Extract 1 : Representation of Physical Ability and Disability : Call The Midwife

G322 Disability extract OCR Media Studies TV Drama from N Tennear on Vimeo.

Representations of Disability

The media continue to enforce disability stereotypes portraying disabled individuals in a negative un-empowering way. 

In his 1991 study Paul Hunt identified 10 stereotypes that the media use to portray disabled people:

1. The disabled person as pitiable or pathetic
2. An object of curiosity or violence
3. Sinister or evil
4. The super cripple
5. As atmosphere
6. Laughable
7. His/her own worst enemy
8. As a burden
9. As Non-sexual
10. Being unable to participate in daily life

Click here to read a breakdown of each of these stereotypes.

These are useful in relation to identifying the ways in which characters with disabilities are represented in television dramas.

For example, when we looked at the extract from 'Coming Down The Mountain', which of these stereotypical representations do you think would have been applicable to Ben? 

CLICK HERE to visit Reel Rundown's Top 10 TV Shows With Disabled Characters.

Sky recently aired a drama series called "The Smoke" which included a disabled character, Grace,  at the centre of some of the story lines - you can read an article discussing this character's representation by clicking here.

Here is the end of Episode 5 which features 2 different representations of disability:

The Smoke - Episode 5 THE END from jason savage on Vimeo.

Extract 3 : Representation of Age : Skins

How is the representation of age constructed in this video? G322 OCR TV Drama from N Tennear on Vimeo.

Extract 2 : Representation of Age : Pramface

How is the representation of Age constructed in this extract? from N Tennear on Vimeo.

Extract 1 : Representation of Age : Monarch of the Glen

G322 Monarch of the Glen - Age from NESMedia on Vimeo.

Coursework Completion Tasks

As agreed in our lesson this morning, you need to have your work completed and ready for marking by 6.00pm on Tuesday 3rd May.

This includes your completed evaluation.

Please ensure that you read and follow the instructions below:

Ensure that all Research, Planning and Construction evidence is correctly and clearly labelled via individual blog post titles. 

Your blog should show a journey from the start of the year to your completed film opening. 

Think about the 4 key words in relation to all of your posts - are they minimal, basic, good or excellent? You need the majority of posts to be good or excellent!

Your completed film opening must be embedded from Youtube to your blog and clearly titled as " TITLE" COMPLETED FILM OPENING.

You must also re-embed your Preliminary Task at this point to illustrate the progression you have made.

Your evaluation should follow your embedded film opening in question order (1-7).

The last task for you to perform on your blog is to delete the link to my blog! This is important - please do not forget.

Useful Independent Reading For Film Industry

Movies and Social Media: Marketing films with new media

http://www.tintup.com/blog/movies-and-social-media-marketing-films-with-new-media/

How Twitter killed the official movie website

http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2014/jun/16/twitter-movie-website-hashtag-film-social-media

Skyfall is the first Social Media Bond film

http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/PGuVKt6Gn5NifJmtdAOXDN/Skyfall-is-the-first-social-media-Bond-movie.html

Skyfall Case Study

http://www.slideshare.net/mickgoogan/g322casestudy-skyfall