Post on 26-Jun-2015
Representation
“About a Girl”
Drama – documentary style: “About a girl”
Tomas Noad
Class:
Unemployment/ lack of opportunity
Struggle for money (lottery), but there is money for cigarettes and drink
Underclass (benefits) Accent (slang, swearing,
Northern) Costume (hooped
earrings) Setting – industrial, run
down Director – empathy for
them Blame on parents Stereotypes – Chav in
Manchester
Age:
Young teen Sexually active/grown up Independent Young parents – 30’s
Gender:
Dominant Independent Vulnerable Celebrity status – important Not looking for boys from the
clothes she wears Mum – insignificant Broken family Male – boredom Dad – Mans man – likes
football and a drink down the pub
Poor dad, not a provider (stereotype)