4. • The BBFC gives age restrictions to videos,
some video games and DVDs
• OFCOM regulates broadcasting,
•This act was introduced for safety reasons telecommunications and postal industries
in the UK.
• Only UK releases can be legally sold or
hired in the UK, even if a foreign release had • there is a section on “under eighteens”
identical content.
and what they can views
•Video games which have specific content in
them also have to be seen by the BBFC to be •They are there to provide enough
rated protection for adults but also to protect
people under eighteen.
•Examiners are required to watch 5 hours 20
minutes of media to give a rating to them.
•They cannot include contents which
glamorize violence
•Violence remains one of the most
problematic areas for censorship in the UK
• cannot include contents which encourage
•Especially when the violence shown shows the viewers to do the same
the viewers that it is “glamorous, fun and
risk-free” • they cannot broadcast contents which
include self-harm or suicide.
• A Serbian film suffered from forty-nine
individual cuts by the BBFC, which totalled to
four minutes and eleven seconds of
cuts. This was because it displayed scenes
which were likely to persuade the viewers to
do the same
5. This documentary was about the
violence in Guatemala and how the
war ended years ago but the violence
is still going on.
•Citizens stay armed
•The global hunger for cheap
resources has been another cause of
violence
•he society suffers from the aftermath
of the 36-year civil war.
•When the first Europeans arrived in
the New World, they created societies
based on extremely unjust social
orders
•Guatemala provides an example of a
global ideology
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrk
pwrTbInQ
6. Steven pinker is a physcologist
He argues that we are living in the most peaceful
time
20th century: 21st century:
Hitler, Stalin, Darfur and
Rwanda, pol Iraq
pot, Mao
Our ancestors were far more violent than we
are, and there is a huge decline in violence
7. • in biblical times there was
•The death penalty
•Slavery
•Cruelty as entertainment
•They used to stone people to
death
•Burning at the stake
•Disembowelling (form of
torture, removing organs)
•Breaking on the wheel (this
was a torture device used for
capital punishment)
8. A senior investigator got 22 boys from the ages of 14-17 to watch violent clips
from 60 videos.
The degree of the violence were from low, mild or moderate and there were no
extreme scenes.
The boys were asked to rate the aggression of each scene. The boys were
connected to all kinds of sensors.
They found that as the boys were exposed to more violent videos, their activation in
the brain concerned with emotional reactivity decreased.
As the boys were exposed to more violence they became less responsive
It shows that the boys who had been exposed to the most violence in their daily
lives were the ones that became less responsive to the violence.
This shows that the more violence someone is exposed to the more normal is
becomes.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101018211820.htm
9. Another case study was one where a parent
asked their son what movies appeal to him
The boy answered with: the older the rating
for the movie the more it appealed to him.
Since the boy was only 14 it is clear that he
has already watched violent movies which
were rated higher than his age.
This questions whether the BBFC are actually
preventing children from watching content
which are not for their age.
10. They are an African American gang
They were one gang however now they are loosely
connected and often open fire to each other.
Entering the gang gives someone the chance to be
“respected” and as they live in a low-class society it would
be a appealing resort to them
Children as young as 8 join the gangs
To enter the gang you have to go through a ritual which
usually includes:
A hard beating
Killing someone
Scene:
http://www.history.com/shows/gangland/videos/gang-
initiation-riuals
11. Bands such as “n-dubz” have been blamed for the rise of violence in
east London.
A London grime artist was put into jail for life after murdering a rival
music producer following a row over lyrics
Channel U has been blamed for broadcasting music videos which
include violence and the uprising numbers of violence in today's youth
JME who is a London grime artist said that “Music videos are like tools
that young artists use to earn respect from their peers, to 'represent”
this shows that the violence that is being used in these music videos
are a way to be able to rise in respect.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/music-video-violence-should-grime-clean-up-its-act-403286.html
12. Research shows that those who as children were
exposed to violent TV shows were much more likely
to later be convicted of crime.
Girls who watched more than an average amount of
violence tended to throw things at their husbands.
Boys who grew up watching violent TV shows were
more likely to be violent with their wives.
The results of a study released in March, 2002 that
tracked 700 male and female youths over a 17 year
period showed a relationship between the violence in
TV and the way they pick up habits in later life.
http://www.cybercollege.com/violence.htm
13. •From a physcological point of view violence in the media is just
entertainment
•The viewers do not consider for a moment that they need to copy what
they see
•Over the past 60 years it shows that media has caused aggressive
behaviour. However these were all laboratory based.
•Howard Fienberg pointed out that research has so far failed to identify
any concrete link that violence in the media causes crime
•Professors such as Craig Anderson admit that “there is presently no
empirical evidence on whether playing a violent game increases
accessibility of aggressive thoughts.”
14. Case study: in 2003 a boy killed his best
friend and drank his blood and ate part of his
skull.
Studies show that this was influenced by the
film “Queen of Damned” and that told him to
kill his best friend to gain immortality.
Also the case study from the shooting in the
school columbine show that they were heavily
influenced by violent video games
15. The purpose of the documentary is to find
out whether violence in the media does cause
behavioural problems in children
It is also to find out the different debates and
what the public think about this
The purpose is to also find out the different
opinions of parents and whether their
children have been affected by this
16. They would learn whether violence really does
cause violence and how much percent
What different physcologists say about this
Why do people think that it does/does not
cause violence
How the media shows violence nowadays
compared to before.
17. Who is your audience? My audience is parents who would have
children who consume a lot of the media and who spend a lot of time
watching movies or play video games.
Class: middle-high class
Age: 35-50 as they may have children who are old enough to be
watching films, music videos or play video games.
Secondary audience: My secondary audience may be teenagers/young
adults from the ages of 18-25. this would be because they may want
to know about what they are watching and consuming and whether it
is affecting them.
Niche or mass?: My audience would be niche as I am only aiming it at
parents.
Target audience to channel/time shown: As my documentary would
be shown from 8pm, parents would have come back from work and
probably sat down to watch some TV.
18. This documentary is informative and
observatory
This documentary informs parents on
whether they are spending their money on
the right stuff for their children
It gives different point of views from
professors
Its observatory because it finds out the
different opinions on whether violence in the
media causes crime and observes the
different case studies involved.
19. Episode 1:
Violence in video games
Episode 2:
Violence in music videos
Episode 3:
Violence in the news and worldwide issues.
20. They should want to learn about this topic
because if violence in the media does cause
crime then parents should be aware of this
Also for the parents who are providing money
for their children to buy their video
games/music to learn whether or not they are
doing the right thing
Whether this topic is just being over-thought
about.
21. I would put this documentary on channel 4
because channel 4 usually shows
documentaries about this sort such as:
Lifers which was about people who have been
convicted for murder and they have to spend
life in prison
I think that it should be viewed from 8 onwards
because it would educate the parents and the
teenagers would not want to watch this
22. Which conventions are you using?
I am using the convention of a voice-over
Interviews with experts
Interviews with the public I would be developing this because I
would be asking a range. Such as from teenagers to parents
Hand held camera
I would also have archival footage I would be developing this as I
would be using different scenes from times where violent in the
news was much more (the holocaust, Hitler)
I would also be filming my interviewees from the shoulder
upwards. (talking heads)
Use of text and titles
Visual coding I would be developing this as when I interview the
experts they would be wearing appropriate clothing such as
when I interview the physcologist they would be wearing smart
clothing.
23. Structure of my documentary
2 min introduction- in the 2 minutes of the introduction I will have a voiceover and i will talk
through the different types of violence that there is such as the evolution in the news, tv, video
games, music videos I will also be showing archive photos and different photos from the topic I
will be talking about
1 min introduction- I will then introduce my topic which is going to be violence in video games
and how it affects children and I will introduce the different debates I will be exploring.
2 min- in this 2 minutes I will be talking about the different debates that come into this topic
such as:
Whether violence in the media really does cause behavioural problems.
I will be interviewing different people and asking people on the street what they thought. Also I
will ask different experts on what they think.
1 min- I will then talk about the violence in video games and also interview different people
about this subject
I will talk about the different debates like whether the parents pay for their children's video
games also whether the children spend too much time on these video games to actually cause
trouble
Last 10-20 seconds: I will introduce my next episode which will be violence in music videos.
24.
25.
26. This documentary would be participatory as the presenter
will be involved in everything. The presenter will go out
and interview.
They would sit down and talk with the experts
They would also be the ones talking about the statistics.
Mise-en-scene for presenter:
The presenter would wear casual/smart clothing as this
documentary is a serious topic and the presenter must
also come across as serious. Their hair would be simple
and also their accessories would be minimal.
The presenter should also be confident while asking the
questions
Their body language should not be too loud they should
stay calm and responsible.
27. Public interviews:
I will be asking people who have children for
example if there was a couple walking with
their child who would look around 13-16
years old
I would also be asking teenagers themselves
to see if they are aware of it
Expert interviews:
I would be asking physcologists and
sociologists.
28. The Game ft. Lil Wayne- My life
I would choose this song because it talks
about violence and how people have died
through violence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udxZ9zk
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