Work one does when Mr Bush is AWAY!!!....

The three points that me and kunal discussed were as follows:

1) Representation of Men:
Throughout both of our texts the representation of men is a key factor which we both need to look into. Therefore we will be looking at factors such as how the representations of these men have changed throughout time. For example, in "Dhoom 2" the representations of men have changed over time such as the way they are not completely leading the story, and how their attire has changed. In "Coach Carter", the men start to get represented as a team and strong black males instead of being shown as not so highly profiled characters who have a weak role in the movie.

2) Representation of Women:
A woman is another factor which is important as their roles have changed dramatically over time as well as their representations. Dhoom 2 shows women taking more involvement in the narrative compared to how they were portrayed before and Coach Carter portray women such as "Ashanti" as a typical black young woman who gets pregnant at a young age by her black boyfriend therefore showing irresponsibility.

3) Representation of Asians:
Many believe that Asians have started to be represented as British citizens. In Dhoom 2 Asians are no longer the Asians you would see in classic movies such as “Sholay”. This has no link to Kunals study however we believe that by covering both Asians and Black people we can help each other better by getting Basran’s opinions on Kunals study and Kunals opinions on Basran study.


Summary:
we worked well together but we had a few problems with communicating with eachother and this may occur every now and again and we therefore need to have completed the work in SCHOOL hours which once again may be a problem as our time tables differ and we just have to sort it out between ourselves which at times also meens we do not have enough time to PROPERLY thin through what we are going to be doing... so far its alright and we'll see how we progress together throughout this course!...

BLOG BUDDY RESEARCH:1

The intial cinematic silent period is important when discussing stereotypes and roles of black characters in film. The reason, according to Donald Bogle, is that the five basic stereotypes (Toms, Mulattoes, Mammies, Bucks and Coons) which would from then on dominate the African-Americans on screen, were introduced at that time.The first black American character was portrayed on screen in the short motion picture 'Uncle Toms Cabin' by Edwin S Porter in 1903. Ironically and most likely due to the racial tensions of that time, the actor portraying the black man on screen was actually an unnamed white actor using make up to give himself a black face. The various stereotypes initially created through white actors portraying black characters were all used for the same outcome, the desire to entertain a predominantly white audience by creating, emphasising and enhancing the negative social ideologies toward african americans of the time, in which they were clearly regarded inferior to thier white colonialists (due to the slave era) and thus conveyed so onscreen.As societies changed and time moved on African Americans were finally given the change to play the parts of black characters in film. Thus giving the characters more depth and realistic plausibility than the previous white actors with black faces, and became a ground breaking opportunity for Afican Amrican actors to become new stars within the movie industry. However unfortunately, many actors even till today find it hard to play dynamic, thought provoking, stimulating or any other diverse parts, and instead find themselves struggling to break free from the stereotypes they became wedged into, due to the creation of the five basic and solid stereotypes created previously by thier white co-actors, writers and directors.

this has got nothing to with my study and believe i shall sit down with kunal and change the idea to doing the representation of MEN! which obviously we both didnt realise could link back to both of our studies....we shall shortly be updating our work! and come to a further compromise of doing representaion of men!

BLOG BUDDIES

FROM MY CLASS:
KUNAL: the reason for choosing kunal is as he is doing REPRESENTATION, however the difference with this is that he is doing the representation of Black youths were as i am focusing more on asians. Areas of overlap include that we both look at the social issues of how certain factors are changing in society and this topic raises alot of debates. We may not be able to help each other ALOT but i believe that we will be able to sit down and share ideas and opinions about each others work

FROM THE OTHER CLASS:
HAMMAD: the reason for choosing Hammad is that firstly he is focusing on BOLLYWOOD and the only one other than myself... he has copied me in some places!!! however i still believa we can share ideas: areas of overlap being comparing bollywood and hollywood!

'Bibliography: Books'

Book 1:
Neale, Steve(2000): "Genre and Hollywood". USA and Canada, Routledge.
This book is useful to an extent as it includes Genres such as Action, Adventure which are the same genres as "Dhoom 2" and it can easily be compared with Hollywoods definition of the genre.
Page: 52,53,54,55,56,57= ACTION ADVENTURE!
Page: 34,35= Todorov
Page: 188= Women: link to the way women presented in Bollywood movies.

Book 2:
Merchant, Ismail(2004): "Indian Cinema THE BOLLYWOOD SAGA", Great Britain, Aurum Press LTD.
This book includes the history of Bollywood and the changes it has been through.
Page: 13= The bollywood saga
Page:22= Heroines
Page55= Comparing Hollywood and Bollywood ( 1957- annus mirables)
Page:70= The vogue for foreign locals
Page:87= 1970's: the decade of rebellors
Page: 117= Going retro
Page: 122= Sex and violence in bollywood
Page: 138= 3 Incarnations of devdas ( can compare to see the changes over time)
Page: 144=Cross bordercultural exchange

Book 3:
Rajadhyaksha, Ashish(1999): "Encyclopedia of INDIAN CINEMA", New Delhi, Oxford university Press
( need to skim and scan through it!)

Book 4:
Jauss, H. R.(1982) "Towardan Aesthetic of reception", trans. T. Bahti, Brighton: Harvester Press
Page 214: jauss 1982: 106

Book 5:
Jeffords,(1994) Hard bodies; "Hollywood Masculinity in the reagan Era", New Brunswick: rutgers university press
Page: 52

Book 6:
Shatz, T,(1981) "Hollywood genres: Formulas, filmmaking and the studio system, new york: random house.
Page: 208