Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Blog #5- Representation of Teens in the Media..continued...

Media text Creation
     If I had the opportunity to create any media text I would probably make a music video. I think it would be really cool to make a music video because you would have so much freedom and so many things and people to work with. If this text were going to be including teenagers, I would include values, wants, desires and fears such as; young love and friendship. I think these two things are both things most teens strive for but at the same time are scared of. When people think of teens I think they usually think of having fun, careless, no responsibilities, partying etc. So I would include things like these in the video too. I would do this because it would be relatable for teenagers, who are watching it, and if not relatable it would include desires and wants that they have which would attract them to watching it and hopefully liking it. I think that parents and older people would relate to the music video because this is the impression that they have of teenagers. 
     Most media pieces use a lot of the same signs and symbols, some like: wealth, glamour, good-looking people, love, power etc. I think some like; good-looking/attractive actors/actresses, love, money and glamour, would be affective in the media piece I would be creating because these signs and symbols are things that attract audiences. They are all factors that people like to see, because they are values and wants’ that people look for and believe. If it was any music video I was creating I would want it to be for a young up and coming teen star, who I believe is a role model and not a celebrity who influences the world negatively. The music video would be the story of how a friendship, between a guy and a girl at the start of high school, grows into a relationship by graduation and the song would be something about growing up and changing. It would show friendships, high school cliques, steps of a relationship, and other things that are affecting teenagers between ages 14-18. I think a video that could include this sort of thing would do really well, because if it shows a story it will attract more people watch and pay attention to it, and if it included such things a ton of teens would enjoy it because it would represent a variety of things that we all are going through/facing. 

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