After we came up with the idea that our teaser trailer narrative will revolve around sexual assault/ rape, I decided to do some research into The Hunting Ground for inspiration.
The Hunting Ground also gave us some music inspiration with its use of the song 'Til it happens to you' by Lady Gaga. The song lyrics are very significant and appropriate for the documentary film. From seeing how well the music accompanied the narrative of the film, we were inspired and thus wanted to use music along the same line.
The documentary film focuses on Annie Clark and Andrea Pino, two former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students who filed a Title IX complaint against UNC in response to their rapes while enrolled.
The accuracy and objectivity of the film has been questioned by Harvard Law professors and writer Emily Yoffe:
The film implies that many college officials were more concerned with minimising rape statistics for their universities than with the welfare of the students, and contains interviews with college administrators who state they were pressured into suppressing rape cases.
Throughout the film, statistics were displayed across the screen very clearly to attract attention and evoke emotion to the audience. Here are some statistics that stood out to me:
- In 2012, 45% of colleges reported zero sexual assaults. (Washington Post 2014)
- Less than 8% of men in college commit more than 90% of sexual assaults. (David Lisak Ph.D. and Paul M.Miller 2002)
- Repeat offenders commit an average of 6+ acts of sexual assault. (David Lisak Ph.D. and Paul M.Miller 2002)
- 26% of rapes reported to police that lead to arrest. (FBI Uniform Crime Reports 2010)
- 20% of rapes reported to police that are prosecuted. (FBI Uniform Crime Reports 2010)
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