* Also saved on Gabriella's Mac
- Muffled
- Not high quality
- Talking
- Slow beat
- 1 hour long
- Muffled
- Not quite
- Different
- Strong
- High pitched
- Muffled
- Realistic
- Ultrasound
Monday, 17 October 2016
audio (heart beat) By oya
* Also saved on Gabriella's Mac
non-binary media coverage
"Nonbinary gender is an umbrella term covering any gender identity that doesn't fit within the gender binary. The label may also be used by individuals wishing to identify as falling outside of the gender binary without being any more specific about the nature of their gender."
http://nonbinary.org/wiki/Nonbinary_gender
Understanding non-binary people: a guide for the media: http://transmediawatch.org/Documents/non_binary.pdf
This is a very simple and direct guide which can help people understand what non-binary means and how non-binary people feel about mass media. Media tend to ignore this topic as they consider female or male being the only two existing genders. Non-binary might be seen as 'abnormal' by some people as mass media have a great influence on their minds. This is why non-binary people do not want media to hide their identities, their stories. All they need is respect, dignity and acceptance.
http://nonbinary.org/wiki/Nonbinary_gender
Understanding non-binary people: a guide for the media: http://transmediawatch.org/Documents/non_binary.pdf
- Non-binary people are individuals who don't feel male or female. They may embody elements of both or feel to be something different.
- Non-binary people use a range of different terms to describe themselves.
- Non-binary people feel invisible. Media ignore them as media consider gender being the sole focus of the coverage. In fact, media coverage of the non-binary is mostly described as ignorant.
- Poor public understanding is the main reason of street harassment against non-binary people.
- Non-binary people just want to lead a normal life and be respected as male or female individuals are.
This is a very simple and direct guide which can help people understand what non-binary means and how non-binary people feel about mass media. Media tend to ignore this topic as they consider female or male being the only two existing genders. Non-binary might be seen as 'abnormal' by some people as mass media have a great influence on their minds. This is why non-binary people do not want media to hide their identities, their stories. All they need is respect, dignity and acceptance.
gender neutral language/pronouns
GENDER NEUTRAL LANGUAGE
Many gender neutral people feel uncomfortable being addressed with masculine or feminine pronouns. They have decided to launch some gender neutral pronouns which are not associated with biological gender. The only English recognised gender neutral pronoun is they but it is not accepted by everyone. This is why some have attempted to introduce gender neutral language.
Gender neutral language avoids prejudices toward a specific social gender.
Example: policeman becomes police officer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_language
During the 1970s, feminists Casey Miller and Kate Swift wrote The Handbook Of Nonsexist Writing based on gender neutral language to stop excluding and discriminating women.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handbook_of_Nonsexist_Writing
https://apps.carleton.edu/student/orgs/saga/pronouns/
https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpress.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34901704
Guidelines for gender neutral language: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_language
Many gender neutral people feel uncomfortable being addressed with masculine or feminine pronouns. They have decided to launch some gender neutral pronouns which are not associated with biological gender. The only English recognised gender neutral pronoun is they but it is not accepted by everyone. This is why some have attempted to introduce gender neutral language.
Gender neutral language avoids prejudices toward a specific social gender.
Example: policeman becomes police officer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_language
During the 1970s, feminists Casey Miller and Kate Swift wrote The Handbook Of Nonsexist Writing based on gender neutral language to stop excluding and discriminating women.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handbook_of_Nonsexist_Writing
https://apps.carleton.edu/student/orgs/saga/pronouns/
https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpress.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34901704
Guidelines for gender neutral language: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_language
ideas development by josh
IDEA
Here is our developed idea of what we are going to produce. It wouldn't have any particular narrative through the visuals but a sense perspective and meaning will be introduced through the audio.
Cinematography:
The cinematography style that we could use be effective through the method of replicating the ideology of gender neutrality removing gender in the way that we film our product, showing no gender and just focus on humans and life. We would focus on parts of the body that do not depict an obvious gender - areas such as hands, ears and noses. We would also frame and compose the visuals in a way that doesn't show the gender of the subject. This could be very challenging but also if done correctly could be very rewarding. The colour scheme that we would use would be very natural, consisting of earthy tones which avoid any colours associated with gender. It could relate to the womb of a baby if we used warmer colours.We also considered using a new born baby as at such an early age it is very difficult to differentiate between genders.
Experiment with voice editing:
Through discussing the potential ideas that we could progress with we decided to experiment with some audio and editing. This is because despite the prospect of the cinematography of our piece being effective we couldn't help feel that the theme and meaning/message could be lost, causing people to think about life in general rather than the subject of gender neutrality that we are illustrating. So in order to make our message clear we felt that we needed to add another aspect to our product. By including audio and in particular dialogue/monologue we felt that we could successfully portray the subject of matter. The use of a voice discussing gender neutrality would directly associate the visuals with the audio and allow the audience to understand the point of discussion. However when thinking about what type of voice to use we believed that it wouldn't be successful to include a male/female as it would defeat the object eliminated gender and wouldn't correspond with our intentions. To avoid this issue we thought about using the audition software and edit the audio by either making it sound like a robot (having no gender) or also mixing voices together and altering E&Q to make the identify and gender unrecognisable. We also will experiment with including a heartbeat soundtrack which will add to the natural atmosphere adding to the semantic field of life and humans. We brought up the possibility of editing this heartbeat, perhaps making it irregular or even adjusting the E&Q levels to make it seem like it underwater, corresponding to the womb of a new born baby.
Projection:
Another way that we felt that we could include a different media platform to convey our message was through projection. This then adds a lot of importance to the images that we project onto the subject as they would be the main element of the product and would illustrate the message/story. We debated whether we could include images which confront gender discrimination or promote gender neutrality. Either show the negative issues and show the discrimination and struggles associated with gender or show gender less images such as new born babies. Project on the back of the subject, not showing their identity.
Sunday, 16 October 2016
Friday, 7 October 2016
gender neutrality
Definition (Cambridge Dictionary) - Gender neutrality describes the notion of "relating to people and not especially to men or to women". This movement separates a person from gender in order to avoid gender discrimination.
It could be considered that gender neutrality is a subculture when applying Dick Hebdidge's theory. He believes that "A subculture is a group of like minded individuals who feel neglected by societal standards and who develop a sense of identity which differs to the dominant on to which they belong." Many gender neutrals wish to detach themselves from gender as they could feel discriminated by the dominant "societal standards" would cloud over gender and even sexuality.
What is Gender Neutral?
Public policies - Gender neutral restrooms have been designed to eliminate gender distinctions, without distinguishing the gender of the person using them. They act as an anti-discrimination protections on the basis of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy status, age, disability, and genetic information. According to Dalhousie University, Canada: "A gender-neutral washroom is one where the signage is visibly identified with open, inclusive language, not just male or female. It's evident these facilities are void of gender identity and have accommodations that are especially sensitive to the needs of a greater range of people. Some people are not comfortable using male or female-designated washrooms."
We feel that the awareness of Gender Neutrality isn't vivid in society and believe that a lot of people do not know what being gender neutral is or are confused about it. Our aim is to attempt to create a piece that educates our audience about the subject and raise further awareness.
It could be considered that gender neutrality is a subculture when applying Dick Hebdidge's theory. He believes that "A subculture is a group of like minded individuals who feel neglected by societal standards and who develop a sense of identity which differs to the dominant on to which they belong." Many gender neutrals wish to detach themselves from gender as they could feel discriminated by the dominant "societal standards" would cloud over gender and even sexuality.
What is Gender Neutral?
Public policies - Gender neutral restrooms have been designed to eliminate gender distinctions, without distinguishing the gender of the person using them. They act as an anti-discrimination protections on the basis of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy status, age, disability, and genetic information. According to Dalhousie University, Canada: "A gender-neutral washroom is one where the signage is visibly identified with open, inclusive language, not just male or female. It's evident these facilities are void of gender identity and have accommodations that are especially sensitive to the needs of a greater range of people. Some people are not comfortable using male or female-designated washrooms."
We feel that the awareness of Gender Neutrality isn't vivid in society and believe that a lot of people do not know what being gender neutral is or are confused about it. Our aim is to attempt to create a piece that educates our audience about the subject and raise further awareness.
Thursday, 6 October 2016
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