Hey blog!!! This is my final post for this week in which I will be discussing a very important part of our film which is representation in the media.
With a female lead character there is automatically women representation. As a group of 4 girls we instantly knew that we wanted to represent mostly girls and this would also be most convenient for us as we wouldn't have to recruit any actors. Women representation I the media has been a touchy subject for years now as reflects societies ideas of gender roles and stereotypes. While attempts have been made to be more inclusive we are still far from achieving equality when it comes to representation of females in media vs males. According to a study in San Diego State University, only 29% of protagonists were female in 2020S highest grossing films.
Recently though there has been a bigger trend in female characters and directors after the 2023 release of Barbie, and Mean Girls: The Musical - 2024.
The Barbie film stressed female empowerment and leadership. Although the Barbie doll was once controversial due to it's unrealistic body shape and features the 2023 movie was created to erase the controversy as we are introduced to dozens of different "Barbies" with different careers, body types, backgrounds, and interests. In all, this movie was made to be inclusive of all women and diminish the standards that young girls playing with Barbies created in their heads when they were first introduced to the skinny, blue eyed, blonde hair doll that was praised by so many and therefore perfect in their young eyes. Aside from the cast being mostly female, so were the people behind the magic. This includes director, Greta German, and executive producer, Margot Robbie. Additionally, the soundtrack to the movie included hit female artists such as Lizzo, Due Lipa, Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, and Billie Eilish.
Showed feminine mise-en-scene through the use of the color pink in movie outfits, set and on Barbie press tour.
In our film we included the use of pink pajamas to represent females and add a hint of color to the movie. Aside from this we used a light and natural makeup to make our main character look more presentable and feminine.
The pajamas we used:
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