The Hayes Code was a set of censorship guidelines enforced by major studios in the USA from the 1930s-1950s. These included that LGBT characters could not be represented in the media unless they were villains.

Queer coding is the attribution of stereotypical LGBT traits to fictional characters without explicitly stating their gender or sexualities.

It is 1950, you are a young, prominent director in Hollywood who is closeted

In Syria in 2011 there were protests against the autocratic Assad regime. This led to a civil war that lasted from 2012 - 2024 and created mass destruction and displacement. There were multiple rebel groups involved in the opposition to Assad including; pro and anti Kurdish nationalists, secular groups and those funded by regional and foreign powers. The main rebel group is HTS, a group previously associated with Al Qaeda who have had strong control of the north west for the duration of the civil war. The new government, dominated by HTS with some participation from other rebel groups, has currently promised elections in the next 4 to 5 years.

The silo is an underground community in which noone is able to go outside or has any recollection/evidence of the state of the outside world. All you are told by the ruling powers is that it is deadly to go outside, which is backed up by the numerous screens throughout the silo which display a desolate and dead landscape. Anyone found with evidence of the outside world or discovered discussing ideas contrary to the state narrative are sent to the mines. Everyone has the chance to 'clean'. Cleaning is when you choose to exile yourself from the silo. However, all of those who have cleaned have died, as seen on the screens through the silo which shows where you exit. One day you see a video of the outside world. The video displays the opposite of what the screens in the silo show you, the world is vibrant with green grass and birds flying in the sky. Both the video and the screens cannot be corroborated, you do not know which one is real.

The 4B, or "Four Nos", is a feminist movement originating in South Korea that promotes: no sex with men, no giving birth, no dating men, and no marriage with men

Judicial activism refers to the tendency of courts to actively consider broader societal implications when applying existing laws. This means rulings may be partially-based on courts' own views, potentially going beyond precedent or the literal interpretation of the law.

Buen Vivir is an indigenous peoples' philosophy that sees nature as a living being that has the same rights to life and happiness as people. According to Buen Vivir, society should heavily prioritise environmental protection, human rights and social justice at the expense of profits, competition and economic growth.

Examples of countries that have committed to the advancement of Buen Vivir are: Ecuador and Bolivia

Increasingly, AI has been used in the production of film and TV. Some of the ways AI can be used in film and TV include: enhancing the foreign accents put on by actors (e.g. The Brutalist), to create perfect emotional expressions (e.g. The Avengers), to de-age actors (The Irishman/StarWars), to recreate the faces and voices of actors that have passed away, and to write and edit scripts. For the purposes of this debate, CGI and VFX do not use AI.