MEDIAST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Emma Stone, Noble Savage
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Representations remain highly relevant in our media understanding. Not only are topics of representation happening within campuses and online, but within the industry itself. Directors by gender tend to be more male, than female; more white than non-white o. Just because we see diversity on screen, doesn"t mean we see diversity behind the screen (producers ) White washing - the replacement of characters of color with white people o o. Bi-racial character for hawaii tv show was played by emma stone (white race) Some instances where hollywood is pushing back - counter-hegemonic response to white dominance. How do characters impact image of characters? o. Character types = constructions with commonly understood traits and behaviors. Help image makers to produce meaning - this is what this character is like. Over 200 episodes of friends, but by the end of any episode, you will be able to identify all of the character types (traits that are easily recognizable)
