exam essay plan.

How is collective identity you have studied represented in contemporary media?

FIrst off I would make the question more easy to understand and basic as well as relating it straight to your specific media.

How is youth represented in British films and TV?

I would talk about the following things and how they are stereotyped in the real world,with examples from british films...

• youth culture - This is England - The youth in this film show there is a gang,underage drinking,aggressive actions toward each other and the public. They dont take each other seriously as potential to achieve bigger things in education etc. Always making jokes about each other for fun. All this is shown during a scene under the bridge when Shaun first meets woody and the gang.
• Location - Fish Tank - Its a ruin down area with the social lower class being seen as less important as there have a cramped area to live in. The location affects how youth is represented in this film because the fact that it is run down and grimy, the younger generation that are being brought up here are going to put that lifestyle into their personalities which can make them aggressive, argumentative, socially incapable and disrespectful. - Dance Scene.

• language - Swear words are used continually to enhance the lack of respect. swear words have been placed into their vocabulary as common language because it is so common in the run down areas. 
• class - There conditions and live ambitions show there as unable to change there future as there class in lower and the help is not there.
• religion -Religion is not really to relevant however race is a strong issue raised.
• race - T.I.E shows there can be strong views portrayed in Racist actions towards other races.
• sexuality etc. - In this is england sexuality is used as an insult when .. doesn't agree with a view.

 Then try and link each of these stereotypes to parts of films and TV which shows how youth is represented and over exaggerated.

I would then try and challenge these stereotypes by finding parts of the films and TV i have studied where they stereotypes of youth are not followed.

And finally i would conclude with my own personal opinion on how I think youth is represented in British films and TV.