Stereotypes of Young & Old

In this article we can see a stereotypical representation of elderly people, women in particular. The age is included in the headline of murder by poor driving in order to emphasise her age, almost giving a reason for the driving mistake. If '79' was left out of the headline it would create a completely different story with the main focus being away from her old age. A lot of people would have the opinion that some people over a certain age are not suitable for driving and this article represents elderly people as error prone and danger. On the other hand, this could challenge the stereotype of old people settling down and living not so exciting lives. In this case, an elderly person has murdered three people.

                                

This episode of The Inbetweeners is good for representing the life of a stereotypical British teenager. The clothes that are worn in the programme could be considered as fashionable, most likely bought from shops like Topman. The main topics of conversation between the boys in the programme is sex, alcohol and being popular. In this episode in particular, a student house is visited where drinking games are played. This meets the stereotype of students as their lives are often associated with drinking.

Examples for Audience Task

Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents

The uses and gratifications theory can be applied to this TV programme. Firstly, viewers will look at this show for entertainment purposes. The events that take place on the show are often staged in order to create humour as well as drama. Secondly, it can be viewed for personal identity purposes. The programme is aimed at 16 - 22 year olds of both genders who are likely to be going on similar holidays themselves in the future. They will look at what goes on in the programme and relate to their own experiences in the past for future. Finally, Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents will be viewed for social integration. This is because it is a very popular programme with ages 16-20 which means it will be a popular topic at colleges and universities. People may decide to watch the show in order to fit in with others and engage in their conversations about the programme.

Improving my mock exam grade

Audience question

• Integrate more media language e.g. connotations
• Confidently use theories and language

Representation question

• Explain in more detail
• Use a wide range of examples e.g. TV shows, magazines, newspaper
• Integrate theories in more detail e.g. uses and gratifications 

Revision and study

• Pick out a wide range of examples to use when answering questions
• Look over notes at the end of the week, increasing in amount closer to exam
• Use time in free periods wisely by catching up on work and revising

Coursework

• Spend time improving work at home
• Hand all work in for the deadline
• Write drafts of report to be marked, enabling me to see how I can improve

Representation of Gender in The Wanted - We Own The Night

In this music video we see the male members of the band represented as alpha males. They are drinking in a pub and playing darts, something associated with being a male. The women in the video are sexualised as they are often shown in long shots exposing all parts of the body. They are all excited when getting ready to go out and see the men.

Representation of Women in Casualty

Throughout the clip women are seen as quite powerful. They are in high quality jobs and are in charge of organising major parts of the hospital. Later on in the clip we see the nurses keeping a man alive, showing they are trusted in control of a man's life. However it could be argued that the women acting in the program are not a true representation of women working in hospitals today. Those in the program are famous actors and would have most likely been selected for the way they look.

Pre-Production: Magazine Covers

Week 1 Summary

This week I have textually analysed three front covers of sport magazines to help me produce my coursework over the next few weeks. I also made a survey/questionnaire on survey monkey which will enable me to get more info about the audience of my work and how I can meet their demands and needs.