{"id":45547,"date":"2021-08-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/?p=45547"},"modified":"2021-11-08T12:48:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T12:48:24","slug":"gender-stereotypes-and-young-people-a-short-film-by-young-artist-rachael","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/gender-stereotypes-and-young-people-a-short-film-by-young-artist-rachael\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender Stereotypes and Young People | A short film by young artist Rachael"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rachael took part in our City as Studio online film-making residency for ages 16-19 in February 2021. The young artists were encouraged to work with DIY film-making and music-making techniques as ways to explore the issues that matter most to them.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rachael shares her experience of the residency, and how she used film-making and music to create a film sharing her message about the pressures of gender stereotypes.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Words and film by Rachael<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over lockdown, I took part in the City as Studio Online Residency run by Modern Art Oxford. This involved a week long course in which each day, I and a group of other people around my age group attended a Zoom session, led by lead artist Kate, assistant artist James, and MAO staff members Holly and Sara. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the week, our aim was to produce a final film, aided by the different activities from each day, including meeting a music artist to create soundtracks, experimenting with different filming techniques, and sharing and discussing our ideas with the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally I had thought that working over Zoom might prove difficult, but I found that it was a very lovely atmosphere and very easy to reach out if needed. Our videos could be shown and discussed afterwards, and everybody had a chance to share their ideas and thoughts at the end of each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talking through Zoom meant that we could partake in group tasks, as well as on our own. The group tasks meant that we experienced working as a team with people that we were perhaps not particularly acquainted with, which will help us in later life as we have gained experience in collaborating with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as this, hearing a wide range of people\u2019s feedback really helped me to consider many different viewpoints and ideas, and therefore alter my work in order to be the most relatable and therefore resonant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The course encouraged us to look at topical issues that perhaps have recently been in the news, or generally called for being further explored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose the theme of gender stereotypes and how they can affect a person, especially when being pressed upon us at a young age.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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