Representation Questionaire

Questionnaire

1. Who wrote about the “final girl” in 1992?

The author which wrote about the ‘final girl’ is Carol J. Clover, who is a professor of Film Studies in America.

2. In what book did they write about final girl”?

The book is called ‘Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film’.

3. List three traits of the “final girl”/three ‘conventions’.

·         Sexually unavailable or virginal.

·         The last surviving member of the group of people who the killer murders.

·         Is sometimes the one who vanquishes the killer.

4. Who wrote about existing research on women’s roles in media texts in 1983?

Jeremy Tunstall wrote research on women’s roles in media texts.

5. What were the 4 roles mentioned?

·         Domestic.

·         Sexual

·         Consumer.

·         Martial.

6. In 1992 research showed that men dominated women on-screen, but by what ratio?

Research in 1992 showed that men out-numbers women with the ratio two to one.

7. What was the only genre in which the ratio of males to females was more equal?

The only genre where the ratio is more equal is Prime time TV adverts.

8. Name one of the three problems with the findings?

Males are significantly more likely than females to be shown having an occupation.

9. Why does the reading suggest that Ripley (Alien) is ‘more progressive’ than Lara Croft (TR)?

This is due to Lara Croft is presented in a more objectifying and sexualised way than previous female protagonists.

10. What are the 3 ‘C’s when discussing the portrayal of women in some lifestyle magazines?

·         Cooking,

·         Cleaning

·         Caring.

11. Who wrote Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema?

Laura Mulvey wrote both books.

12. (Briefly) describe what is meant by the ‘male gaze’

'Male gaze' is a term for when the audience of a media text is into the position of an 'appraising heterosexual male' using techniques such as close-ups or point-of-view shots.

13. Give an example

An example of this can be found in 'The Cabin in the Woods' during the scene where Curt and Jules are having sex in the woods. The scene is constructed for the male viewers and through a males eye. This can been seen through different elements, such as the camera angles.