Initial Proposal No.1

1. Which topic area is this proposal for?

Women & Film

2.

What is the suggested focus?

The representation of women & the comparison between how they are represented by male directed films and female directed films

3.

Do you have an idea for a question/problematic?

In what ways are women represented differently in films directed by female directors and film directed by male directors?

OR maybe specific directors e.g. Sharon Maguire (Bridget Jones' Diary) & David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada)

4.

Why would you choose this?

It is a subject that I feel strongly about and think that the findings of such research would be interesting. I also have prior knowledge of represention theory through the AS Sit-com unit.

5.

Do you have any concerns or are there any limitations to this proposal?

I feel that the question/ focus could be a bit too broad and perhaps needs narrowing to make the research more specific.

6.

Can you rate it on a sliding scale 1- 5 (5 being great proposal, 0 being lousy proposal)

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