In Real Life- 2013

Setting 


Themes 
Porn 
Internet 

Icons 
Young boys 
Mobile phones 
Social media 

Narrative 


Characters 
Ben and Ryan 15 - addicted to porn
Page 15 - addicted to her phone 
Tobin 19 - addicted to video games 
Tom 15 - texts and facetimes boyfriend 
Thomas 14 - died due to bullying 


Textual analysis 



'40% of teenagers spend more time with their friends online than in real life' 
Digital native/digital immigrant 
'90% of the worlds data has been created in the last two years.'
'on average we look at our phones 150-200 times a day' 
Attention span 
No thinking time 


Positive Representation 

Negative Representation

Message 

Stereotypes: Hoodie Horror to Screenagers

Cyber bullying increase 
Young people have more of a social media identity than a real identity 
Generation citizen study 2014 


Can we auto correct Humanity?
We all spend too much time on our phones and don't connect in real life. 
Nobody wants to go out and meet people and when they do they are still on their phones. 

Look Up 
Everyone shares their good moments but not their bad moments 
400 friends but how many of those are real? 
Becoming unsociable 
Cant become the worlds greatest dad without using an Ipad

What's on your mind?
Everything he posted was fake, made it seem real. 

Positives on the internet
Keeping in touch with family and friends who don't live nearby 
Keeping memories - Photo albums saved online 
Parent's let kids out more if they have a way of contacting them 
Easy access to information - News, Education 
Entertainment - Netflix 
Point across - Standing up for what you believe in 
Immediate information 

Stereotypes

Asbo's - Anti Social behavior disorder 

2018 top teen worries 
Exams and part time work 
Future job paths 
Mental health 
Driving passing and paying 
Money 
University 
Gang business 
Insecurities and looks 
Family and friends ups and downs 
Fear of missing out and popularity 
Parent/teacher pressure/peer pressure 
Social media/bullying 
Time management  

Hegemony in news representation of youth
Media industries operate within a structure that produces a reinforces the dominant ideology via a consensual 'world view'.
This world view is produced predominantly by white middle class, middle aged heterosexual men.
It is their ideas and values that infiltrate media texts and ensure that other voices do not get heard.

Propaganda 
A form of communication aimed at influencing the attitude of a community towards some cause or position 

Moral Panic 
Apparent rise in criminal or anti social acts 
often a specific, shocking incident 
Scapegoat 'found' in popular culture 
Blame attributed in news coverage 
'Experts' consulted e.g. teacher social worker, police officers 
Demand in action e.g. change in law 
Research disregarded or ridiculed 

Media by their reaction kept the panic going and amplifies it 
News Values - Negativity 

Plan B - Ill Manors - 2012

Setting 
South East London 

Themes 
Drugs 
Violence

Icons 
Drugs 
Mobiles 
Hoodies 

Narrative 


Characters 
Aaron and Ed both grew up as foster kids 
Chris - main bad guy - grew up round drugs, basically lived in a garage  
Michelle - main girl 
Kirby - Started this world 
Jake - young, only just joined gang, now belongs to a collective identity 

Textual Analysis 
Poor kid hasn't got a hope in hell - Michelle 

Negative Representation 
Prostitution - Michelle funding drug habit with sex 
Violence - guns, knives, fighting, Jake (15ish) beat his friend up. 
Drugs - dealing, overdosing, the underworld 

Positive Representation 
Loyalty and friendship - Ed and Aaron 
Morality - Aaron paid off Michelle's debt 
Ed's inbuilt sense of right/justice - goes to save the baby, dies a hero 

Ben Drew's message through the film 
This world can corrupt you - people aren't born bad 
It is the fault of the system - the government and its policies who don't support these people. 
Adults destroy the kids future.