Stark facts about under-representation of women behind the camera

Thanks to George for alerting me to this sadly unsurprising news story which clearly reveals how much of a boys' club modern Hollywood still is:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/24/idUS215708133320120124/

In summary:

• The percentage of women directors has declined since 1998 while the percentages of women writers and producers have increased slightly. The percentage of women executive producers, editors and cinematographers have remained the same.
• 94 percent of the top films of 2011 were directed by men.
• Women made up 14 percent of writers in the top films.
• 77 percent of the major films of 2011 had no female writers.
• Women made up 25 percent of all producers on the top 250 films of 2011.
• Women made up 20 percent of editors in the biggest films of 2011, but 76 percent of those films had no female editors.
• There were fewer female cinematographers than directors on the top films of 2011: only 4 percent of cinematographers were women.
• Women were most likely to work in documentaries, dramas and comedies and least likely to work in horror, action and animated films.

Year 12 and 13 Festive Film responses

Please use this blog post to add comments regarding the films you chose to watch from my Christmas film recommendations.  I'm thinking Year 12 and 13 Media and Film students, predominantly, but anyone else who stumbled across my holiday viewing list can have their say too.

Comment away.  If you like.

Tropes vs Women #1 Manic Pixie Dream Girl

And while I'm on a blogging roll, here's the first of the tropes in the series - the one that covers everything from Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's to the unfeasibly named Clementine Kruczynski from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. 

Tremendous stuff.

http://www.feministfrequency.com/2011/03/tropes-vs-women-1-the-manic-pixie-dream-girl/

And here's the video if you like:

Feminist Frequency's Tropes vs Women #3 The Smurfette Principle

This page from the ever wonderful Anita Sarkeesian's Feminist Frequency website includes the video blog and a handy transcript, a list of related links AND a lively comment thread.

You know what to do...

http://www.feministfrequency.com/2011/04/tropes-vs-women-3-the-smurfette-principle/

But if you just want the video: