How old are they?

Yr 12 OCR Media Studies

Representations of Age

Learning Objectives:
1. To explore representations of age in TV
Drama
2. To understand how representations of age
are created in TV Drama
 Key Terms
Ideology:

Ideology translates to the science or study

of ideas. However, ideology tends to refer
to the way in which people think about the
world and their ideal concept of how to live
in the world.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-ideology.htm
 Talking Heads:
Lady of Letters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYmSVsMXve0
How are different ages being
represented?

• Which age bracket are they in?

• Key Ideologies of the age bracket

• Key Stereotypes of the age bracket

• Negative and Positive representations

 Constructing Representations

• Choose one age bracket

• Design a character within that age bracket for

a TV Drama

• Consider how camera, editing, sound, mise-

en-scene would be used to reinforce the
representation you are creating