Friday, 12 February 2016

Skins

P: Within the mise en scene, the producers use costumes to covey messages about their ideologics of the representation of age.
E: We see the 'chav' costumes on the boys who arrive late, contrasted with the posher, richer costumes of the hosts of the party. These contrast further with the grungy dark costume of Sid, and again with Cassie's classical gold dress and flowing hair.
E: On first reading, the chav image seems to conform to stereotypes - the director is feeding the audience with a representation of age which we expect. It does not challenge us to think beyond this stereotype. However, the multiple representations also suggests the ideology that the stereotypes are wrong; there are many different 'types' of teenagers, who differences should be celebrated (but perhaps are not by society).

Representation of age

Children:
Vulnerable
Silly
Small
Immature
Innocent
Playful
Naughty
Naive
Weak
Loud
Attention -seeking

Teenagers:
Moody
Lazy
Unintelligent
Unemployed
Drugs
Alcohol
Sex
Anti-social
Violent
Rude
Chav
Arrogant
Rebellious
Selfish

Adults:
Mature
Sensible
Independant
Boring
Work orientated
Strict
Bossy
Judgemental

Elderly:
Slow
Wise
Traditional
Deaf
Blind
Smelly
Grumpy
Sick
Old-fashioned

Wednesday, 3 February 2016

Representation of genders



Men
-Bread winner
-Player
-Smart:mentally
-Dominant
-Strong
-Sporty
-Suit and tie


Female
-Domestic
-Family maker
-Innocent
-Weak
-Naive
-Less authorative
-Appearance


Feminism: equality of gender


Laura Mulvey- Feminism and The Male Gaze