasize the theme of the scene: composition, acting, music, lighting, sound effects, costumes, colors, and setting?
In this discussion, you will consider how family life, and customs, expectations, and gender roles within the family, are depicted in film. In your chosen clip, consider how the scene is shot to emphasize specific aspects of family relationships or roles within the family.
Consider how what you are seeing on the screen is manipulated by the filmmaker to emphasize a specific character, plot point, situation, or theme. In your initial posting, consider the following questions:
- What is going on in the scene? Describe it briefly.
- How is the specific scene shot or set up, and how does that set-up serve to emphasize family and gender roles?
- What visual components help the filmmaker to tell the story, and, in particular, help the filmmaker to emphasize the theme of family or gender?
- Where does the camera focus?
- How do the following aspects work together to emphasize the theme of the scene: composition, acting, music, lighting, sound effects, costumes, colors, and setting? APA.