I watched this Ted Talk which was about the overlooked legacy of Hollywood’s first female directors. Alicia Malone began by giving facts of how many female film makers are well known which is only 4%. Most people picture a man as a director but with a female director there is better representation of women in films. Unfortunately, the majority of women don’t make it past creating short films with their own money because women aren’t seen as directors so therefore companies aren’t likely to give them money to support their future film ideas. Women are hired for jobs when there is proof whereas men are hired on potential. This makes it difficult to show proof for women because they never get the chances since no one will let them. Malone ends the talk by encouraging the audience to support female directors by going to see their movies at cinemas and multiplex’s. I think this is an important Ted Talk because I want to edit videos in the future and it’s interesting to hear about the statistics of male directors to female directors. I didn’t realize how unlikely it would be for me to work with female directors and I found that kind of crazy. Personally, I thought there would be more female directors but it’s good to learn about how we can change that.
