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I love YouTube. In fact, before making this blog I considered using YouTube as my platform instead, but didn't for a number of reasons. Who knows, maybe that's something for the future. But today I want to talk about some of the channels that inspired me to think about doing that and in fact to create this blog; specifically ones that focus on film, since it's a visual medium which lends itself to being talked about through video. This isn't meant to be an exhaustive list, I'm sure there are plenty I haven't discovered, but these are some of my favourites. The titles are links, so check them out! 1) Lessons from the Screenplay
Or; Not Treating Your Audience Like Idiots, But Not Confusing the Hell Out Of Them Either |
Bit of a contrast, I know. But can anyone who has seen Legally Blonde honestly say that Reese Witherspoon's Elle isn't a badass? She starts out the film as quite a stereotypical frivolous blonde sorority queen, and then gradually starts to allow herself the possibility of being more than that. When she learns to see herself as more than a stereotype and to believe in herself, she realises that she's an intelligent, capable girl, and doesn't have to sacrifice her femininity to be so. Sometimes girls and women need reminding that we can be successful without it being 'in spite' of our femininity, because femininity doesn't have an effect on success! There can be a lot of pressure to be either girly or smart, and Elle Woods is reassurance that we can be both. |
I've been watching the show Jane The Virgin on Netflix lately (it's great, go watch it) and I was thinking about audience surrogates, and how important they are in storytelling. I've thought of a few interesting types of audience surrogate. Let's talk about them and why they're important. The Clueless Newbie |
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