The MediaMag Podcast

This week Giles & Phil speak to the Queen of the Media Teachers, Becky Fisher, aka Mrs Fisher from Youtube, who explains what the male gaze is and gives us a few examples. We also dip into the next issue of MediaMag and Phil tells us exactly what mis-en-scene is.  Theory Drop begins at 00:42 Two Minute Terminology Time begins at 22:35   Gal Gadot in Fast Five: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X_m8QxQGeE   Amazons in WonderWoman vs Justice League https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a13566284/amazons-costumes-justice-league-reaction/   Wolf of Wallstreet clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-51mt2tIVw   Once Upon A Time In Hollywood clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ULgYgFTnAg Want to understand more about van Zoonen and objectification? Watch the video here: https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/video-clips/mediamag-bonus-naked-objectification-with-liesbet-van-zoonen/   Download Mark Dixon's article PLUS free classroom resources here:  https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/assets/uploads/documents/van_Zoonen_MediaMag_resource.pdf    

This week Giles & Phil are joined from New York City by educator and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practitioner, Tori Marroquin-Perkins, who breaks down what intersectionality is and how it links to Third Wave Feminism. We also have a sneak peak at the next issue of MediaMag and Phil tells us exactly what the Kuleshov effect is.    Theory Drop begins at 1:00. Two Minute Terminology Time begins at 25:48.   If you would like to learn more about the Kuleshov effect, check out our video here: https://youtu.be/V7yjG7VXsfU

in this episode, we talk to Dr Steve Connolly, lecturer at Anglia Ruskin university, and author of The Changing Role of Media in the English Curriculum about Vertical & Horizontal integration. Writer Shaheena Uddin brings us up to date on the latest issue of Media Magazine and we find out 'What is a Macguffin?' in Two Minute Terminology Time.    The Theory Drop can be found at 00:14 and Two Minute Terminology Time can be found at 30:47.    Steve Connolly's book can be found here: https://www.routledge.com/The-Changing-Role-of-Media-in-the-English-Curriculum-Returning-to-Nowhere/Connolly/p/book/9780367497736   Candyman Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPBH3XO8YEU Ms Marvel official teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quWvXMqyq6I Macguffin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGuffin    

For our Careers Download we interview Lindsay Walker, an independent filmmaker hailing from North Wales. Lindsay graduated from Bangor University and has been making short films and music videos for about 10 years as part of her company Ebb in Joy Pictures. Lindsay tells us about the best and worst parts of being a filmmaker and how she used filmmaking to accept and embrace her LGBTQ identity.   You can find her on Twitter at @LindsayWphotog The trailer for her film 'The Welshman' can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXuLfXUivd4   And her film 'Bound' can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zz0NB8nV9o  

In our first episode, our hosts Giles Gough & Phil Coleman look at 'postmodernism', a topic that has confused many a student (& teacher). We start at the horror of the First World War and end at the genre-defying WandaVision. Theory Drop starts at: 1:43. We also have 'Two Minute Terminology Time', where Phil has to explain a key piece of film and media jargon in two minutes or less. This week, we're looking at 'chiaroscuro'. Two Minute Terminology Time starts at: 23:06. I, Tonya trailer https://youtu.be/OXZQ5DfSAAc Stranger Than Fiction trailer https://youtu.be/0iqZD-oTE7U Fritz Lang’s Metropolis https://youtu.be/gdtZv3XROnc Chiascuro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro