Shameless Series 1 - Representation of Sexuality and Regional Identity

In the opening sequence of episode 1 we see different sexualities represented and the obvious regional identity is 'northerners' specifically from Manchester. We first hear an introduction from the character Frank in his typical northern accent, he is slightly slurring his words and sounds quite rough, which can be stereotypically 'Northern'. The rough stereotype of northerners is continued when we see the scene outside the nightclub where Steve punches the bouncer and the two girls verbally abuse him as they run off. Another stereotype is that generally the North of England is poorer than the south and it could be said that the quality and size of the Gallagher's home matches this, Frank himself says it is not the nicest area. 

As for sexuality, we see the brothers Ian and Lip contrast; Lip is 'straight' and almost shoes off his sexual experiences with girls, Lip discovers that his brother may be Gay when he finds his folder and maybe stereotypical of some homosexuals is upset that his family have found out. 

Max Fischer, Rushmore - Is he a typical teenager?

From the montage sequence we see that Max is attached to a lot of extra curricular clubs, many of which he is founder or president of, it seems that most of his social life is involved in his groups, maybe he has little if any friends his age and appears to be hanging around with younger boys a lot of the time. He is always wearing his school uniform even in some of the clubs that require other kits, this could mean he is poor. Other evidence for this would be how much he enjoys the speech about targeting ‘rich kids’. Other elements that could indicate he is not a stereotypical teenager include the way he acts older than he is, it could be said that he leads the groups in a certain mature way, also some aspects about his appearance - particularly his formal haircut. When he is at the lacrosse game he is not watching the game but organising the equipment, this along with his stamp collecting and organising could suggest he has OCD. From the montage sequence you can generally conclude that Max Fischer does not appear to be a stereotypical teenager. 

Hot Fuzz and This is England comparison essay.

Hot Fuzz This is England Essay

Magazine Evaluation

Magazine Front cover Draft/Final piece



When drafting the front cover, with the colour scheme I thought I would match the colour of the subject's top to that of the masthead and use black as another colour that goes well with the red and white used on the front cover. For the masthead i wanted to use a fairly simple font so it is bold and stands out well, I also used a relatively simple font for my cover lines. 

As for the layout i decided to put the image slightly to the left to allow more room for cover lines to be clearly read without the image interfering, although I could have maybe put more cover lines on the left side of my final piece. I put the phrase 'Official magazine of Lutterworth College' at the bottom in a white font to match the white letters on the shirt. I could have also, on the final piece, put another image like on my draft to show other features in the magazine. 

Contents page draft/final piece 

For the contents page I wanted to continue with the colour scheme of red and black, also from the front page I used the phrase at the bottom and maybe if i was making a whole magazine could be used on other pages. On my final draft there is a lot of empty space, i should have put information about each title to fill the page like I did on the draft or i could have made the images larger. I kept the same font from the front page as well.