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Michael Largey

BA [Hons] Film + Television Production

Michael Largey is a multimedia producer currently based in Belfast, N. Ireland. He has experience in short film, documentary and live television broadcasting. Michael is a hands on collaborator with strong creative vision, and proven ability in guiding a wide range of projects from development to completion. He thrives in a faced paced environment and is always looking for a new challenge to take on, shown by his ambition in producing three IADT graduate films in 2022.

**Bestial Ones** is a short family drama written and directed by *Miles Davis Murphy* and produced by *Michael Largey* and *Cait Bird*. Very ambitious from the beginning, it's safe to say this film should not have worked. However, with the creative minds involved and a detail orientated producer at the helm, the finished product turned out to be a beautifully touching story about a young mother's relationship with her son.

**I Saw Myself Dead** is a short film written and directed by *Rory Fitzpatrick* and produced by *Michael Largey*. Filmed on location in Belfast and the North Antrim coast, this film required extensive preproduction planning to ensure the shoot went as smoothly as possible. This was a challenging film for Michael to work on, but having been involved with the film from the script development stage, he worked closely with Rory to make a stunning film about self identity.

**The Sallow Child** is a short horror film written and directed by *Rory Sweeney* and produced by *Michael Largey* and *Miles Davis Murphy*. This was another film shot on location in Sligo and so again, extensive preproduction planning ensured a smooth shoot. Being Michael's favourite genre of film, he loved working on a horror film and would love to lean more into the creative aspects of the next horror he works on.

Final Year Overview: Producing Major

Michael majored in Producing in his final year, finishing his degree with three short films with varying themes and messages. This diversity in genre is something Michael wanted to explore from the beginning of the year as he wanted to step outside his comfort zone and make up for lost time due to the pandemic stopping his last two films. The large task of three grad films allowed Michael to expand his skillset in both a creative and technical sense as he helped develop multiple scripts, managed three budgets at once and acted as a leader for the crew on each set. Michael thrived under the pressure of his final year, and in his determination to push his own limits, also produced the FÍS Film Awards 2021 which was recorded as live in the studio. This tested his ability to operate and adapt in a fast paced environment which he did with great success despite joining the crew just two weeks before the recording.

The Portrayal of Women in the Slasher Film and Wider Horror Genre

Michael's thesis investigated the portrayal of women in the horror genre, with a particular focus on the slasher sub-genre. The focus of the thesis is how this portrayal has changed over the years and the social context behind these changes. The thesis consists of three chapters: Sex and Violence in Slasher Films, The Final Girl, and The Presentation of The Female Monster.

Throughout the thesis, Michael examined the role of women in films such as 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre', 'Scream', 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' and more as he took inspiration from Carol J Clover's 'Men Women and Chain Saws' and Barbara Creed's 'The Monstrous Feminine'. Michael discusses how female sexuality was linked to more brutal acts of violence, the evolving 'Final Girl' trope and how female villains are presented so much differently to their male counterparts.

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