20 Aug 14
Originally posted by FMFNever heard of her. Just googled a clip—didn't like it. Not able to say whether men writing and directing her would make any difference, but to be honest I couldn't care less—she isn't someone I would ever choose to watch on TV or go to see on stage.
I am sure some very good films touching upon what it is to be a "lumpen male" have been made. Whether by men or women, I cannot say.
Take the humour of comedienne Amy Schumer, I don't know if you've seen her sketch show. She writes and performs her own material. Regardless of whether one finds her funny or not, I am not sure that you would get the same perspe ...[text shortened]... s aired and made fun of ~ in that particular way ~ if her show were written and directed by men.
20 Aug 14
Originally posted by NoEarthlyReasonI wasn't putting her forward as someone you might like. There's a lot of "sexual humour" on TV, mostly conceived and produced by men. Her show demonstrates that a woman conceiving and producing "sexual humour" on TV comes up with perspectives that are noticeably different from more standard fare. Her gags might not be any good. And perhaps she is getting away with bad gags because she's a woman and the gags are somewhat different. But it is this kind of perspective thing that makes the films directed by women potentially interesting even simply because the director is a woman. To me anyway.
Never heard of her. Just googled a clip—didn't like it. Not able to say whether men writing and directing her would make any difference, but to be honest I couldn't care less—she isn't someone I would ever choose to watch on TV or go to see on stage.
20 Aug 14
Originally posted by FMFWell, we all have our own pet theories about things. I haven't particularly noticed that women make better/more interesting directors in the way you point out, but perhaps I don't pay attention to the same things, and I haven't exactly given the matter a lot of thought. Also I tend to find art produced by men equally as fascinating, if not more, as that produced by women. Certainly men and women differ in psychological terms as well as biologically, so there's probably something in what you say.
But it is this kind of perspective thing that makes the films directed by women potentially interesting even simply because the director is a woman. To me anyway.
20 Aug 14
Originally posted by NoEarthlyReasonWell there's certainly a lot more of it in terms of film and TV.
... I tend to find art produced by men equally as fascinating, if not more, as that produced by women.
I was Googling the titles of a few films earlier and I came across this bit of editorial comment: "Opportunities for women directors in any genre are still relatively rare. San Diego State University's Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film routinely reports on trends in the industry, and their findings confirm a major disparity: just 7% of last year's 250 top-grossing films were directed by women. That percentage is actually a decline of two points compared to 2008, and the number has held steady within that 7% - 9% range for the past 25 years. The gender disparity extends, though not quite as severely, to all behind-the-camera crew positions and even to film critics."
