Ethnic groups are gaining more representation in media. Minorities, especially African Americans, have received more roles in film in the past years. More black roles in film make a dent in the racial stereotypes that have been built for decades due to racism. And not just supporting roles, but main roles with characters who embrace their race and culture and inspire other young black kids to be proud of themselves and to strive for similar accomplishments. African Americans have mainly been displayed as the "thugs" or the "black best friend" or the character who usually dies first, but things have slowly been changing for the better, and directors have been called out for their lack of diversity in casting. image credits: vulture.com
I also did a bit of research on representation in sub-genres of drama films. Films like comedies, historical dramas, coming of age films, etc. all have different standards that they follow to appeal to different audiences. A drama-comedy, for example, combines what makes up a drama and a comedy. So there are elements of a realistic setting, mixed with humor, mixed with the range of emotions that you experience while watching. Movies like this usually utilize a lot of characters and display a wide range of representation. Historical dramas are set in the past, are usually focused on one country and one race. In America, most popular historical dramas have little representation and are centered around white people, but if you go around the world, you see that each country focuses on their predominate race. The sub-genre that I'm doing is coming of age, and this genre has shown a positive growth in representation over the years. This genre is more focused towards yo...
Today I went over a topic that I accidently skipped: camera movements. The camera movements are the movement of the camera in the film at the scene is being shot. First there's the pan, which is when the camera moves steadily from left to right. The tilt, which creates a Dutch angle, is when the camera is tilted at an angle, to provide a distorted effect. The dolly is when the entire camera is moved forward or back, similar but not the same as a zoom. A zoom is only when the lens is moved forward, and it allows for the viewer to focus in on what the director wants to emphasize. The reverse zoom works the same, except the lens is moved backwards and it's usually done to reveal the background and surrounding objects. The crane is, as the title, as shot that's done on a long mechanical arm that's like a crane, which can widely show the area around the character. The steadicam is a done with a device that makes so the camera is steady no matter how much the operator move...
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