Disablity and Media - tropes and the need to move beyond them.
Disability and media Need to move beyond tropes, - How do we do this? I have watched some actors I respect because they have an awareness of what needs to happen to shift the media landscape and that it’s a long-term shift because of the way projects are pitched and developed, and I agree with them that it starts in the writers’ rooms, the writers, producers, and showrunners are opening up to more honest storytelling as responses change around storytelling. They are starting to have an awareness of the shifting media landscapes and how we are consuming different media, so not only competing with streaming services that have saved several shows because they aren’t so reliant on media ratings. Also, there is a growing awareness of the shift to smaller formats like YouTube and live streaming, so they aren’t competing they are joining them, giving more access to actors and behind-the-scenes access, to how they make the shows. Which shows not only the actors but the crew. Unders