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Tropes Vs. Women In Video Games
''Tropes vs. Women in Video Games'' is a YouTube video series created by Anita Sarkeesian examining gender representation in video games. The series was financed via crowdfunding, and came to widespread attention when its Kickstarter campaign triggered a wave of online harassment against Sarkeesian, causing her to flee her home at one point. Released on the channel ''Feminist Frequency'' between March 2013 and April 2017, the series consists of eighteen episodes. The series explores and critiques the wikt:trope, tropes used to represent women in video games. Sarkeesian argues that most video games cater to a straight male audience, such as by featuring primarily male playable characters and Sexual objectification, objectifying female characters. She also highlights examples of video games that feature more well-rounded representations of women. Critical response to the series was generally positive. Background In 2009, Sarkeesian started her website ''Feminist Frequency'' with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Title Card
In films, an intertitle, also known as a title card, is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of (i.e., ''inter-'') the photographed action at various points. Intertitles used to convey character dialogue are referred to as "dialogue intertitles", and those used to provide related descriptive/narrative material are referred to as "expository intertitles". In modern usage, the terms refer to similar text and logo material inserted at or near the start or end of films and television shows. Silent film era In this era intertitles were mostly called "subtitles" and often had Art Deco motifs. They were a mainstay of silent films once the films became of sufficient length and detail to necessitate dialogue or narration to make sense of the enacted or documented events. ''The British Film Catalogue'' credits the 1898 film ''Our New General Servant'' by Robert W. Paul as the first British film to use intertitles. Film scholar Kamilla Elliott identifies another early use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
