More leading ladies in film? Yes please: via BBCWorld
Dr Harrison believes that while it's fine for the institutions to say they're disappointed, they now have to"actively work hard to change the rules" of how the industry operates"otherwise, it's just meaningless headlines".
"The one thing that did surprise me slightly was the news that it's actually studio films where the most positive increases have happened and indie films have gone backwards." Female-speaking characters overall, according to the research conducted out of San Diego State University, fell by 1% to 34%.Despite the upward trend at the top, Dr Harrison believes it's the role of film critics to continue also to hold producers of independent films -"the spaces where women have historically had better access" - to account with regards to diversity in order to keep"affecting positive change".
The Bechdel test is another measure often used for looking at the representation of women in fiction and raises questions like - does the piece have at least two named women in it, who talk to each other about something besides a man?about the fact Margot Robbie had relatively few lines in his Golden Globe-winning Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood.Quentin Tarantino and Margot Robbie worked together on Once Upon a Time...
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