Turning Japanese – A Critique of Yellow face.

Work to be submitted to my Asian American Studies class. In it, i superimpose the image of Japanese American silent film star Sessue Hayakawa over parts of my face screened out using a chroma key effect. It is intended to be a 21st century critique of the use of yellowface makeup in classic Hollywood cinema and today, in works as varied as The Good Earth (1937), and Norbit (2007).

Duration : 0:2:44

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7 Responses to “Turning Japanese – A Critique of Yellow face.”

ykidkwis on August 6th, 2009 at 10:26 pm

so what exactly are …
so what exactly are you saying with this “critique”?
leshistoires on August 6th, 2009 at 10:26 pm

Very nice. …
Very nice. Wonderful idea – gave a new spin to the song for me
pyhuiqi on August 6th, 2009 at 10:26 pm

awsome video! my …
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LastCommodore on August 6th, 2009 at 10:26 pm

Brilliant!
Brilliant!
mcollins14 on August 6th, 2009 at 10:26 pm

Very cool.
Very cool.
wafroboy on August 6th, 2009 at 10:26 pm

Awesome!
Awesome!
NevskyP on August 6th, 2009 at 10:26 pm

Bloody genius!
Bloody genius!

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