“Action!” “Cut!” “Second team flying in!” For as long as movies have been made, they’ve been functioning at a military level of masculine energy. Some of the first crews were comprised of veterans returning from WWI, and Hollywood was birthed in the wake of the Industrial Revolution, when machinery, power, and productivity were king. Hell, the first “great” American filmmaker, D.W. Griffith, was the son of a Confederate Colonel, and the iconic image of the director he created is of a white guy with a bullhorn, barking orders to a massive army of extras. So here we are in 2018…
Author: Casey Gates
Casey Gates
Casey Gates is an emerging writer and director, creating and spotlighting original, female-driven work through her digital initiative #LadyBrain. In 2016 she received a BlogHer Voice of the Year Award for her mission-statement film “What Is Lady Brain?”. She went on to co-write and direct Girl Code which premiered at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival “Women in Cinema” block and also received the Best Short Screenwriting award at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival. By day, Casey works as a Social Media Producer on set with several NBC shows such as The Good Place and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. This role has enabled her to get a first-hand look at the television production engine and confirmed even further her goals of working in the field creatively.