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IN YOUR SHADOW RESEARCH
http://vnbateman.com/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/12/naked-anti-brexit-campaigner-challenges-rees-mogg-on-live-tv A Fellow in Economics and an economic historian at the University of Cambridge, Dr Victoria Bateman has caused a wide spread stir in the media over the past week due to her appearance on TV programme Good Morning Britain (2019). Appearing in the nude, with the words “Brexit leaves Britain naked” written on her chest, Bateman, a self-proclaimed feminist, explained that her state of undress is designed to deliver a visual metaphor that, ‘Brexit is the empire’s new clothes’ (Weaver, 2019). When debating with the programmes hosts on if her naked appearance could be considered shocking or not, Bateman states that: 'We see naked women around us all the time. We see the scantily clad in advertising, there’s a whole world of pornography out there. If you go to any art gallery in the UK or across the world you will see nudes in the world. The common thing about all of those women is that they are silent. They are not allowed a voice. What is shocking perhaps to some people is a woman who is naked with a voice' (Weaver, 2019). These words resonated with me a great deal, Bateman managing to put across in a very succinct way a point of view that relates strongly to my reasoning behind the manifestations of the Shadow and the unsettling tone of her visitations. A naked women with a voice can be deeply shocking to the male mind and ego, especially if that voice is used to question the specifics of why a woman is being visually portrayed as an object. I specifically chose the photo in which the Shadow’s mouth was covered to convey a sense of that character being without a voice. The manifestations that Mathew encounters will give the Shadow a voice to question the male dominated point of view in which Mathew chose to capture her. At its heart, In Your Shadow is what I would consider to be a gender conscious horror film. A horror that is directed squarely at the male ego and the patriarchal society we live within. Bateman’s impassioned words have helped me solidify the unsettling tone that I want the film to convey. REFERENCE LIST Good Morning Britain (2019) ITV, 12 February. Weaver, M. (2019) 'Naked anti-Brexit campaigner challenges Rees-Mogg on live TV', The Guardian, 12 February. Available at: URL (Accessed: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/12/naked-anti-brexit-campaigner-challenges-rees-mogg-on-live-tv).
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AuthorMy name is Clay Sandford and I am currently studying an FDA in Film and Media Production at University Centre Weston. I have a keen interest in directing, writing and cinematography. ArchivesCategories |