According
to a study by the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, women
comprised only five percent of directors on the 250 highest-grossing movies
last year. But she did it, she is one of the women in five percent of directors,
Jennifer Yuh Nelson. Have no ideas who is she? I will tell you soon.
Nelson is a
Korean American women. She was born and raised in United States. She is a director, storyboard artist, and comedienne. Jennifer Yuh Nelson started drawing when she was three years old. Nelson followed her sisters to California State University, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. She likes to draw and paint to create her own movies. As a result, her habit led her into the career of animation and first direct Kung Fu Panda 2. It is in
the 250 highest-grossing movies last year. This is
her first directing movie, and she is the first woman to solely direct an
animated feature from a major Hollywood studio. She also won awards and titles
regarding to Kung Fu Panda 2. On one of her interview, she mentioned that no
one think or believe she is a director, because she does not look or act like
one. She speaks softly, has simply life style and lives a very tame and settled
life.
Kung Fu
Panda 2 has received positive reviews and comments. It comes with many critics
praising its animation, voice acting, and character development. It was also a
commercial success surpassing the original film and it was the highest grossing
animated feature film of 2011. If you watched Kung Fu Panda 2, you will find
funny but also justice in the movie. The main character Po and his friends,
learn Kung Fu to up against the enemies and protect their village.
Nelson and her team drew every single character,
backgrounds, details and more. The reason why she is doing this for living is
because she loves filmmaking and drawing. She feels happy about it. In the video above, she describes that her strong passion toward filmmaking, animation and drawing. She also talks about her director life and how she directed her first movie in her life. Being an auteur is
not quiet easy, she needs to pay lots of time and effort into it. I believe in
auteur theory, as I believe that a film can reflect director’s person creative
vision. I agree on Kumm's idea of 'Gynocentrism.' It is a way of assessing works of art, and reflect the interests and desires of women. Kung Fu Panda 2 reflects that Jennifer Yuh Nelson is a joyful, helpful
and optimistic person. She can be satisfies easily, just like Po (the panda in
the movie).
She
indicates that making a character is difficult, and needs many times of revise,
“Ultimately, making a character is about more than making a model or a
picture. When we take him into animation, we look for the tiny things that make
him like a real person. It takes a lot of time to make something real. You look
at a scene and go, “Oh man, that doesn’t work,” and then you do it again and
again and again. It is an utter marathon.” http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/05/jennifer-yuh-nelson/8465/
Pictures of her art works in Kung Fu Panda 2:
“Fewer Female Directors Worked on
Top Films 2011”
Beside
directors, there are not much women working in movie field. “As for the other
jobs on set, women comprised 25 percent of producers, 14 percent of writers, 20
percent of editors, 18 percent of executive producers and 4 percent of
cinematographers. Women were most likely to work in the documentary, drama, and
comedy genres. They were least likely to working the horror, action, and
animated genres.” (THR, Rebecca Ford)
“Fewer Female Directors Worked on
Top Films 2011”
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/women-directors-film-study-284321
I hope Hollywood will have more and more female directors that direct great movie in the future! =)
I hope Hollywood will have more and more female directors that direct great movie in the future! =)
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