Representation of sexuality



Homosexuality

Homosexuality is a sexual orientation. A homosexual person is romantically or sexually attracted to people of their own gender. Men who are romantically or sexually attracted to other men are called gay. Women who are romantically or sexually attracted to other women can be called gay as well, but are usually called lesbians. An example of a homosexual character would be Maxxie from skins. Maxxie is shown as being promiscuous throughout the series and is notably proud of being gay and feels no embarrassment or confuse meant towards his sexuality.


Heterosexual

this is simply opposite genders having a sexual attraction towards one or another. This orientation can then go on to represent there behaviours and how they fit in and are approached by within there community. An example of a heterosexual character would be cook from skins. Cook is renowned throughout the show as being very attracted and overly flirtatious towards many women and has numerous sexual encounters with females. Cook also uses homophobic language at points throughout the series indicating he is firmly heterosexual.


Bisexual

Bisexuality is when someone has sexual attractions to both men and women. This orientation can be reflected by both men and women and is becoming more common within todays society. And example of a bisexual character in tv drama would be piper from Orange is the new black. She has sexual encounters with both sexes during the series and is arguably confused about where she stands in terms of her sexual orientation.


Asexual

Asexual orientation is where the person has no sexual feelings towards either gender. This meaning they do not desire any romantic relationships. An example of this would be dexter him self in the program about him 'dexter'. He is a serial killer who shows little remorse or emotion through his executions which can be similarily linked to his lack of sexual emotion towards any other humans.

The Grand Budapest hotel fact file

what is indian paintbrush and who owns it? Mr steven M rales is the owner of indian paintbrush and is a american chairman of danaher corporation.tRales owns a production company Indian Paintbrush,^[which has funded The Darjeeling Limited (2007), and Fantastic (2009). The company was also involved in Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), Labor Day (2013) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).Indian Paintbrush and who owns it?


Which company is Fox Searchlight a subsiduary of? It is owned by news corporation aswell as part owned by 20th century fox.


Which type of films do Fox Searchlight distribute?  They are independant british films. They specialize in US distribution of independent and British films, alongside dramedy and horror as well as non-English-language films, and is sometimes also involved in the financing of these films.

Which two countries financed the film? Germany and England 50/50 split.


What did Anderson use instead of CGI (computer generated imagery)? stop start modelling rather than cgi.


Where did the inspiration for the Hotel come from? inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig

Which film festival opened with The Grand Budapest Hotel? Berlin film festival


Alexanre Desplat wrote the score, which major Hollywood films has he worked on?  The Queen, The Golden Compass, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The King's Speech, Argo,Zero Dark Thirty and Godzilla.

How many awards has the film won? 5 whilst 1 is still pending
Initially how many cinemas did the film open on in the US? 4 cinemas


How much did it average per cinema? $200,000


The film was released on Ultraviolet BluRay, what does this enable consumers to do?you can watch them on multiple platforms.

Which companies do not support Ultraviolet? Disney do not support them due to them having a rival product, others trying to offer the same service also refuse to to support in worry of ultraviolet dominating the market.


What complaints did Ultraviolet encounter when it launched? Due to apple not supporting it many customers where unhappy as they couldnt watch it on there iPads/ iPhones.

TASK 2:

Task 1

Edward Norton (Henckles)
Owen Wilson (M.Chuck)
Ralph Feinnes (M. Gustav H)
Tony Revolori (Zero)
Jeff Goldblum (Deputy Kovacs)
Tilda Swinton (Madame D)
Adrien Brody (Dimitri)
Saoirse Ronan (Agatha)
Jason Schwartzman (M.Jean)
Willam Dafoe (Jopling)
Harvey Keitel (Ludwig)
Bill Murray (M.Ivan)
Mathieu Amalric (Serge X)
F. Murray Abraham (Mr. Moustafa)
Lea Seydoux (Clotilde)
Tom Wilkinson (Author)
Bob Balaban (M.Martin)

The Scouting for the Grand Budapest  took place in Central Europe.
Görlitz in Germany was the final location. 
They Filmed on Location.
The production offices were located on the top floor of the hotel.
They built the 60's set first then peeled that away then revealed the 30's set.
The inspiration for the hotel's interior came from from 
There were over 150 extras.



1) The first out of the 5 reasons why the grand budapest hotel was a success was down to the directors attention to small pacific detail. This aswell as selling memorabilia in order to promote the film. This ranges from bow ties and moustache wax to promotional materials from the pic. Some are selling out, including copies of “The Society of the Crossed Keys,” Anderson’s book of selections from the writings of Stefan Zweig, which inspired the film.
2) The second secret to the   Grand Budapests hotel  is the mobility of there props. There large cut out picture of the hotel has been widely used in theatres globally and has been highly praised.
3) The 3rd reason was due to foxlight releasing  video tutorials on how to recreate the mendl cakes fluently featured throughout the film
4) Due to the success of wes andersons previous fim 'moonrise kingdom' in 2012 younger audiences have been attracted to his movies. This has had a bounce on affect and meant the grand budapest hotel has benefited from the new audiences
5)The film was accessible which meant many audiences globally could access the film and see it themselves. This massively boosted viewing figures for the film.

How did Anderson use the QE2 to market the film?
On the QE2 with fellow cast members Anderson held a q&a session with the crew about the film helping influence ideas.
What connects Prada to the marketing of the film? 
prada created the luggage bags in the film 

Visit this viral website and identify how the films plot is revealed

Inbetweeners frisby clip

Why is the clip funny?
This clip is funny due to the sheer awkwardness of when the Frisbee hits the disabled women. This is because usually in general society disabled people are more respected and people make an extra effort to be kind to them, so in this clip when  the women is hit by the Frisbee, its just the pure unluckiness that makes it funny to the audience.
How is the disabled girl being represented?

She is being represented as an innocent victim caught up in Will McKenzie's efforts to involve some girls in his game. She is represented as harmless as by doing this it makes Will look a lot worse for his actions. The effectiveness of representing the disabled person as an innocent victim in this scene really amplifies how we are supposed to feel for her and how bad Will's actions are seen as.

Are we meant to laugh at the disabled person?

I don't think we are meant to laugh at the disabled person, I think we are supposed to laugh at the scenario and at Will's character. If the audience have watched episodes before they would know that Will's character means well and is usually well-behaved, the socially awkward situations he creates is what his medic character is all about.

Are they the 'butt' of the joke?

Yeah they are  as its the situation they have created with their actions that has caused the awkwardness and just how the characters react is funny. Also when Will tries to get his Frisbee back then gets chased shows the true nature of his character, means well but always gets caught on the wrong side of the line.

How do you think disabled people respond to this?

I don't think disabled people would be at all offended by this as the joke is on Will not the disabled lady, she only plays a part in the scene to make Will look worse and to amplify the awkwardness of the situation. Also the disabled lady is treated with respect as the other teenagers playing football on the field think Will is stealing her Frisbee so they try and help her out.

Are we as a society cultivated to think we should pity the disabled?

I don't think we are cultivated to pity the disabled but as a society there is a duty to look out for the disabled and to take extra care when dealing with situations involving them. This is demonstrated in the clip when the teens playing football try and help the lady out, this also shows the lady's vulnerability.

How ethnicity is represented in spooks

In this clip, the representation of ethinicty is constructed in different ways. The main character of this clip, Danny, is a black MI5 agent who's been captured by a terrorist along with a white woman. In terms of stereotypes its unusual for a black man to have such a high and powerful job as they are usually seen lower in society, however, all the other characters are white, and appear to have higher jobs than Danny. All the white characters are safe, apart from the kidnapped woman who has blood on her face, which can show how black people are 'victimised' by the media. The terrorist appears to be an Arab, which also fits with the stereotype set by the media as people know that some Arabic people's religion leads them to believe by doing these sort of things, they will go to heaven and live in paradise . To backup this idea of the terrorist being Arab, the music played in the background sounds like the Call to Prayer (Mvezzin).The whale song is also played until the very end of this short clip, this holds emotion between all the characters as there are short shots showing each persons' reaction. This music also makes it seem more like that Danny pray's before speaking to the terrorist, as well as during, showing him to be a religious man.Danny is presented as being very wise and insightful; his dialogue says as much, as he speaks down to the terrorist and of how he could have been in the same spot as him if he had been born somewhere different, which again links in with cultural and ethnic identity. Aswell as this the use of a lot of close-ups really allows the audience to have sympathy for the two hostages, Fiona and Danny. We are drawn into the action and feel closer to them, making the scene more intense. The camera movement also makes us more emotionally involved as we feel as though we are there, experiencing this with them.

In my opinion, the mise en scene foreshadows Danny's death in this scene. The scene is extremely dark, representing the death, but then there is some light showing through in a 'heavenly' manner. Also all the characters are dressed smartly, like people do when going to a funeral. And at the start of the clip, the music sounds like drums being hit, like when someone is about to be executed. The scene uses a lot of close up shots, which maintains the tension, keeping the heartbeat of the audience up and keeping them on the edge of they're seat.

regional identity work

Liverpool

  irritating accent which is arguably screechy and difficult to understand

    town, known for being rough in areas. chavs/gangs are located in the area

     chavier clothing normally seen in the area, e.g tracksuits, football tops- informal clothing

    partying, passionate football fans 

·    Welcoming but also stubborn and agitating.

an example of a Liverpudlian on television would be John Bishop who is a comedian.

Newcastle

          Also difficult to understand, have alternative words for many.

                Town consisiting of man shops and clubs

               ‘Wheyy aye mann’ instead of hello

                dressed up girls

          nightlife, well dressed and vocal football fans

                   confident people, energetic and passionate

           

           cheyrl cole singer and X factor judge

Scottish

    mainly land, many hills and plenty of greenery

    ‘Wee' used as a alternative word to small e.g 'wee lad'

    

  tartan clothing, checkered cilts, carrying bagpipes

  

  playing the bagpipes, being patriotic and following all representing sport teams

    aggressive, very patriotic

   

   Andy murray- tennis player

       

Yorkshire

           farmers sort of accent, relatively strong sounding

                  countryside with many hills, pubs easy to find.

                   lazy with speaking, often cut there words of short e.g ' going 't' football

                   scruffy looking, humerous

                    drinking, being lairy, going on walks

                     Friendly, joking

Birmingham

                              stereotypically dumb, brummie accent which comes across kind of dopey and creates the dump persona. Quite unliked within other citys. Highrise buildings, huge city. Home to some large arenas/venues

                                    
                    tracksuits, hoodies, air max

                           clubs, huge shopping facilitys

·                           Aggressive, confrontational, rough

emma willis who is the current big brother tv presenter and has hosted other programs

Welsh

strongly pronounce words, seem relatively intelligent. Know for there farming of particularly sheep.

·        Countryside, many farms, hilly

·        ‘Jolch’ means thank-you

·        normally dressed, quite smart, farmer gear

·        going on walks, falming, fishing, playing rugby.

         
          friendly, enjoy a laugh, light hearted

 Rob brydon is an example of a welsh person in the media who is many programs e.g gavin and stacey

Irish

·        strong accent, known for speaking quickly and unclearly. stereotype of Ireland being the home of pikeys (travellers)

·        busy cities, multiple pubs, welcome tourism, a lot of the poorer people owning caravans.

·        ''tree' instead of '3'etc

·        normally dressed, where a fair bit of patriotic green.

·       known for there very heavy drinking and their love for guiness and murphys

·        confrontational, patriotic, jolly

London

well spoken, polite, organised

·        huge city, lots of ships, busy nightlife

·        general English slang e.g 'innit'

·        well dressed, smart, designer clothing

·        visiting the theatre, going shopping, visiting resteraunts.

·        Rushing everywhere, busy, approachable

An example would be Gary linekar who hosts match of the day. (smart, well spoken)