Thursday, 9 January 2014
Monday, 6 January 2014
Representation
Representation is the way someone is portrayed in the eyes of another and come across in a certain way. In todays lesson I have learnt that the representation of specific types of characters in Teen Drama films most likely come from stereotypes that already exist in the Media.
In the film Bring It On: All or Nothing the character Britney Allen is stereotyped as the 'rich white girl' This is shown through the use of technical elements which emphasises the stereotype. Firstly she resides in a rather large house which is shown through an establishing shot in the film to demonstrate to the audience of her wealthy up bringing. The fact she is in high school and drives shows she has a lot of money as at this age students usually struggle to finance luxuries due to the money they have going towards resources for studies. She is also a popular cheerleader which is typical for this type of character as her wealthy status is to reflect in her school life. When she has to move schools the audience really see how much of a 'rich white girl' she is as the students at her new school do not own the luxuries Britney is fortunate enough to own. The wide shots used of her at her new school show her as this fish-out-of-water as the colourful/designer clothing she opts to wear make her stand out.
The character of Claire Brown is stereotyped as the nerd/loner. This is as she only has one friend who has similar characteristics to her which doesn't make the situation better. She doesn't not attract attention to herself as she chooses to wear clothing that looks as though she is a 10 year old. In the film she is desperate for her friend not to leave the country which shows how she is not a confident person.
When watching a film like to see the stereotypical awkward funny guy. This is because it not only does it add more humour but if there is a more serious theme involved it takes away the negativity of the film and replaces it with joy.
In the film Bring It On: All or Nothing the character Britney Allen is stereotyped as the 'rich white girl' This is shown through the use of technical elements which emphasises the stereotype. Firstly she resides in a rather large house which is shown through an establishing shot in the film to demonstrate to the audience of her wealthy up bringing. The fact she is in high school and drives shows she has a lot of money as at this age students usually struggle to finance luxuries due to the money they have going towards resources for studies. She is also a popular cheerleader which is typical for this type of character as her wealthy status is to reflect in her school life. When she has to move schools the audience really see how much of a 'rich white girl' she is as the students at her new school do not own the luxuries Britney is fortunate enough to own. The wide shots used of her at her new school show her as this fish-out-of-water as the colourful/designer clothing she opts to wear make her stand out.
The character of Claire Brown is stereotyped as the nerd/loner. This is as she only has one friend who has similar characteristics to her which doesn't make the situation better. She doesn't not attract attention to herself as she chooses to wear clothing that looks as though she is a 10 year old. In the film she is desperate for her friend not to leave the country which shows how she is not a confident person.
In the film A Cinderella Story the character Shelby is stereotyped as the mean girl/slut. The clothes she wears present her as a revealing character who is confident in what she wants. Also the close up camera shots of her facial expression give the audience an insight of how scheming she actually is. She is the leader of her posy which gives off the impression she is a commanding character. Furthermore she so desperately wants to hold on to the boy everyone wants which emphasises her commanding character. It also shows that she is only doing what she's doing to make sure she has what everyone wants.
When watching a film like to see the stereotypical awkward funny guy. This is because it not only does it add more humour but if there is a more serious theme involved it takes away the negativity of the film and replaces it with joy.
Representation
1. What is representation?
In teen drama films stereotypes are more clear as the different personalities and appearance of the characters are highlighted and sometimes enhanced. This overall helps us to understand the character better as not every aspect or feature of that character will be in a feature film, this will then end with a stereotype that, that character is portraying.
2. 3 characters stereotypes
She's all that - The popular Jock
10 things I hate about you - The outcast
the breakfast club - the princess
In the teen film She's all That Zack Siler played by Freddie Prinze Jr is stereotyped as the popular Jock. This stereotype is identified through the use of the different technical elements but mainly through the use of Mise-en-Scene involving costume, setting, performance.
Costume plays a key part in creating this stereotype as the costume in the opening of the film costume helps us to understand what categories this character fits into.
For this type of stereotype to be shown the costume used is mainly jeans and a lettermen jacket which are worn by athletes. This helps show that he is a typical high school jock.
This character is also often seen in a number of different settings which help emphasis his stereotype for instance: football fields, gyms and locker rooms.
The characters performance sometimes contributes to his stereotype this is done by the way the character is very confident.
Representation
Representation
1) What is representation? Write a short paragraph about what you learnt about representation and stereotypes in Teen Drama films today.
Representation is the portrayal and description of someone or a particular thing such as the representation of teens in School/College often being stereotyped and negatively protrayed. I learn that most teen drama films use stereotypes to help relate and engage with the target audience.
2) Blog about 3 characters and their stereotypes from teen drama genre films, or other films you have seen (not the clip used today). How are they identified through the use of elements such a camera, miss-en-scene etc…?
An example could be in the teen film 'Bring it on', there is a popular cheerleader and a popular jock and this is shown through the use of camera as they are mostly in every scene hence the camera light and attention being on them. Through the use of miss-en-scene, they have props such as pom poms for the cheerleaders and a sport item for the popular jocky (basketball). They jocks also have jelled hair where as the cheerleaders are stereotypically presented as the blonde bimbo. In the film Freaky Friday, Lindsay Lohan plays the unpopular girl and this is presented throughout the film through the use of mise-en-scene as she is more ordinary and 'plain' than the other girls in the film.
3) Are there any particular stereotypical characters for films you like/dislike and why?
I dislike the popular guys and girls presented in most teen drama films as they are all presented the same ; arrogant, stubborn and stuck up. I find it boring as they are all similar. However, i like the representation of the funny/weirdos because they are more interesting and amusing.
Representation
Representation is abut understanding the choices that are made when it comes to portraying something or some one in a mass media. Certain aspects such as personality and appearance are used to represent a person a certain way and often leads to stereotypes.
Stereotype is a generalisation of a a certain group of people, or to put people into categories.
The Jocks, baseball jackets, Big and hench, jelled hair, do sports.
Seen in other films: High School Musical, John Tucker Must Die, Cinderella Story, She's the man
Popular Girls, Slutty clothes, usually 3 girls, wear a lot of pink, Mean to other students
Seen in other films: Mean girls, Grease
Nerds, Braces, glasses, suspenders
Seen in other films: Mean girls
Stereotype is a generalisation of a a certain group of people, or to put people into categories.
The Jocks, baseball jackets, Big and hench, jelled hair, do sports.
Seen in other films: High School Musical, John Tucker Must Die, Cinderella Story, She's the man
Popular Girls, Slutty clothes, usually 3 girls, wear a lot of pink, Mean to other students
Seen in other films: Mean girls, Grease
Nerds, Braces, glasses, suspenders
Seen in other films: Mean girls
Sunday, 5 January 2014
task
TWILIGHT
I watched Twilight and I found it rather dull because the film is a fantasy and drama based genre, a genre that I am not really a fan of. However I found the storyline interesting despite the genre. The film also has effects of binary oppositions such as reality and imagination/fantasy- which links perfectly to the genre of the film.
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