Mrs Banks 6/2

In todays lesson we discussed bloggers and vloggers.

We listed off multiple vloggers/bloggers and we discussed what their role is within the media industry. We discussed consumer produced media and that is what most vloggers/bloggers are.
They show their daily lives and products etc that they feel are worth showing to their audiences or that they are sponsored, and paid, to show their audience.

Casey Neistat is a vlogger who uses his vlog and his audience to promote his business and his future ideas. He has gained an audience and has always used them as feedback when pitching his ideas or his business ideas to them.

TV essay

In today's lesson we began our TV essay. We first have to write about the history of TV and programmes such as Byker Grove and Grange Hill. I wrote about how these 2 programmes show similar issues amongst the youth of society, and they use similar storylines that involve things such as sex, drugs, violence, alcohol, gangs etc. Grange Hill in particular was very realistic and tried their best to present the issues as realistic as they were, but the BBC didn't want the show to head in that direction so director Phil Redmond had to tone the issues down and make them more unrealistic and more light hearted.

Youngers

In today's lesson we watched Youngers. Youngers is about 2 young males who want to become famous as a rapper and a music producer. One of the boys is intelligent and gets mostly A grades in his GCSE's, his name is Yemi and he is Nigerian. He has strict parents that don't want him to be a music producer. Jay is more of a failure, he only gets one C in his GCSE's and his dad thinks he's a waste of time. Jay is a player and gets caught playing 2 girls. The only thing he is good at is rapping so that's what he strives to do.

Fast girls

Today we watched the film fast girls. Fast Girls is a 2011 British drama film directed by Regan Hall and written by Jay Basu, Noel Clarke and Roy Williams. It stars Lenora Crichlow, Lily James, Bradley James, Noel Clarke and Rupert Graves. The film follows the story of two women as they become professional sprinters and join the British relay team for a World Championship event.  

The film portrays lots of youth culture stereotypes. About a young black girl & her sister having a difficult childhood and being kicked out of their house & needing a way out. Shania (Lenora Crichlow) sees her way out as running. This is because she is a very talented runner.

It also portrays the differences in socio-economic class as there is Shania competing against a rich girl & she's also competing against her dad as well in an way. This is because her dad wants her to perform to the level he wished he could. He wants her to live the career he wanted and wished he had.

My Brother the Devil

In todays lesson we finished watching 'My Brother the Devil'. I enjoyed watching the film because it very well directed and gives a good view of youth culture and what it is like to be in a London gang, or any gang for that matter. It has a really good story line which you can follow, the story line also allows you to make relationships with the characters and you feel as if you are with them when dangerous things are taking place. The viewer gets the message of the film very easily.

My Brother the Devil 1

In today's lesson we began watching 'My brother the devil'. The film is a gang violence film which is based in London. It is also a Youth culture film that follows two brothers, one who is dealing drugs in order to escape gang life as quick as possible and one who wants to be like his brother and join the gang.


The film presents the youth characters in this film as thugs and rule breakers. This is because Rash and Mo aren't allowed to smoke or drink alcohol because of their religion but they do it most days and earn money through dealing drugs. Within the film there are many stereotypes to do with youth culture. Such as the gang members having tattoos at a young age. The film is set in London which is where the most well known gangs are from, or where most gangs are based/formed.


My brother the devil trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CcVvaGJYSE