Assignment 21: Basic Episode Planning

Chelsea Fashole-LukeRosalin Zein

Russvictoria MonocilloMarisha Inoke

Topic & Subtopics

Age Gender Hyper-Reality Technological Convergence

Social Media – Positive or Negative Impact on identity

Basic Plan for episode

Subtopic 1: Age and Identity

Subtopic 2: Stereotyping Age

Subtopic 3: Age is just a Number?

Episode Topic : Social Media and age

Chelsea

Detailed plan for episodeSubtopic 1: Age and

Identity

• How different ages stereotypically use the internet

• How different generations portray themselves online

• What do different generations use social media for?

• Public interviews to find out how they prefer to portray themselves online

• How do people want others to see them – does it affect everyday real life?

Subtopic 2: Stereotyping Age

• What different generations think of each others online usage• Public interviews with people of all ages to find out what they like about social media/what attracts them to it (curiosity etc.)•

Subtopic 3: Age is just a Number?

• Older generations becoming more tech savvy

• How to reach a different audience through social medium for business

• Expert interviews with businesses

Chelsea

Basic Plan for episode

Subtopic 1 : Males vs Females

Subtopic 2 : Gender Issues in the Media

Subtopic 3 :

Episode Topic : Social Media and gender

Rosalin

Detailed plan for episode

Subtopic 1 : Males VS Females

• Statistics comparing the usage of social media by men and women.

• Why do the different genders use social media

• Does this help to reinforce gender stereotypes of challenge them?

• Males VS Females in the media workplace

Subtopic 2: Gender issues in the media

• The portrayal of gender in the media.

• Sexism in the newsrooms

• Quoted material – two news reports one written by a man/female.

• Bias – Does our gender make us bias

• Expert interview • Public Interviews

Subtopic 3:

• Examples

Rosalin

Basic Plan for episode

Subtopic 1 : Effects on younger generations

Subtopic 2 : Better than reality

Subtopic 3 : Inanimate significant other

Episode Topic : social media and Hyper-reality

Russ

Detailed plan for episodeSubtopic 1 : Effects on younger generations

• What is on trend as shown in social media.

• What triggers the person.

• who is more prone to being affected

• Expert interview- why are the younger generations easier to brainwash

Subtopic 2: Better than reality

• examples of hyper-reality such as disney land,

• How far a person goes on living in hyper-reality eg. cosplay

• Public interview – how far would you go to escape the clutches of reality

Subtopic 3: Inanimate significant other

• A socially inept person turning towards inanimate objects for comfort.

• Examples: archival footage from the internet

• Public interview: what are your views on people who turn towards inanimate objects for comfort?

Russ

Basic Plan for episode

Subtopic 1: technological convergence

Subtopic 2: addiction

Subtopic 3 :

Episode Topic : Technological convergence + addiction

Detailed plan for episode

Technological Convergence

Public Interviews of people discussing whether Technological convergence has a

positive social media effect.Archival footage of the evolution of

technological devices in the last 50 years.Statistics are useful as they show that

there has been in-depth research.

Experiment will be used in our documentary as we would like to put to test what a person could do at the touch

of their finger tip… Using iPads.

Addiction

Public Interviews of people telling us about addictions that they’ve had or

people they know have had.Statistics to show the increasing number

of people who have internet from 15 years ago to nowadays.

Expert interview inform us about the negative impact on social skills and how Social media identity can re-define us if

we’re constantly living our lives on social networking platforms.

Marisha

The end.