DIVERSITY IN FILMS
Jan 05, 2016
DIVERSITY IN FILMS
What do you think of when you see this word?
What about this word?
Why is diversity important in fi lms?
Which characters in fi lm, TV and books do you most identify with?
Why? What traits do you share with them?
How are they different to you?
Look at the Disney line upsWhat do you notice?
Film Good aspects Bad aspects
Wreck It Ralph Venelope is shown to have a “glitch”, which represents disability. At the end, she gets the chance to get rid of the glitch, but decides not to
The Princess and the Frog
Tiana spends most of her time as a frog, meaning we don’t see much of the racial representation
Frozen Disney have stated that Elsa’s powers represent depression = mental health representation
Tangled All the characters are white- there’s no racial diversity
Analyse diversity in Disney fi lms
Explain how you could improve an existing
Disney fi lm to make it more diverse
orUsing a fairy-tale as inspiration, create a Disney fi lm that has
positive diverse representation
orCreate your own Disney
fi lm that has positive diverse representation.
Your turn!
Explain your characters: how are they diverse?
Explain how your plot explores and represents diversity
Storyboard four moments from the film that clearly show positive diversity
Peer Assessment
Two Oscars
You were really good at…
One retake
Next time, you could…