Wednesday 6 February 2013
Monday 4 February 2013
Britishness Presentations (Notes)
LAUREN;
Common features of British films - regional dialect, drinking, ethnic diversity, swearing, fashion,
87% - 80% White British from 2001-2011, shows change in composition / identity of the population
Changing attitudes to different sexualities (Eastenders)
Not as many boundaries / as much censorship within film, allowing them to explore themes such as sex, violence and social issues more thoroughly
More people go on to higher education - people from different backgrounds
Changing attitudes to mixed race couples (Taste of Honey)
JOSH
Britain on film showed what life was like in Britain in 1960's
Showed teenager's summer activities, complete contrast to Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
SSSP showed what teenagers get up to in party resorts such as Malia, Kos, Ibiza etc - drinking, clubbing, sex
Britain on film documentary - everyone was happy, didn't include negative aspects of British life
Compared to modern day - Fish Tank - where flaws in British society are also explored
Taste of Honey set in same time period as Britain on film, but shows depressing and bleak side of life in Britain
TOH shows struggles with race & gender inequalities
British person no longer limited to 'white christian'
Newsreaders, media personalities and politicians come from a range of backgrounds / nationalities
RANA
Britain on film shows a mainly White British population, whose social activities were completely different to ours today
Television shows include a multi-cultural cast and people from various religious and ethnic backgrounds
Dumping Ground is a CBBC show that deals with a lesbian couple as they adopt a child, it also explores various attitudes towards this issue through the characters
Common features of British films - regional dialect, drinking, ethnic diversity, swearing, fashion,
87% - 80% White British from 2001-2011, shows change in composition / identity of the population
Changing attitudes to different sexualities (Eastenders)
Not as many boundaries / as much censorship within film, allowing them to explore themes such as sex, violence and social issues more thoroughly
More people go on to higher education - people from different backgrounds
Changing attitudes to mixed race couples (Taste of Honey)
JOSH
Britain on film showed what life was like in Britain in 1960's
Showed teenager's summer activities, complete contrast to Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents
SSSP showed what teenagers get up to in party resorts such as Malia, Kos, Ibiza etc - drinking, clubbing, sex
Britain on film documentary - everyone was happy, didn't include negative aspects of British life
Compared to modern day - Fish Tank - where flaws in British society are also explored
Taste of Honey set in same time period as Britain on film, but shows depressing and bleak side of life in Britain
TOH shows struggles with race & gender inequalities
British person no longer limited to 'white christian'
Newsreaders, media personalities and politicians come from a range of backgrounds / nationalities
RANA
Britain on film shows a mainly White British population, whose social activities were completely different to ours today
Television shows include a multi-cultural cast and people from various religious and ethnic backgrounds
Dumping Ground is a CBBC show that deals with a lesbian couple as they adopt a child, it also explores various attitudes towards this issue through the characters
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