The Gender Gap in Hollywood
Erin Mullins
Project Title:
The Gender Gap in Hollywood: A Look into the Lack of Female Film Composers in the 21st Century
Project Overview
As a student at the University of Exeter, I was commissioned along with 5 other students to write about a topic of my choice in honour of International Women's Day. The blog had to focus on:
The achievements of women
Sex/gender equality
The rights of women
I chose to write about the glaring lack of female film composers in Hollywood. I did case studies on two composers, Rachel Portman and Hildur Guðnadóttir, and explored the depressing stats associated with female composers.
What I loved about this project
I loved that I could use the skills I've gained in my degree in research on film and music and yet write something which was not going to be graded. I felt an immense freedom in writing this piece, and I felt extremely proud of it.
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Posted Oct 11, 2023
Wrote a blog post on behalf of the University of Exeter about the lack of female film composers for a project on International Women's Day.
