Women in Animation
After watching “Women in Animation” on class on Thursday I got thinking about women in not only animating positions but also producer positions. I appreciated that women like Jennifer Ray, a line producer AKA “gatekeeper to the budget” were represented in this movie. Women as animators need far more representation but it was interesting to see that there were so many passionate women behind the scenes of making studios Titmouse work like a well oiled machine. It makes me wonder what other women are working behind the scenes of studios like this. It also made me question why animation or film schools don’t prepare both men and women to be producers of any kind. Producers are a huge part of the filmmaking business both animation and live action. I was wondering how someone gets into producing if they come from an art school background.
As an aspiring producer myself I have asked that same question. This past summer I interned at a production company in Brooklyn and I asked my boss for advice on becoming a producer. She said that the best way is to become a producer's assistant and learn directly from them by shadowing and assisting in their day-to-day operations. As to why film schools don't prepare us for this position? I have no idea. I think it is something that should be taught and given its own course because it such an important aspect of the entertainment industry.
ReplyDeleteAs for women in animation, Frozen director Jennifer Lee has done an awesome job paving the way for women in the field. While the issue is still ongoing we are definitely seeing an increase of female executives in Hollywood.
I think we can connect your idea, about women in (not only animation) to most industries. I looks up a statistic online just for the comparison. In the top 1000 highest-earning companies in the U.S, only 54 of them had women CEOs. This is such a sad statistic, especially knowing that MANY those CEO positions would have been better suited for a woman than a man.
ReplyDeleteWell, here at IC there's Steve Gorden's Production Management Course and Andy Watt's Development course, but you'll also want to take some business admin classes. For more on becoming a producer, drop by my office hours... and yes, we need to highlight women, hire women, pay women what men make, teach women strategies for breaking the glass ceiling, and create strong advocacy like the Society for Women In Animation, for a start...
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