CHM 592 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: The Hurt Locker, Topnotch, Hot 3

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHM 592
• Professor: Dupagne Michel

Document Summary

Women make up 8% of writers on movies with female directors. Women are more likely to hire women. Actresses pass their prime after 40 yrs. old: partially attributed to the main 15-25 year old audiences who don"t see 40 year old women as highly sexual, really hot 40 getting old. Black-exploitation films target an all black audience (typical in the 1960s) Only 15% of movies have a female protagonist, 30% have a main female role: if more women went to the movies this may change. Catherine bigelow first woman to win a directing oscar for the hurt locker (james cameron"s ex-wife) It is even harder for women of color to direct big pictures, as opposed to indies (hard to get the money) To be in the business (women) you need to be smart, gutsy and never take no for an answer.