Friday, 4 March 2016

Representation of Sexuality within the Media

Heterosexual Males
Heterosexual males are typically represented as being main characters that are powerful and liked by others.
A prime example of this is James Bond, who is a heterosexual male represented as being strong, triumphant, heroic and independant; through his use of costume (a white and black suit), his voice (which is low and authoritive in tone), and his clasically handsome appearance.
Homosexual Males
Homosexual males are typically represented as being side characters who usually tend to be objects of mockery or discrimination.
An example of this representation is
Heterosexual Females
Heterosexual females are usually stereotypically attractive, and are sexually objectified.
An example of this is
Homosexual Females
Homosexual females are generally represented as being butch, hardcore and are dominantly either sexualised or ridiculed.
A prime 


Tuesday, 23 February 2016

Representation of Regional Idendity


Bristol (Skins)


Bristol is known for its parties, craziness, fun, rebellism, danger, drama, drugs, messiness, joblessness, hardcore lifestyle, vandalism, underage sex, music and diverse range of ethnicity. This representation is mostly negative but holds positive and fun denotations.
The main settings in Skins include teenager's houses and their house parties. The characters dialogue is mostly centred around sex, drugs and aggression, with some informal and slurred speech. This coincides with the characters class, which is working and lower class. These classes are known for their use of slang and casual language.
This is a stereotypical representation of Bristol, with dominant ideaology.
In the second clip, the 'posh' character is represented as being intelligent and the characters with thicker, more Bristol-esque accents tended to be more unintelligent and reckless.
The characters' clothing is casual, yet doesn't include tracksuits, which means that they are represented as being smarter than the average 'chav' but are not upper class.
These stereotypes are well represented in the TV drama Skins, which is shown in the clips below: