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Representations of Age
Learning Objectives:
1. 2. To explore representations of age To understand how representations of age are created in TV Drama
Key Terms
Representation: The way people, places, or events are presented to media audiences. Stereotype: A way of portraying a group of people through a few obvious characteristics.
Key Terms
Ideology: Ideology translates to the science or study of ideas. However, ideology tends to refer to the way in which people think about the world and their ideal concept of how to live in the world.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-ideology.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYmSVsMXve0
Constructing Representations
Choose one age bracket
Design a character within that age bracket for a TV Drama Consider how camera, editing, sound, miseen-scene would be used to reinforce the representation you are creating