On Wednesday 5th Feb Y12 and Y13 Media Studies students went to Southbank in London to visit the BFI. What it involved was presentations from Matthew Hall, where we got to learn about psychoanalysts such Jacques Lean, and also about psychanalytic film theory, which is how we use the cinema/TV screen as a 'mirror' to reinforce our identity. We also looked at how the role of the teenager has changed from the late 19th Century till the present day.
Later we watched some clips from various films such as The Wild One, Quadrophenia and Kidulthood. We were then asked to analysis and write down what we thought the dominant messages sent about youth was. For example in Quadrophenia (the clip on the right), message sent about youth is that they are loud, misbehaving and out of control. For the audience watching at the time it was released in 1979 this would perhaps promote a negative view on youth, however some may feel nostalgic as the film, set in the 60's, could remind the audience of their own life. Many of the clips we watched showed a negative view of youth, mainly painting them as rebellious.
We then watched a film called My Brother, The Devil, directed by Sally El Hosaini. It tried to portray what life was like for teenagers growing up in Hackney, with gangs, family drama and a twist, overall I thought it was quite a good film. After the film we had a Q&A with one of the producers which was very helpful as we learnt about how and why they did what they did in the film. I found this very useful and interesting and it gave me a lot to think about in terms our my own opening sequence.
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