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Prelim Task

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Representation of Gender in Magazines

Representation of Females in Magazines.

http://prezi.com/y6dscmwmkn2c/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

I have used prezi for the first time to try and work out how to use the software, as it is very different to sites such as powerpoint. I found some of the tools difficult to use such as navigating around the text boxes, however I was able to solve the problem by simply googling it.

This prezi was used to show the type of magazine adds that come into a specific gendered magazines in day to day lives, such as Gadget. The use of women wearing near to nothing is now used frequently to sell products to men, which most of the time has nothing to do with the product itself. Much like this advertisement a woman dressed in little to no clothes has no relevance to an eco-bike.

Gender Representation

Gender Representation

• Females are often portrayed as domineering sex objects.
• Men are presented as active, adventurous, powerful and sexually aggressive.
• Women make up only 16% of news-casters leading us to believe that there are more men than women - men are the cultural standard.
• Scarcity of women in charge if the media - female film directors are even more scarce.
• Minorities are less visible than women - African americans rarely appear. - Black men are presented as lazy.
• If women are shown to be successful but not at home, their career lives are hidden and not payed much attention to.
• Men are uninterested and incompetent at homemaking, cooking and childcare.
• Because women are the ones always shown taking care of the children it perpetuates a negative stereotype of men as uncaring and uninvolved in the family.
• Women are dependent on men and involved in relationships and housework.
• Women spend their time watching males do things.
• Women's primary functions are to look good and please men.
• Men are aggressive, dominant and only engaged in exciting activities.
• Women are usually portrayed as significantly younger and thinner than the population as a whole.
• Relationships that are shown in the media are depicted in ways to reinforce the stereotypes.
• A Woman's power lays in her looks.
• Commercials manifest power cues that echo male dominance and female subservience.
• Men are breadwinners. Women are primary breadwinners.
• A Woman's power lays in her looks.
• Adverts emphasise in pleasing others.
• Women are cast in support roles rather than leading ones - portray females as passive and waiting for mens attention while males are shown ignoring, exploring or directing women.

Typical Features in Film Openings

Preliminary task

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJTgwGqfnrc


This preliminary task has helped our team gain more understanding in how important story boarding is, how to use a camera properly and how to edit using iMovie. All our team members had different skills and we have put these together to create a great first attempt.

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