Thursday 7 July 2016

summer project

Media texts- Breaking Bad, Narcos
Media debates- drug/gang culture, glamorises dangerous lifestyles

New debate: narrative and TV drama.- how influential TV can be and how it addresses issues in society and causes them.
Possible debates could include the strength of artistry of cinema against modern TV and how TV is catching up.

Media effects + addiction (hypodermic needle model) wanting to be like their favourite characters
character theory- propp

find article about media effects how influential characters have been with real life examples

Sunday 3 July 2016

Media texts and debates

Tv- Fresh Prince of Bel-Air- Racial profiling (shootings across America)

Music video- Michael Jackson "Earth Song"- looks at issues about global warming

Film- Rise of the planet of the apes- Animal cruelty and animal testing, mankind pushing the limits

Film- Transformers age of extinction- gender roles put into perspective 

Tv- Breaking bad- glamorises the drug life style