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Joanne :-) __Your experiences with video production:__ I've played around with Sony Vegas Pro 9, including green screen and colour correction and the sort and I have basic animation experience in 2D animation. I've not yet taken a class on these ):

__What is your favorite movie and why:__ My favourite 2D animated movie is "The Road to El Dorado" and my favourite movie movie is "Batman: The Dark Knight" B) I like The Road to El Dorado because the animation is superb and the story telling is excellent with fun characters who interact and play off of each other. The Dark Knight has a very good story, is an excellent sequel and a surprisingly amazing re-imagining from the Batman comics. The VFX are incredibly done, along with the exceptional acting. I am eagerly awaiting for the Dark Knight Rises for Nolan's take on the new characters.

__What, in your opinion, makes a good movie__ A good, concise story with it's own twists and turns paired with interesting and dynamic characters, played (or voice acted) by passionate actors makes for a worthwhile movie.

__How does media control the way we live our lives?__ It controls our lives by bombarding us with social and physical expectations. Many animated movies (especially older Disney ones) force more pressure to conform to societal and gender roles. The media gives us subconscious messages and unachievable goals for ourselves and others. Girls are told to want to be princesses, to like pink, and to be pretty and skinny while boys are told to be strong and masculine and anything remotely feminine is socially unacceptable. While times are changing in woman's favour, the media still refuses to portray men as anything but masculine which still attaches a stigma to men who wish to do "feminine" things. Stigmas are there because of the media's persistence and as artists (painters, writers, film makers, etc.) It's our own duty to make our voice heard through our own media to try and spread the truth.


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