I was asked by my teacher to review a TV Drama and write about how young people are represented in it.I chose to write about the TV Drama called Waterloo Road, a programme which is based in a secondary school. The episode last on TV, series 6; episode 6.6, has more of the usual in terms of the way in which it portrays kids. Pregnancy, drugs, gambling, love, violence, blackmail etc. However when watching the programme, it is easy to see that they show these issues in order to show kids watching it that some things are good, some are bad and helps to raise awareness about certain issues that take place in a secondary school.
One particular story line in the last episode on TV was about a teacher in the school that wants to have a child, but has got to the age where it is not possible. She interviews ladies who are about to give birth and want to give their child up after birth. After questioning each lady relentlessly, she finds no one, untill an unexpected ring of the door bell and an ex-pupil from waterloo road, who is now working at the reception of the school turns up. After deliberation with her husband, they decide that looking after the young girl's baby would be perfect. However I can imagine it won't be as perfect as it seems...
Isaac Woods
I thought you were going to re title your post? Did it slip your mind? This does seem to be getting to be a habit! Do approach tasks with a bit more rigor - you have a lot of potential but you need to be systematic and get lots of practice in analysis. Your comments above are thoughtful but a little general. The sequence you describe in most detail sounds interesting and would repay a bit more attention. Try to move away from telling the story. You need to pickout some of the technical codes and conventions being used and comment on how they construct different representations in the sequence - for example, what is in shot (and what shot is used) to help the viewer get contrasting impressions of the middle aged teacher and the teenage mother?
ReplyDeleteAnd try to use a variety of ways to present your responses on the blog so it's not always so much like an essay .. slideshow, podcast, webcam video etc
I'm not assessing this and in the end you will need to write a timed essay to get marks for my module - but this is a chance to be creative and have fun with the form (which will help you maximise your marks in your coursework blog!)
okay thanks miss...
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