Friday, September 3, 2021
Thursday Classwork - Chief Censor in NZ
Questions:
1. How does the article describe what the censorship process was like in NZ 100 years ago?
Video games, a medium becoming the office's main focus, will be played by a gamer who then rates and classifies it.
11. Seeing how Shanks describes the differences between regulatory standards in NZ and Australia, how do you think culture play a part in restrictions placed on content?
Shanks says Kiwis don't have a high tolerance for violence and sexual violence, unlike our Australian counterparts. Yet we've got a higher threshold for obscene language, nudity and healthy portrayals of sexual relationships.
12. What is a good example of a movie that was rated M in Australia but got a reviewed rating in NZ
Suicide Squad
13. Explain how the digital era proves a challenge to the censors
A report released recently by the censor's office, Young New Zealanders Viewing Sexual Violence, revealed young people were viewing a concerning amount of media depicting sexual violence through non-traditional platforms. More concerning than that, they were forming their opinion based on those media. Youtube, for instance, has about 300 hours of content put up every minute. "No classification office can keep abreast of that
14. How does Shank imagine we might tackle this challenge?
he wants to join up agencies, getting educators in the mix, and have agencies like Netsafe and the Broadcasting Standards Authority, who can be taking an increasing role with streaming providers
15. What model did the Government say streaming services would fall under?
streaming services would fall under a self-regulatory broadcasting standards model
1. How does the article describe what the censorship process was like in NZ 100 years ago?
It shows how before the chief censor at the time would have to physically look at every piece of media that was shipped over before any of it was released to the public. The chief censor would have to look through magazines and books and film reels to see if any content was deemed inappropriate and if it was they would have to cut it out before letting be sold or viewed by audiences.
2. In what ways has this changed?
2. In what ways has this changed?
Nowadays media is released every millisecond through the proliferation of technology and the introduction of web 2.0. We as the general public have access to things such as social media platforms that allows us to interact with content and represent ourselves through the media with a click of a button. Media no longer has to go through someone else before having been seen by an audience.
3. What does the writer of the article mean when they say, "A revolving digital landscape has changed the way Kiwis viewed their entertainment, and it's also changed the way censorship defines itself."
3. What does the writer of the article mean when they say, "A revolving digital landscape has changed the way Kiwis viewed their entertainment, and it's also changed the way censorship defines itself."
It is almost saying that by the introduction of new technology and the internet people are experiencing fragmentation more than ever whereas before you would have to get your daily news from linear TV and the whole family would be sitting down watching it together. Instead, we can now go on different devices, unsupervised, and be exposed to any media that has been uploaded. It also makes it harder for censorship to know what is okay and what isn't. These days we have to rely on parents to be their own regulatory bodies for their households and make sure their children aren't being exposed to inappropriate content.
4. Who is the NZ chief censor?
4. Who is the NZ chief censor?
David Shanks
5. What 3 words describe how the chief censor sees his responsibility and role?
5. What 3 words describe how the chief censor sees his responsibility and role?
Monitor, research, Guide
6. What City does the Chief censor reside in and how many people work in his team?
6. What City does the Chief censor reside in and how many people work in his team?
- Wellington
- 15
7. What other content passes through the hands of the censors and why is it considered a 'dark' side to the job?
Clips, film, and photos found on laptops and cameras seized by the police, Department of Internal Affairs, or customs are passed on to the censors' office for classification. The censors are the only group that can classify a video.
8. What are they on the look out for in content that is being assessed?
They're on the lookout for sex, horror, crime, cruelty, and violence as well as provisions covering highly offensive language and self-harm.
9.What are some of the things that might be outright banned in NZ?
Media that require an outright ban consist of: the sexual exploitation of children, sexual violence or coercion, torture or extreme violence, bestiality, sexual conduct involving the body of a dead person and the use of urine or excrement in association with degrading or sexual conduct.
10. What medium is becoming the censor's main focus at the moment and what do they do to classify things of that medium in NZ?
9.What are some of the things that might be outright banned in NZ?
Media that require an outright ban consist of: the sexual exploitation of children, sexual violence or coercion, torture or extreme violence, bestiality, sexual conduct involving the body of a dead person and the use of urine or excrement in association with degrading or sexual conduct.
10. What medium is becoming the censor's main focus at the moment and what do they do to classify things of that medium in NZ?
Video games, a medium becoming the office's main focus, will be played by a gamer who then rates and classifies it.
11. Seeing how Shanks describes the differences between regulatory standards in NZ and Australia, how do you think culture play a part in restrictions placed on content?
Shanks says Kiwis don't have a high tolerance for violence and sexual violence, unlike our Australian counterparts. Yet we've got a higher threshold for obscene language, nudity and healthy portrayals of sexual relationships.
12. What is a good example of a movie that was rated M in Australia but got a reviewed rating in NZ
Suicide Squad
13. Explain how the digital era proves a challenge to the censors
A report released recently by the censor's office, Young New Zealanders Viewing Sexual Violence, revealed young people were viewing a concerning amount of media depicting sexual violence through non-traditional platforms. More concerning than that, they were forming their opinion based on those media. Youtube, for instance, has about 300 hours of content put up every minute. "No classification office can keep abreast of that
14. How does Shank imagine we might tackle this challenge?
he wants to join up agencies, getting educators in the mix, and have agencies like Netsafe and the Broadcasting Standards Authority, who can be taking an increasing role with streaming providers
15. What model did the Government say streaming services would fall under?
streaming services would fall under a self-regulatory broadcasting standards model
Wednesday Work - Representation in NZ "after The Power of Inclusion Summit"
Questions:
1. What was the event being held in NZ and what was its purpose?
- The Power of Inclusion summit
- The summit’s stated intention was to “posit future action to create a more inclusive industry and world”
- Heperi Mita (director of Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen) called out New Zealand’s film industry for its racism, both historical and contemporary, towards Maori
3. Both NZFC and NZ On Air have a strategy for Maori content, what is it?
- NZFC and NZ On Air have a strategy for Maori content, called Te Rautaki Maori
- A range of initiatives was released specifically for Maori, including a Rangatahi Development Fund — grants for initiatives and organisations to run programmes for young Maori creators — and the Te Reo Development Fund for shorts, features and online content
4. What was the concern that Heperi Mita had with the fact that although there was funding, producers were still being hired from big studios to re-tell Maori stories?
- Heperi Mita said, “I get very concerned when I hear about big-budget production companies coming in and adapting traditional Maori stories or stories about Maori families. Although the intention may be good, and advice may be given, advice doesn’t necessarily need to be received. And at the end of the day, it is those that hold the purse strings that have the final authority, and it is exceedingly rare that those people are Maori.”
- Asian and Pasifika New Storytellers initiative under both NZ On Air (for a TV or web series) and the NZ Film Commission (for a Sunday Theatre feature, funded to the tune of $3 million)
6. What are some other important points that have been made as a result of this inclusion summit?
- Harris is planning to gather a committee to form a diversity policy after a national hui, to be presented to the boards of funding bodies.
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