Monday, November 5, 2007
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Books
- Representing Race - Robert ferguson.
- The black image in the white mind Robert M Entman.
- BFI - The Cinema Book
- America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality at the Movies -Harry M. Benshoff, Sean Griffin
- The Media Studies Reader - Tim O' Sullivan & Yvonne Jewkes
- Racism Matters - W.D. Wright
- Race and Reparations: A Black Perspective for the 21st Century - Clarence J. Munford
- Racism Without Racists - Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
- Why Americans Hate Welfare: Race, Media, and the Politics of Antipoverty Policy By Martin Gilens
- Race manners for the 21st century ‘navigating the minefield between black..’ -Bruce A Jacobs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZqDcfQTAzo
The scene begins with the police car moving towards the camera, P.O.V shots are used when Officer Ryan is observing the crash that has taken place ahead. Choir music starts as he is approaching the car; this is contrapuntal and also non - diegetic as the music is peaceful however he is struggling to free the passenger – who he later realises is Christine Thayer.
The lighting used is natural though its is dark as the car has been turned upside down. Once realising who her rescuer is Christine’s first reaction is fear, as the night he molested her she felt disgust and humiliation... That she was molested by a white man and also her husband failed to ‘protect her’.
P.O.V shots are used as quick glances when looking at the fire in a car bonnet a few yards away.
Whilst Officer Ryan is trying to free her from the car Choir music is still playing. When being taken away by paramedics…the camera does a close up on Christine’s face, and she shakes her head... We can assume that what she means is that even though he saved her from a burning car this doesn’t justify his actions towards her previously.
In this scene there has been a role reversal... Officer Ryan was previously seen as a villain and now he is seen as a hero (Strauss). In this scene there is little dialogue, so the characters actions are used to convey meanings. As an audience we also feel sympathetic towards Christine as it must have been hard seeing the person that hurt you and also him saving her is also unexpected.
Also this scene follows a linear narrative, as no flashbacks are used
The scene begins with the police car moving towards the camera, P.O.V shots are used when Officer Ryan is observing the crash that has taken place ahead. Choir music starts as he is approaching the car; this is contrapuntal and also non - diegetic as the music is peaceful however he is struggling to free the passenger – who he later realises is Christine Thayer.
The lighting used is natural though its is dark as the car has been turned upside down. Once realising who her rescuer is Christine’s first reaction is fear, as the night he molested her she felt disgust and humiliation... That she was molested by a white man and also her husband failed to ‘protect her’.
P.O.V shots are used as quick glances when looking at the fire in a car bonnet a few yards away.
Whilst Officer Ryan is trying to free her from the car Choir music is still playing. When being taken away by paramedics…the camera does a close up on Christine’s face, and she shakes her head... We can assume that what she means is that even though he saved her from a burning car this doesn’t justify his actions towards her previously.
In this scene there has been a role reversal... Officer Ryan was previously seen as a villain and now he is seen as a hero (Strauss). In this scene there is little dialogue, so the characters actions are used to convey meanings. As an audience we also feel sympathetic towards Christine as it must have been hard seeing the person that hurt you and also him saving her is also unexpected.
Also this scene follows a linear narrative, as no flashbacks are used
keywords
Cognition - is where the audience perceives what they see in the media and believe it. .
In relation to Crash… in the news audiences hear a lot of negative information about black people. This includes drugs and guns. However in Crash when peter is about to pull out a holy statue the officer thinks he is pulling out a gun. He makes this judgement based on his stereotype and what he sees in the media.
Multi-culturalism – the recognition that the increasing cultural diversity of western societies should be acknowledged, supported, encouraged and reflected in all aspects of life, as being both inevitable and also socially and economically desirable.
Crash shows that racism is apart of society, even though some characters may not come across as racist
Polysemic - Describes a sign for which there are many possible interpretations and meanings dependent on individuals’ social, cultural and educational backgrounds.
Looking at the characters and how they interpret events...the carjacking both husband and wife had different interpretations...which could relate to different social and educational backgrounds
Antagonist – The principal opposing figure or villain in a narrative set in binary opposition against the protagonist
This could be Officer Ryan as throughout the film he can be seen as a villain...but near the end he is recognised as a hero.
Protagonist - The leading character or hero in a film with whom the audience can identify and from whose point of view the action is positioned often set in binary opposition against the antagonist
I think that all characters can be seen as protagonists as they are all involved in their own 'story'.
Stock character - a stereotypical, predictable minor characters
The shop owner’s daughter
Blaxploitation film – when black actors featured in principal roles usually associated with whites. Although seen as exploitative, were in fact part of a changing attitude towards black characters and the representation of black culture.
Some of the main characters are black actors.actresses which shows that they are making a stand for their beliefs and they way society has previously viewed them.
Black feminism – A feminist perspective which argues that a black women’s experience of inequality is more intense than a white women’s because it involves discrimination on racial and cultural backgrounds as well as gender grounds.
Making a comparison. Jean Cabot and Christine Thayer, as they both feel insecure at one point
Objectivity – The presentation of a media text from a neutral or objective standpoint, without individual or institutional bias and without the deliberate preferment of one viewpoint over another.
Looking at they way different stereotypes are being represented
Attitudes, beliefs and values- this term is commonly used when discussing the audience for media products and the factors influencing the reception of media messages.
How the audience reacts to they ways in which different people are being presented, in addition to looking at how and why people assume that one person fits into a particular stereotype i.e. Peter and Anthony
In relation to Crash… in the news audiences hear a lot of negative information about black people. This includes drugs and guns. However in Crash when peter is about to pull out a holy statue the officer thinks he is pulling out a gun. He makes this judgement based on his stereotype and what he sees in the media.
Multi-culturalism – the recognition that the increasing cultural diversity of western societies should be acknowledged, supported, encouraged and reflected in all aspects of life, as being both inevitable and also socially and economically desirable.
Crash shows that racism is apart of society, even though some characters may not come across as racist
Polysemic - Describes a sign for which there are many possible interpretations and meanings dependent on individuals’ social, cultural and educational backgrounds.
Looking at the characters and how they interpret events...the carjacking both husband and wife had different interpretations...which could relate to different social and educational backgrounds
Antagonist – The principal opposing figure or villain in a narrative set in binary opposition against the protagonist
This could be Officer Ryan as throughout the film he can be seen as a villain...but near the end he is recognised as a hero.
Protagonist - The leading character or hero in a film with whom the audience can identify and from whose point of view the action is positioned often set in binary opposition against the antagonist
I think that all characters can be seen as protagonists as they are all involved in their own 'story'.
Stock character - a stereotypical, predictable minor characters
The shop owner’s daughter
Blaxploitation film – when black actors featured in principal roles usually associated with whites. Although seen as exploitative, were in fact part of a changing attitude towards black characters and the representation of black culture.
Some of the main characters are black actors.actresses which shows that they are making a stand for their beliefs and they way society has previously viewed them.
Black feminism – A feminist perspective which argues that a black women’s experience of inequality is more intense than a white women’s because it involves discrimination on racial and cultural backgrounds as well as gender grounds.
Making a comparison. Jean Cabot and Christine Thayer, as they both feel insecure at one point
Objectivity – The presentation of a media text from a neutral or objective standpoint, without individual or institutional bias and without the deliberate preferment of one viewpoint over another.
Looking at they way different stereotypes are being represented
Attitudes, beliefs and values- this term is commonly used when discussing the audience for media products and the factors influencing the reception of media messages.
How the audience reacts to they ways in which different people are being presented, in addition to looking at how and why people assume that one person fits into a particular stereotype i.e. Peter and Anthony
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Proof that police stop more blacks
The following is an article that was featured in The Metro..
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=73637&in_page_id=34
Black people are seven times more likely to be stopped and searched by police than whites, it was revealed on Tuesday.
An extra 14,000 black people were targeted by stop and search in 2005/06 – a 12 per cent rise on the previous year – according to a Ministry of Justice report.
Officials claimed the rise could be partly blamed on the London bombings and on the rising incidence of drug crime But a race watchdog last night voiced concerns that the numbers could fuel distrust among ethnic minorities.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission warned that the high levels of stop and searches among the black population could drive a wedge between communities.
There were 878,153 stops and searches recorded by police in the year, up three per cent on the previous year. Of these, 15 per cent were of black people and eight per cent were of Asians.
The Metropolitan Police conducted 75 per cent of all searches on black people in England and Wales. A Home Office spokesman said that stop and search was a 'vital tool' for police dealing with crime. The figures were published as part of the Race and the Criminal Justice System report.
Though the article is not directly relevant to Crash, it highlights that black people do get stopped more than white people..this leads on to their stereotype. In the article is states that drug crime is also a factor as the majority of those arrested may be black.
Also the distrust amongst ethnic communities relates to Crash as the D.A's wife does not trust the mexican locksmith and is prejudice against the two youths that took her car
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=73637&in_page_id=34
Black people are seven times more likely to be stopped and searched by police than whites, it was revealed on Tuesday.
An extra 14,000 black people were targeted by stop and search in 2005/06 – a 12 per cent rise on the previous year – according to a Ministry of Justice report.
Officials claimed the rise could be partly blamed on the London bombings and on the rising incidence of drug crime But a race watchdog last night voiced concerns that the numbers could fuel distrust among ethnic minorities.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission warned that the high levels of stop and searches among the black population could drive a wedge between communities.
There were 878,153 stops and searches recorded by police in the year, up three per cent on the previous year. Of these, 15 per cent were of black people and eight per cent were of Asians.
The Metropolitan Police conducted 75 per cent of all searches on black people in England and Wales. A Home Office spokesman said that stop and search was a 'vital tool' for police dealing with crime. The figures were published as part of the Race and the Criminal Justice System report.
Though the article is not directly relevant to Crash, it highlights that black people do get stopped more than white people..this leads on to their stereotype. In the article is states that drug crime is also a factor as the majority of those arrested may be black.
Also the distrust amongst ethnic communities relates to Crash as the D.A's wife does not trust the mexican locksmith and is prejudice against the two youths that took her car
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