1. Describe and interpret the Establishing Shot of the film you viewed at the Nickelodeon. How did this set the stage for your experience with the film?
At the beginning of the movie, it showed the factory and the hard work that the women were having to do each day. I feel like they were wanting us to get a real view of the environment that they worked in. This establishing shot really set the stage for the film because I was knew that it was going to be a very heartfelt and intense film. I was able to see the hard work that they were having to do without any appreciation.
2. Describe any interesting camera angles that were seen in the film.
There were several interesting camera angles that were seen throughout the film. When the women were on stirke during the rain, the camera angles were great because you were able to see the emotion in their face. It was also great to see the different angles in the scene when the men were in the conference and the women from the Ford plant come in to tell them their stance on equal pay regardless of gender. Through the different angles, you were able to see both the women and men's expression and their feeling on the topic.
3.Describe and interpret the story line of the film. What scenes moved you, drew you in, made you feel uncomfortable, etc? Did you view any Mise-en-Scene or staging in the film?
The story started off showing the women and the hard work that they had to do daily without any appreciation. One of the men who was their manager tried to act like he cared and was working hard to get them equal pay but when two ladies went into a meeting with the Ford board they realized that he was lying and did not see it as important as the women did. When they came back to the factory, they decided that the best thing to do was to go on strike for a full day to show them that they were serious about what they wanted. The women returned to work the next day but saw that there was going to be no changes so they decided to go on a strike until they were able to get equal pay regardless of gender. They were on strike for a long time and two of the women went around and talked to different people to let their voice be heard. After much hard work, they were able to meet with the Secretary of State in England who was also a woman. She was able to change the laws and got the women a 92% pay increase and later made it a law to have equal pay for everyone regardless of gender. The scences where the women were meeting with different memebers of Ford really moved me because I was able to see how heartfelt they were and the struggles that they were having to go through. It was interesting to see how it also affected their families during the strike. One husband hung himself and another marriage was falling apart. These scenes really drew me in and had me wanting everything to end and be right again.
4.Analyze the roles of the actors. Were they convincing in their depiction of the character they played? Why or why not?
The actors were all great and really were able to show emotion throughout the whole film. The women actors showed us the pain and hard work that they had to go through in order to get equal pay. It was great to see the roles of the men in this movie. Many of them had trouble understanding why the women were working so hard for the pay raise or did not appreciate the hard work that they were having to do day in and day out. They were all very convincing in their depiction of the characters they played because you could see that really cared about the struggles that the women were going through. Since they are also women, they were able to relate on that level and connect emotionally.
5.How did the music or soundtrack of the film influence your interpretation and experience of the film?
The music in the movie really did not affect my experience of the film. It was a great addition to the movie though and changed to fit the different scences and setting. The music gave us a preview of how the next scene would be whether the music was upbeat and cheerful or dreary and sad.
6.Describe the genre of the film. (Refer to Chapter 10.)
I feel like this movie is a mixture between history and drama. I feel that it is history because it is based on true facts from the 1960s, when women at the Ford plant in England were trying to get equal pay regardless of gender. I think it is drama because their are conflicts between the women, men that work for the Ford plant, and the husbands.
This movie is about women fighting for what they believe in. Its shows the audience that if they feel like something is important enough to fight for, then they should go for it. Women should be treated the same as men in their community. They fought for what they wanted and acheived the outcome that they worked so hard towards.
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