Where Does It All Go Wrong?
While the people at the top of the food chain - the ones that get the awards, big deals with studios, and recognition - are mostly straight white men, many Drama, Screenwriting, and Filmmaking students are from minority backgrounds ( Green, 2017 ). This leaves me to question where the point comes that leaves us with the majority of films being made by white people, for white people? Looking at my own university (The University of York, UK), it's clear to see there is a diverse range of students . There is an almost 50% male to female split in my cohort on the Film and Television Production course, suggesting that there is definitely interest from an equal amount of men and women to enter the industry. So where does the p oint come that makes it so that only 3.3% of big budget (£30+ million) feature films are directed by women? ( Directors UK, 2016 ) This mini-doc from The Guardian looks at the amount of students there are at prestigious creative arts schools in the UK, the amo...