Yr10 Media - representation

Task 1:

Find an image of the following

1. Tom Cruise in The Edge of Tomorrow
2. Jennifer Lawrence in the Hunger Games
3. Pharrell Williams in his Westwood hat
4. Miley Cyrus in V Magazine Sep 2014

Write about the representation of each of the celebrities, including:

• Facial expression
• Styling (hair, makeup, clothes, costume, props)
• Mise en scene (background, lighting, colours, etc.). What does the location and setting tell us about them?

Task 2:

We need to consider how teenagers are represented in the media. 

1. Find a variety of images representing the typical teenager and create a mood board of them
2. Find three news articles which involve teenagers
3. Write a short discussion piece about what you think the key stereotypes that teenagers have to cope with, and whether you think this is fair.
4. Also include a discussion of how easy it is to find positive or negative images, and what you think the reasons are for this.

Challenge task

Try to find examples of where teenagers are presented in a positive light in the media. Add this to the bottom of your work to balance your argument about teenage stereotyping.