1. DIVERSITY IN FILMS

2. What do you think of when you see this word?

3. What about this word?

4. Why is diversity important in films? Which characters in film, TV and books do you most identify with? Why? What traits do you share with them? How are they different to you?

5. Look at the Disney line ups What do you notice?

6. FilmGood aspectsBad aspects Wreck It RalphVenelope is shown to have a “glitch”, which represents disability. At the end, she gets the chance to get rid of the glitch, but decides not to The Princess and the Frog Tiana spends most of her time as a frog, meaning we don’t see much of the racial representation FrozenDisney have stated that Elsa’s powers represent depression = mental health representation TangledAll the characters are white- there’s no racial diversity Analyse diversity in Disney films

7. Explain how you could improve an existing Disney film to make it more diverse or Using a fairy-tale as inspiration, create a Disney film that has positive diverse representation or Create your own Disney film that has positive diverse representation. Your turn! Explain your characters: how are they diverse? Explain how your plot explores and represents diversity Storyboard four moments from the film that clearly show positive diversity

8. Peer Assessment Two Oscars You were really good at… One retake Next time, you could…