The primary research is going to be a challenge, but however, I am up for the challenge. The questions I would probably be asking would be "How do you think whitewashing has reflected upon the media?" I think that this is an important question and one that actually gets people thinking. I think I would ask the same questions, such as "Why does it matter in our society?" Another question I would ask would be "How does it affect racially diverse groups?" and "What are studio executives doing about it?" I think based off of people's personal's opinions on these sorts of questions would describe a clear range of how audiences really think of whitewashing in media. The people I would be asking would be my film professor, who writes screenplays every now and then, and I think asking him these questions would be perfect for my primary research. Another would be a survey among students who watch movies, mainly those who are part of "Film Club", and ask them whether that is this really a concern. And recently with a little movement going on through the web called "Boycott Force Awakens" saying that the new Star Wars film is 'Anti-White'. With that going on, I think that would shift people's minds into one certain area- mainly that whitewashing is a concern and that people should be okay and embrace diverse casts. Will be conducting this further...
My topic is Biased Media, or Whitewashing, as it mainly falls under my major (Digital Media Production). I have closed in on a couple of research questions that I would like to answer in the research essays. One of the questions is "Why does Whitewashing matter?"- and that is an important question to answer in our modern time. The next question would be "What are studio executives doing about it?" is also another important question to ask and answer because lately, it either seems that some studios are doing something to avoid whitewashing or nothing at all just to gain money. The third question would be "What are the controversies surrounding the whitewashing and how does it affect racially diverse groups?" is major thing to look at- an example would be Johnny Depp playing Tonto in the Lone Ranger and Native Americans took this to offense. There are many racially diverse groups or religious diverse groups to be looked at when it comes to whitewashing.
Overall, I think these are questions that are great to ask and answer for this specific issue currently going on. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
December 2015
Categories |