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A d U L T H O O D

After Kidulthood Comes Adulthood . .

Hard Hitting Reflection Of What Life Is Like For 21st Century Teenagers, Where Sex Is Currency, Drugs Are Easy To Come By And Violence Is A Way Of Life.

The Primary Audience Of This Film Is Young Teenagers Who Can Use The Text As A Sense Of A Certain Understanding. This Is Due To The Fact That The Viewers Can Learn Not To Use Violence As Their Answers To Everything. This Is Because, Hostility Will Affect Them In Their Life Later On Which Would Then Lead To Further Consequences. Moreover, Adulthood Can Inspire Them To Go The Right Way In Life As Most Teenagers Watching The Film Will Be Growing Up From Teenagers To Young Adults. The Shots Used Revolving In The Actors Holding Guns (Action Code) Would Attract The Audience More As This Is What Grabs More Of The Attention Of Younger Audiences. This Is Because, The Gangster Genre Tend To Be One Of The Younger Audiences Favourite Theme.

The Representation Of Adulthood Feature Young Teenagers Being Brought Up In The Same Environment, Therefore They Have To Oblige Everyone To Do The Same Thing. This Results In Sex, Drugs And Crime. Adulthood Shows Teenagers From Ages 14 And Onwards Getting Themselves Involved In Corrupted Situations. This Gives Out A Message To The Audience, Not To Follow The Crowd As It Will Lead You Through To The Wrong Path.

The Narrative Structure Is Based Around A Continuous Part Of Kidulthood, Where The Criminal In Part One (Sam) Is Released From Jail. Commotion Takes Place When The Victim’s Friend From The First Part – Kidulthood (Jay) Wants Revenge Due To Him Killing His Best Friend. As A Result, The Story Is Based Around Sam Realising That Life Is No Easier On The Outside Than It Was On The Inside, Therefore Confronting The People He Hurt Most.

Film Trailers Tend To Create An Enigma To The Audience As It Shows A Lot Of Suspense, Which Therefore Makes The Viewers Want To Go And Watch The Film. The Trailer Of Adulthood Is In The Form Of A Linear Medley Of Shots Since Each Scene Links On To The Next As It Commences To Unfold The Story. The Shots Used In The Trailer Each Last For Around 3 Seconds Each Making It More Effective For The Viewers To See. This Would Therefore Attract More And More People To Watch The Film.
Alongside The Shots, Some Tend To Freeze For A Couple Of Seconds With A Statement Written Above Or Below The Screen. This Therefore Gives A Brief Overview To The Audience On What The Film Is Going To Be About. This Also Creates Expectations For What The Audience Are Going To Look Forward To Seeing As The Trailer Includes A Bit Of Sexual And Violent Scenes.

.x Self Evaluation x.

Attainment – 1 – This Is Because I Put All My Effort In To Achieve The Best In My Lessons.

Effort – 1 – This Is Because I Attempt To Complete All My Class Work And HomeWork To The Best Of My Ability.

Punctuality – 1 – As I Have Aimed To Attend All My Lessons Since The Term Has Started, Without Being Late.

Submission And Quality Of Homework – 1 – Since I Have Received Merits For Each HomeWork Completed.

Ability To Work Independently – 2 – Because I Am Better At Working In Groups. However, I Am Capable Of Getting My Work Done Alone.

Quality Of Writing – 1 – As I Am Able To Write Clearly Including Paragraphs, Punctuality Etc.

Organisation Of Media Folder – 1 – Since I Have Separated My Folder Into Two Sections With Mr Bush And Ms Holliday’s Work Put In The Order Given.

Oral Contributions In Class – 2 – As I Do Not Contribute Much In Lessons. However, When Discussing I Am Able To Open Up More.

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* Recieved An Accomodation Within The First Term :).
* Able To Understand The Difference Between Broadcasting, Print And E Media.
* I Have Organised My Folder Well, Therefore I Am Able To Read Through My Notes When Revising.

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* Contribute More In Lessons.
* Read Through Notes In My Free Time To Comprehend The Work More Quickly.
* Ask If I Need Help.

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The Three Best Productions I Personally Felt Were Good Are:

Face Of Fear -

This Was Because The Production Itself Was Based On Horror. This Was One Of My Favourite Productions As The Directors Had Used A Soundtrack Which Went Directly With The Theme Of The Production. Face Of Fear Captured The Audience Attention Within Seconds Due To The Main Character (Rajan) Being Portayed As A Psychopath. Moreover, The Students Shooting The Production Considered Their Shots Well As They Used Different Angles To Shoot Their Trailor. They Used Long Shots For The Audience To See The Whole Image As Well As Close Ups For The Audience To View The Facial Expressions. Furthermore, They Also Had The Hidden Camera Affect Where The Camera Was Placed Beneath Bushes, Focusing On Two Of The Characters. This Went Well With The Genre Of Horror.

A Rapper's Ambition -

This Production Was Also One Of My Favourite Productions As The Trailor Itself Was About The Journey Of An Upcoming Artist. This Impressed Me As It Shows That You Can Follow Your Dream If You Believe In Yourself. I Found This Trailor Very Interesting, As It Focused On A Lot Of Different Shots Such As The Bottle Shot As It Was Unique. The Directors Of 'A Rapper's Ambition', Also Used An Original Soundtrack Which Therefore Showed Me As A Student How Much Work They Had Put Into Their Production. The Use Of Camera Angles Gave The Production An Overall Dramatic Effect As They Had Used Quick Shots Which Lasted Around 3 Seconds Each. Moreover, The Group Edited Their Production Well As They Created Unique Effects To Grab The Audience Attention.

Silent Pain -

This Production Was The One That Touched Me The Most. Silent Pain Is About Marital Rape Being A Contemporary Issue. This Production Was Also One Of My Favourite Productions As It Shows How The Darker Side Is Always Kept In The Dark. This Documentary Grabbed My Attention As It Focused On Rape Within Marriage, Something That Women Tend To Cope With. Therefore, This Brought Out Awareness Of How Serious It Is. This Production Used Relevant Images To Present Back The Documentary Such As "Real Men Don't Rape". In Additon, The Use Of Sound The Group Had Used For The Documentary Went Well With The Emotions That Were Being Shown. This Documentary Gave The Audience A Brief Overview About What Can Happen Within A Number Of Relationships.

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x. My Ideas On How To Regulate The Internet .x

What I Think About The Issues Surrounding Being Able To Access Ideas From All Over The World Publishing Our Words And Images . .

Firstly, This Suggests That People Are Now Able To View Ideas From All Over The World. The Public Are Now Able To Get Hold Of Public Information As Well As Private Information Such As People’s Names, Their Social Backgrounds, How Old They Are, What Their Likes And Dislikes Are Etc. This Information Is Now Viewed By Anyone Using The Internet. Therefore, We Do Not Know What Sort Of People Can Be Reading Through The Profiles. Many People Are Concerned About The Fact Whether The People Viewing The Profiles Are Teenagers Or People Over The Age Of 30 As This Could Also Come Across Pedophilia.

Who Would Be Responsible For Internet Regulation . . ?

In My opinion, I Think A New Devising System Should Be Introduced. With This, The Information Being Sent Would Be Monitored, Making Sure Whatever Is Being Passed On Would Not Affect Anyone’s Life In Any Way. Moreover, The Devising System Should Also Be Able To Check The Common Sites Being Used By People Such As Facebook Or Myspace, To Block The Unsuitable Content Being Sent In.

Are There Any Existing Bodies Who Could/ Should Do This?

There Is Already A Company Called The ICCAN. This Is A Non Profit Business That Wants The U.S Government For Organizing A Specific Internet Technical Function. This Includes Managing The Internet Domain Name System.

Would It Require A New Organization..?

I Personally Believe That This Would Not Require A New Organisation As The Company Is Starting To Reinforce Stricter Rules On The Information Which Is Posted Up On The Internet. Therefore, By Design It Would Help Regulate The Internet Itself.

How Would It Be Monitored . . ?

This Could Be Monitored By Introducing Another Devise To Be Able To Observe What Sort Of Information Is Being Posted Up Onto The Internet. With This, People Are More Likely To Be Safer And Most Importantly, Feel Safer.

x. An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube .x

* Key Facts . ..

*ABC* Became The Third Network - Started Broadcasting In 1948

*[ 3 Networks . . 60 Years . . 365 Days . . 24 Hours A Day ]*
Have Produced More In The Last 6 Months
. . 1.5 Million Hours Of Programming ..

Youtube Today ---> 9232 Hours/Day

58,000 Videos Have Been Uploaded Related With The Numa Numa Song

The Machine Is Using Us . . Linking People In Different Ways

YouTube Was Created To Benefit The Media Consumers Throughout "New forms of expression, New forms of community, & New forms of identity emerging"

Who Is On Youtube?

25% Of The Videos Feature 12 - 17 Year Olds

25% Of The Videos Feature 35 Year Olds And OVER

52% Of The Videos Feature Young Adults

What Is On Youtube?

The Most Commonly Uploaded Videos On Youtube Are *Home* Videos

Charlie Bit My Finger - Viewed Over 30 Million Times

Almost 10,000 Videos Are Adressed To The YouTube Community Everyday

EVERYBODY IS WATCHING, WHERE NOBODY IS!

Our First Vlogs . .

* People Are Basically Talking To Themselves When Trying To Upload A Video..
* Don't Know What To Talk About..

* When Media Changes . . Human Relations Change *

A Video Was Uploaded By One Of Michaels Students Showing How Your Actually Talking To The Webcam And Not The Users Of Youtube.. This Shows That She Won’t Be Able To Realise Who Is Actually Viewing The Video, Therefore She Wouldn’t Know Who She Is Talking To.

Youtube - People Connecting Very Deeply . .

"Media Do Not Just Distance Us . . They Connect Us In Different Ways . . That Can Sometimes Feel Distant . . But Sometimes Distance Allows Us To Connect More Deeply Than Ever Before"

Youtubes Authenticity Crisis . .

Lonely Girl Started Vlogging In June 2006, In A Matter Of Weeks She Was Youtubes Second Most Subscribed. - However, She Was Pretending To Be Someone Who She Wasn't.

"LonelyGirl15 Is A Reflection Of Everyone"

* x We Are All Producers x *

“The Little Glass Dot, The Eyes of the World”

..The Webcam Can Be Many Things But It Cannot Just Be One Thing, It Can Be There For Us To Strive For Fame Or To Just Simply Connect. It Cannot Be Only What You Want It To Be, The Little Glass Dot Is Not What You Make Of It But What We Make Of It!..

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