In my film I wanted to focus on personal change and specifically unpack how sexism and misogyny has shaped my worldview and how I treat other women. I wanted to challenge the idea of women conforming. To conform is to obey rules and standards put in place and women are expected to conform to men. We are told to dream big as long as we don’t overshadow a man’s future or dream. I chose this issue because I struggled with internalized misogyny as a child and still do to this day. I know that this is sadly common for little girls and even grown women. I want the audience to simply listen to what I have to say and share this knowledge with other women so we can empower each other.
The process I used to create my script was first putting personal experiences I could include as anecdotes in my script. Then having references to popular culture, history, political figures, and religion as allusions in my script. Then I explained how these references support my overall theme. I also did research in order to find out more information for my script. I included research like statistics on women’s rape and murder cases compared to men’s and statistics about women’s pay/employment rate compared to men’s. Then while writing an outline for my script I figured out what the overall tone of the script should be. I chose to make the script despairing, mournful, yet encouraging and empowering. I incorporated AP US History for my cross curriculum in the script. "We are learning about how women are not able to own land and be part of the Puritans or other leadership groups and positions of power. They would treat them as a fraction of a human."
The process to create my film was not as organized as what I did for my script. While creating my film I used videos and pictures of me as a little girl to appeal to the pathos of my audience. In my production plan I was not very detailed because I wasn't completely sure how I wanted my film to look. When recording the voiceovers for my film I had to re-record a lot of them because I wanted my voice to have a certain tone that matched the concepts of my film. I not only worked hard to appeal to the pathos but I made sure to incorporate ethos by first showing and talking about my own battles with sexism and misogyny. Then in the middle appealing more towards logos by giving facts and statistics that relate to the systematic oppression of women.
Overall I would say that my film can be interpreted in different ways depending on the person watching the video. My film could be seen as one of hope or it could be thought of as depressing and hopeless. I think that I did well in making the video engaging and personal to me while also being informative. I did enjoy this process because I feel like I made something special and something that could potentially inspire others. I learned that although being a woman can be hard there is also beauty in our femininity.