Lostprophets - For He's A Jolly Good Felon

Band: Lostprophets
Song Title: For He's A Jolly Good Felon
Release Date: 12/03/2010

I have decided to use this as one of my case studies about the representation of youth in England. This music video uses the stereotypical council estate location, with the youths that live there being chased by the police. This video is easily identifiable with the target audience for the band (between the ages of 14-21)due to the rough urban landscape and behaviour of the males.

The video was filmed in Moss side (Manchester), and features car chases, council estates, plus a very special cameo from none other than Brick Top from the movie Snatch!

Collective Identity Case Studies

I am planning to look into a number of social realist films to show how collective identity can be shown and how the audience can identify with the characters involved. All the films that i will look have been released in the last five years to make sure that an accurate and up-to-date representation is given. The films i plan to review are as follows:
Fish Tank (Released: 2009, Country Of Origin: UK)
This Is England (Released: 2006, Country of Origin: UK)


When looking into these films, i will look into the aspects of the characters, their problems during the film, contemportary issues within the community, the characters attitudes and how the audience can indentify and aspire with the characters.

What Is Collective Indentity?

The collective identity of a person is created through thir sense of belonging to a group or class. This could be through their place of work, religion, family life, peers, social class, E/community (Internet social networking/school/clubs/groups) and aspirations.

A leader in the development of ones identity was Jacques Lacan, a French psychoanalyst. He proposed a theory called the Mirror Stage, which is when a child develop their identity. The Mirror Stage explains the creation of an Ego through the process of identification with ones own image. He showed how a baby can recognise itself in the mirror at around six months. This theory can be used in the media to describe how audiences recognise images on screen, helping to reinforce and define their personal identity and aspirations. When an audience see a character on screen that they like, this could be due to the fact that they can identify with the character or aspire to be like the character, or both.

The media can influence the indentity of a person through many formats and platforms. TV, Film, Radio, Magazines and the internet can affect how we create our own identity, as people can idolise or aspire to be like a famous celebrity. Furthermore, as a result of peer pressure and false advertising, ones identity can be affected in a negative way.

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