Women Of Hollywood Speak Out Is An Article By Maureen Dowd...

Introduction The issue of female representation in Hollywood is one of the biggest issues in the film industry. Sexism, discrimination, and a lack of jobs for female filmmakers has been a problem in Hollywood since its early days, and recently this problem has been analyzed using many different genres. The Women of Hollywood Speak Out is an editorial written by Maureen Dowd of the New York Times. It is about difficulty for female filmmakers to break out and direct big budget films for Hollywood. Celluloid Ceilings: Women Directors Speak Out is a video created by Bloomberg about the issues with sexism and discrimination that female filmmakers have faced. These two pieces will be compared to discover how this topic can be discussed using different genres Audience and Purpose Celluloid Ceilings is a video on the Bloomberg YouTube page. Its purpose is to inform the audience about different stories of discrimination and sexism that female filmmakers have dealt with. The Women of Hollywood Speak Out is an article written by Maureen Down for the New York Times Magazine website. The purpose of this article is to inform the reader about the disparity between male and female filmmakers finding work in film industry, and how difficult it is for women to find work in big budget films. Both of these genres have the same basic purpose, but they tackle this in different ways. The Bloomberg video focuses more on this issue in regards to the Directors Guild of America, and the business