Voyeurism:
Adam shows off his body before getting in the shower and then we see a close up of him brushing his teeth. We knew which close ups highlighted Adam due to better knowledge. This is a good way to sell the artist. Also Annabelle is included in the music video to attract a larger audience and appeal to the male audience. In the past we may have not included a girl in the video and would have just had the same 3 people.
Selling the Artist:
Adam has the most screentime and is the leader of his group of friends. However in previous videos we might have only focused on Adam but in this music Video Jack and Harry are given minor roles as the artist is sold as a group. We tried to sell the band image by having Adam,Jack,Harry hanging around school together as a group which links to the digipak. Adam is not sold as a cool/popular character because he is rejected and doesn't end up happy.
Lyrics/Visuals:
When the lyrics "touch you, touching me", everyone does the movement. The way we developed this skill is because of our better editing techniques, we could time the visuals to match the lyrics exactly and also manage which clips match what parts of the song - the editing is not completely in chronological order.
Music/Visuals:
At the beginning, the video is skipped along to match the beat and Adam's dancing matches it too. this has developed because we have learnt how to edit the video to the beat more accurately. The video fits the song because it is about the boys trying to win over 1 girl and all failing.
Intertextuality:
Adam is wearing a Superdry shirt which could be used as advertising. Also the video takes place in Long Road College. To maintain the costumes we made sure that we wore the same outfits when filming to keep the video fluent.
Genre:
The music is pop, we try to match the conventions by doing things such as adding a storyline relatable to the audience - students. We also tried to add as many jump cuts and videos of us singing and dancing. I think our skills have developed through our planning phase, we knew what locations to use, and what scenes we were going to do on what days - this level of coordination allowed us to create a video that matched the genre conventions.
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Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
How far does representation of a particular social group change over time?
The films Alfie and Kidulthood represent Britishness very differently. The 60's film Alfie represents British language and characters as quite stereotypical. We can see this in scenes like when Alfie comes home to Gilda, they use cockney language and many slang terms which was common for their class. In relation to this, in Kidulthood, the language is very different and less stereotypical for British people. We can see this in almost every scene, especially in the courtyard of the school. Although you could argue that this shows how language has developed, it still shows how there's a language gap between classes. The classes in both of these films have their own, private slang terms. For example we can see this in the girls who commits suicide's house, her parents speak in a more proper way than most the other characters in the film who are lower/working class. This gap in the classes relates to Stryker's theory of Identity and labels as the kids adapt their language to the people around them because they belong to that group. In our opinion we think that none of these representations are relatable to use as they are representing Londoners specifically.
You could use more media terminology when describing the examples given to reinforce the points made. you should include textual analysis and theorist terminology more. Also you could explain the examples given in more detail so that the reader can understand what is going on.
You could use more media terminology when describing the examples given to reinforce the points made. you should include textual analysis and theorist terminology more. Also you could explain the examples given in more detail so that the reader can understand what is going on.
TEA Analysis
This person uses plenty of terminology when talking about the different theory's and seem to know what they are talking about. For example They state a theory and then describe what it is and back it up with an example from TV or film. He uses at least 3 different theorist which shows good knowledge and deserves higher marks. There are lots of examples in the essay which is good but there isn't much detail in some of his points.
Terminology - 6
Evidence - 12
Analysis - 12
30
Terminology - 6
Evidence - 12
Analysis - 12
30
Friday, 18 February 2011
Friday, 11 February 2011
Sign/Signifier/Signified
Kidulthood:
Signifier= Confrontation between the white teacher and the black student
Signified= Conflict between the races and that their is a generation gap between adults and kids
Sign= the kids run the school and intimidate the teachers and have more authority
Signifier= Kid stealing a game boy
Signified= A boy in the year above stealing a game boy
Sign= Shows a divide in the year group and to show a hierarchy within the school
Fish tank
Signifier= White horse
Signified= A chained up horse which is being starved
Sign= Mia represents the horse as she feels like she is being restricted in life and wants to be free.
Signifier= Connor
Signified= Just the mums boyfriend
Sign= Connor is a father figure for Mia and is providing her with a better life
Misfits
Signifier= Orange Jumpsuit
Signified= Shows that the characters are doing community service
Sign= A way of helping the characters show off their own personalities and standing out
An Education
Signifier= Jenny smoking a cigarette
Signified= Just a girl smoking
Sign= Jenny is smoking to try and become more mature and to get noticed
Alfie
Signifier= Abortion
Signified= A common abortion at the time
Sign= Shows that Alfie doesn' t want to ruin his reputation and is not bothered about the baby
Signifier= Confrontation between the white teacher and the black student
Signified= Conflict between the races and that their is a generation gap between adults and kids
Sign= the kids run the school and intimidate the teachers and have more authority
Signifier= Kid stealing a game boy
Signified= A boy in the year above stealing a game boy
Sign= Shows a divide in the year group and to show a hierarchy within the school
Fish tank
Signifier= White horse
Signified= A chained up horse which is being starved
Sign= Mia represents the horse as she feels like she is being restricted in life and wants to be free.
Signified= Just the mums boyfriend
Sign= Connor is a father figure for Mia and is providing her with a better life
Misfits
Signifier= Orange Jumpsuit
Signified= Shows that the characters are doing community service
Sign= A way of helping the characters show off their own personalities and standing out
An Education
Signifier= Jenny smoking a cigarette
Signified= Just a girl smoking
Sign= Jenny is smoking to try and become more mature and to get noticed
Alfie
Signifier= Abortion
Signified= A common abortion at the time
Sign= Shows that Alfie doesn' t want to ruin his reputation and is not bothered about the baby
Signifier/Signified
The Disney logo is a Signifier and origionally the Signified was just to show that it was a Disney film.
Now the Sign has become many different things Disney now represents CD's, Memorabillia, Theme parks , Certain characters.
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Exam Question
To what extent does your case study text represent your chosen collective identity in a positive way?
Intro - state our collective identity (Britishness - class, age, gender, 1930). bring up what our case study text is, upstairs downstairs.start off with how far you agree and disagree.
Main - Talk about the family unit.
Intro - state our collective identity (Britishness - class, age, gender, 1930). bring up what our case study text is, upstairs downstairs.start off with how far you agree and disagree.
Main - Talk about the family unit.
Responses to 'Upstairs, Downstairs'
1) Is the representation of the Chauffeur portrayed from a biased point of view? If so why?
Yes the representation is bias as it shows that him becoming a black shirt is bad so is biased towards Britishness. This is probably due to the programme being made by the BBC which is a British company. Also, as this was made after the war, there is even more reason to portray Nazi radicalism in a negative way because we know now what the Nazi's did, compared to when the original was made and people were only just starting to understand this.
2) In what ways could you say that the upstairs family and the downstairs staff are clinging to tradition in a changing world?
Theres clearly a divide between the staff and family. One obvious example is the fact that the family live upstairs while the staff live downstairs. The family don't really interact with the staff unless they need something and don't show a lot of respect towards them. The staff act as a unit and downstairs the decisions are made by them. For example, when the chaffeur has become a black shirt he is not welcome at the dinner table. Rachel, the jewish maid, was distraught at this and refused to eat dinner and the staff supported her. The young maid is quite disorganised and clumsy and represents the changing world as she is not a typical maid and provides something different for the family. Her personality is quite lively and chatty
3) Why do you think Lady Persephone wants to join the black shirts?
She was sick of having upper class expectations and wanted to diverge from this by joining the black shirts. This is because the black shirts were offering a different way of life through extremism. This is completely different from the role she was playing in her family. The chauffeur also encourages her, and as she is rather fond of him, she is easily persuaded. She trying to break from tradition and feels the black shirts is a new way in life.
4) Can you find similarities between Lady Persephone and Jenny from An Education?
Both are very spoilt and have everything taken care of with their lives set out for them. For example, Jenny's dad has already chosen what university she is going to and what hobby's she will do. Lady Persephone's mother gave her an expensive gift and set her up for going to a ball. Both are trying to rebel, such as Jenny lieing to her parents about going to Oxford to get a book signed so she can go out. Lady Persephone chooses to become a black shirt. Both characters are unhappy with their current social status. Both of them are easily influenced and misleaded by men. Jenny is influenced and manipulated by David, and anything he says she does. Lady Persephone is influenced by the chauffeur and becomes a black shirt.
5) Whose British collective identity do you think is the strongest and why? The downstairs staff, upstairs family or the Black shirts (also known as the British Union of Fascists)
The strongest unit is the staff as they are more accepting of others, such as accepting a Jew, an Asian, a young maid and a posh guy. They act more as a family unit than the actual family. They are more close as they are all huddled in the small space downstairs. The maids are more closer together and act like sisters (sharing the same bed) compared to the actual sisters in the family. Not everyone in the upstairs family gets on, whereas the downstairs family act more like a family and represent a typical British family.
Yes the representation is bias as it shows that him becoming a black shirt is bad so is biased towards Britishness. This is probably due to the programme being made by the BBC which is a British company. Also, as this was made after the war, there is even more reason to portray Nazi radicalism in a negative way because we know now what the Nazi's did, compared to when the original was made and people were only just starting to understand this.
2) In what ways could you say that the upstairs family and the downstairs staff are clinging to tradition in a changing world?
Theres clearly a divide between the staff and family. One obvious example is the fact that the family live upstairs while the staff live downstairs. The family don't really interact with the staff unless they need something and don't show a lot of respect towards them. The staff act as a unit and downstairs the decisions are made by them. For example, when the chaffeur has become a black shirt he is not welcome at the dinner table. Rachel, the jewish maid, was distraught at this and refused to eat dinner and the staff supported her. The young maid is quite disorganised and clumsy and represents the changing world as she is not a typical maid and provides something different for the family. Her personality is quite lively and chatty
3) Why do you think Lady Persephone wants to join the black shirts?
She was sick of having upper class expectations and wanted to diverge from this by joining the black shirts. This is because the black shirts were offering a different way of life through extremism. This is completely different from the role she was playing in her family. The chauffeur also encourages her, and as she is rather fond of him, she is easily persuaded. She trying to break from tradition and feels the black shirts is a new way in life.
4) Can you find similarities between Lady Persephone and Jenny from An Education?
Both are very spoilt and have everything taken care of with their lives set out for them. For example, Jenny's dad has already chosen what university she is going to and what hobby's she will do. Lady Persephone's mother gave her an expensive gift and set her up for going to a ball. Both are trying to rebel, such as Jenny lieing to her parents about going to Oxford to get a book signed so she can go out. Lady Persephone chooses to become a black shirt. Both characters are unhappy with their current social status. Both of them are easily influenced and misleaded by men. Jenny is influenced and manipulated by David, and anything he says she does. Lady Persephone is influenced by the chauffeur and becomes a black shirt.
5) Whose British collective identity do you think is the strongest and why? The downstairs staff, upstairs family or the Black shirts (also known as the British Union of Fascists)
The strongest unit is the staff as they are more accepting of others, such as accepting a Jew, an Asian, a young maid and a posh guy. They act more as a family unit than the actual family. They are more close as they are all huddled in the small space downstairs. The maids are more closer together and act like sisters (sharing the same bed) compared to the actual sisters in the family. Not everyone in the upstairs family gets on, whereas the downstairs family act more like a family and represent a typical British family.
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Blog Task
1. Are there any cultural or fashion movements taking place in Britain now that you rgink would be enough to form a 'collective identity'.
Social networking has become a cultural movement because since Facebook and Twitter haven been introduced they have been an everyday thing that people have to use. Most people in Britain feel the need to have a Facebook account to talk to their friends and share pictures. Facebook is a way of forming your own identity and creating groups within the collective group of Facebook.
'Yobs' are becoming more popular across Britain and are still a strong collective group as they go to football matches and then get drunk and cause trouble. There is usually a meeting place and a ring leader who tries to start fights with rival fans. This is typical throughout the major London football clubs and is strong enough to for a collective identity.
2. Argue ways that you could relate each theorists arguement to one of our study texts.
For identity and labels we could relate this to the characters in Kidulthood, they are trying to act like lower class for example they wear tracksuits, act aggressive and sponge off benefits. All the kids act the same and try to be cool and hard by getting drunk and skipping school they all want to be the hardest. All the characters have their own small gangs and feel the need to authoritise themselves by beating other kids up or stealing stuff.
The theory of Interpellation can be linked to 'An Education' Because it makes Oxford seem like the most prestiguous university and the only option available for teenagers if they wish to do well later on in life, it also makes it seem that if you don't get into Oxford then you will not do well in life.
The theory of mass media can be linked to Alfie because the characters are told by the media and the culture that it is unacceptable to have an abortion or have sex before marriage. No one ever questions whether it is ethical or not, or whether they personally agree or disagree.
Social networking has become a cultural movement because since Facebook and Twitter haven been introduced they have been an everyday thing that people have to use. Most people in Britain feel the need to have a Facebook account to talk to their friends and share pictures. Facebook is a way of forming your own identity and creating groups within the collective group of Facebook.
'Yobs' are becoming more popular across Britain and are still a strong collective group as they go to football matches and then get drunk and cause trouble. There is usually a meeting place and a ring leader who tries to start fights with rival fans. This is typical throughout the major London football clubs and is strong enough to for a collective identity.
2. Argue ways that you could relate each theorists arguement to one of our study texts.
For identity and labels we could relate this to the characters in Kidulthood, they are trying to act like lower class for example they wear tracksuits, act aggressive and sponge off benefits. All the kids act the same and try to be cool and hard by getting drunk and skipping school they all want to be the hardest. All the characters have their own small gangs and feel the need to authoritise themselves by beating other kids up or stealing stuff.
The theory of Interpellation can be linked to 'An Education' Because it makes Oxford seem like the most prestiguous university and the only option available for teenagers if they wish to do well later on in life, it also makes it seem that if you don't get into Oxford then you will not do well in life.
The theory of mass media can be linked to Alfie because the characters are told by the media and the culture that it is unacceptable to have an abortion or have sex before marriage. No one ever questions whether it is ethical or not, or whether they personally agree or disagree.
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Fish Tank Review
Right out of the water, 29 June 2009
Author: Chris_Docker from Scotland, United Kingdom
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232776/usercomments
This review gives the idea that Mia is a rebellious teenager who doesn't like her living situation and that she is struggling in life.
It gives the impression that she could be easy to relate as she has family issues and doesn't like her mum's new boyfriend. Her attitude seems like a typical teenager as she just wants to go and do her own thing and get away. She seems care free and gets into trouble which seems quite common for a teenager of 15. The review says that we never know what she is going to do or say which makes the audience think that she might end up in a bad situation at some point in the film. The review makes you think that Mia is influenced by her surroundings as is mentions cigarettes and alcohol and that she wants to become a dancer so you get the idea that she might succeed but she will struggle.
Author: Chris_Docker from Scotland, United Kingdom
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232776/usercomments
This review gives the idea that Mia is a rebellious teenager who doesn't like her living situation and that she is struggling in life.
It gives the impression that she could be easy to relate as she has family issues and doesn't like her mum's new boyfriend. Her attitude seems like a typical teenager as she just wants to go and do her own thing and get away. She seems care free and gets into trouble which seems quite common for a teenager of 15. The review says that we never know what she is going to do or say which makes the audience think that she might end up in a bad situation at some point in the film. The review makes you think that Mia is influenced by her surroundings as is mentions cigarettes and alcohol and that she wants to become a dancer so you get the idea that she might succeed but she will struggle.
Friday, 14 January 2011
An Education
1.
Jenny's life was typical for a teenager living in the 60s because her parents had already planned out her future and controlled her social life. She is well spoken and her family were quite well off because her Dad was paying her school fees. Her father was the head of the household and controlled the money whereas her mother was a typical housewife.This was a typical family unit at the time. She didn't plan to have sex before marriage and wanted to be pregnant at the age if 17. She was expected to go to a prestigious university and if not then she had no other choices.
She likes to gossip with her friends in lesson about boys and other gossip she also skipped lesson to go and have a smoke with two of her friends. She has some similar interests of a modern teen such as boys and perfume. Attitude towards her parents, she doesn't want to do everything they ask her to do.
The things that aren't typical of a teenager at her time was that she enjoyed french culture such as french music, the language, books. She didn't like England as much, she thought England was boring and that no one ever did anything with their lives.
2.
In both An Education and in Alfie, we see that men are quite carefree and they are in control of their relationships. Alfie and David are both confident men that are able to cheat on their girlfriends/wives without many consequences. On the other hand, in An Education we see quite a strong family unit, not all families are broken like in Alfie. Alfie doesn't want to marry, he's not ready to start a family. The women in both films, weren't expected to work. In An Education, the mother wasn't in charge of the money, this was also the case in Alfie where all of Alfie's girlfriends just cleaned the flat and cooked his dinner.
2a.
In all 3 of the films masculinity is very important for example in Alfie he is always in control of his relationships and has the women cooking and cleaning. In Kidulthood, it's the girls problem that she is pregnant and the boys say they 'own' them to some of the girls. In An Education, we see that the men are also in charge, for example, in the scene where David and Benny go to get the painting from the old woman's house, they tell Jenny and the other woman to stay in the car while they do their business, they tell them quite forcefully.
2b.
In Kidulthood the boys are willing to sleep with any of the girls in their year and don't have many values in Kidulthood one of the characters says to a girl your mine as if she is an object this is similar in Alfie when he doesn't care about the women he sleeps with and treats them as an object he always refers to women as 'it' and sleeps with many different women. However in An Education David and Jenny value sex and she isn't willing to have sex until shes 17 and David wants them to practice first which wouldn't happen in Kidulthood or Alfie.
3.a
Possitive review
This review is written by a teenager and he feels that the film does well to represent our generation, he makes the film sound like a gripping drama and that it makes you think because the target audience for this film is teenagers it would make them really want to see how they are represented. It doesn't mention the violence or sex scenes which would probably make the audience not want to see the film but says that it does well to represent teenage behaviour. This review does well to appeal to its teenage audience and they would be more willing to watch the film rather than Adults. It also mentions that the teenagers are British and gives a good review. 'this review doesn't do well to convince adults to go see the film because they may not find it there type of film but it could be interesting for them to see if their children behave in that way.
Negative review
The review is very negative and it gives the film a very bad name in the review he mentions that this film is racist which would instantly make people avoid the film. They mention that the language used in the film was unrealistic and that people didn't talk as they do in real life. The way that this person describes the film makes out that it is all stereotypical and unrealistic he mentions that in the film the majority of the characters are black and are violent or drug dealers. The review says the white characters in the film are very bad at acting and using the slang. It also says that the parents are generic 'out of touch' parents, this may put parents or adults off the film because they could feel that it doesn't represent them very well.
3b.
We agree that the positive review, the film does well to represent west London teenagers. This review is right.
Jenny's life was typical for a teenager living in the 60s because her parents had already planned out her future and controlled her social life. She is well spoken and her family were quite well off because her Dad was paying her school fees. Her father was the head of the household and controlled the money whereas her mother was a typical housewife.This was a typical family unit at the time. She didn't plan to have sex before marriage and wanted to be pregnant at the age if 17. She was expected to go to a prestigious university and if not then she had no other choices.
She likes to gossip with her friends in lesson about boys and other gossip she also skipped lesson to go and have a smoke with two of her friends. She has some similar interests of a modern teen such as boys and perfume. Attitude towards her parents, she doesn't want to do everything they ask her to do.
The things that aren't typical of a teenager at her time was that she enjoyed french culture such as french music, the language, books. She didn't like England as much, she thought England was boring and that no one ever did anything with their lives.
2.
In both An Education and in Alfie, we see that men are quite carefree and they are in control of their relationships. Alfie and David are both confident men that are able to cheat on their girlfriends/wives without many consequences. On the other hand, in An Education we see quite a strong family unit, not all families are broken like in Alfie. Alfie doesn't want to marry, he's not ready to start a family. The women in both films, weren't expected to work. In An Education, the mother wasn't in charge of the money, this was also the case in Alfie where all of Alfie's girlfriends just cleaned the flat and cooked his dinner.
2a.
In all 3 of the films masculinity is very important for example in Alfie he is always in control of his relationships and has the women cooking and cleaning. In Kidulthood, it's the girls problem that she is pregnant and the boys say they 'own' them to some of the girls. In An Education, we see that the men are also in charge, for example, in the scene where David and Benny go to get the painting from the old woman's house, they tell Jenny and the other woman to stay in the car while they do their business, they tell them quite forcefully.
2b.
In Kidulthood the boys are willing to sleep with any of the girls in their year and don't have many values in Kidulthood one of the characters says to a girl your mine as if she is an object this is similar in Alfie when he doesn't care about the women he sleeps with and treats them as an object he always refers to women as 'it' and sleeps with many different women. However in An Education David and Jenny value sex and she isn't willing to have sex until shes 17 and David wants them to practice first which wouldn't happen in Kidulthood or Alfie.
3.a
Possitive review
This review is written by a teenager and he feels that the film does well to represent our generation, he makes the film sound like a gripping drama and that it makes you think because the target audience for this film is teenagers it would make them really want to see how they are represented. It doesn't mention the violence or sex scenes which would probably make the audience not want to see the film but says that it does well to represent teenage behaviour. This review does well to appeal to its teenage audience and they would be more willing to watch the film rather than Adults. It also mentions that the teenagers are British and gives a good review. 'this review doesn't do well to convince adults to go see the film because they may not find it there type of film but it could be interesting for them to see if their children behave in that way.
Negative review
The review is very negative and it gives the film a very bad name in the review he mentions that this film is racist which would instantly make people avoid the film. They mention that the language used in the film was unrealistic and that people didn't talk as they do in real life. The way that this person describes the film makes out that it is all stereotypical and unrealistic he mentions that in the film the majority of the characters are black and are violent or drug dealers. The review says the white characters in the film are very bad at acting and using the slang. It also says that the parents are generic 'out of touch' parents, this may put parents or adults off the film because they could feel that it doesn't represent them very well.
3b.
We agree that the positive review, the film does well to represent west London teenagers. This review is right.
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