Through the binary oppositions between the two main male protagonists and the marginalisation of women
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How many women are there in Whiplash?
3 (tokenism)
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Why were these women added?
To make the text appeal to a wider audience in terms of gender
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How has the industry affected the text?
Bold Films agreed with Chazelle's choice and still funded a primarily male film
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How much did Bold Films offer?
$3.3 Million
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How is the lack of women acceptable for the text?
Because it is based on the true story of Chazelle and his relationship with his jazz conductor so it is a realistic representation of the story
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Whose theory does this challenge?
Geena Davis 'Miss Representation' - "If there's a female writer/director or producer then the percentage of female characters goes up"
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Where does the key scene take place?
In a New York cafe
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How is Andrew and Nicole's conversation shot?
Using the 180 degree rule
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What do the alternating medium shots highlight?
Nicole's defeated expression
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What theory does Nicole's expression support?
Trujillo, men must have power in order to appear masculine
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How is Strauss applied?
The alternating medium shots and Andrew's control over the conversation vs Nicole's silence creates binary oppositions and creates conflict between the sexes driving the narrative further
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What theory does this challenge?
Gauntlett (2002) "men and women are seen working side by side as equals"
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How is Nicole constructed here?
A typical 19 year old student, intelligent
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Is the text high culture or low culture?
High culture (Nicole is intelligent)
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Who is this representation targeting?
Upper class audiences
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How has the audience influenced the industry?
Chazelle was driven by the audience's social repsonse at Sundance and the characters they wished to see
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How else is Nicole represented?
In a non sexualised way, brunette hair tied back, wearing a shirt and a navy jumper, slim, attractive to the western eye
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What theory does Nicole support?
Mulvey 1975
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How does "you're going to be great" support Gramsci?
Nicole recognises that as a woman, she doesn't have a path but Andrew does (men are more successful than women)
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How do negotiated readers respond to this?
They may disagree but still relate
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How is Fletcher constructed?
Medium depth of field shots, late 40s, aged/wrinkled face, baldness height
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What connotations does what Fletcher is wearing have?
Fitted black t-shirt, evil (antagonist)
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How does Fletcher show his morals and what drives him?
Pep talk to the band, driven by success in music, further juxtaposing him against the repsentation of Nicole as a failure
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Low angle shots -
Ironic use of white light around him, representation of him as powerful/anithero
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How does his tone of voice in "You think Im ******* stupid, I know it was you" influence the construction of him
Low, controlling and dominant tone
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How does Fletcher support Hall (2008)?
Piercing stare and use of dialoge constructs him as witty and intelligent
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How has the industry influenced the audience?
Chazelle chose to introduce new character types, enhancing the audience's interest in the text.
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