Social Action Documentary

The purpose of this campaign is to raise awareness about special needs and to change peoples attitudes towards them but also to give people more information about the campaign. Also the purpose is to realise that everyone is different and even if you have special needs they are still able to do things like others but in a different way. This social action documentary is effective because it gave some quotes which is inspiriting but also they showed some photos which can touch your heart and that there was an emotional side to it because of the background song they had. In the documentary they had interviews which 2 people and one of them shared a real story and how it effected her. My response to the social action documentary is that it gave good information and that in the interview asked some very good questions which had to make them think a bit. With the real story, you touches your heart because someone is going through such a hard time and the photos they showed of some young kids. The clips in the beginning said something and its true because anyone shouldn't say mean words to someone who is different than you. They showed the girl from glee which has special needs which I think was good and interesting because in the show at the beginning they made fun of her but then throughout the series they didn't and they were fine with it. So overall it was a good social action documentary and that it gave good information and that it had a moral to the video at the end because everyone should be treated the same no matter what. Also it gave you ways that you can complain and how you are able to stop people saying mean things to them.

18th September 2015- The purpose of social actions and community media

What is the purpose?

• To bring about local, national and global change
• To change attitudes 
• To raise awareness
• To create access to media productions for non traditional groups
• To challenge dominant representations and agendas 
• To create and strengthen community ties
• To provide information
• To campaign(work in an organised and active towards a goal)
• To change voting behaviour
• To infiltrate mainstream media
• To build relationship with subjects

Video 1:Homelessness 

Which of the list of purposes apply?

To campaign and to raise awareness about homelessness. 

What is this media form trying to tell us/make us do?

It is trying to provide us some information about homeless but also it is trying to change people attitudes and raise awareness about homelessness but also trying to get us to help with their campaign.

What emotional techniques do you think they have used and why?

Emotional techniques i think they used were giving us real stories and facts about homelessness and how any can end up homeless. Also they used photos and music. 

Video 2:Food for thought

Which of the list of purposes apply?

To change attitudes and to raise awareness, to bring local change and to build a relationship with a subject 

What is this media form trying to tell us/make us do?

It is trying to tell us to tell us about their campaign and their business. Also about the history of the business. Also trying to tell us to be grateful of the food you have and don't be greedy.

What emotional techniques do you think they have used and why?

The emotional techniques is using their personal stories, the music in the background 

Video 3:The controller 

Which of the list of purposes apply?

To bring local change, to change attitude,to challenge dominant representation and to raisewareness

What is this media form trying to tell us/make us do?

It is trying to tell us everyone is different and no one should be able to control your life. 

What emotional techniques do you think they have used and why?

The background music,thinking about the past,set in real life situations. 

Video 4:

Which of the list of purposes apply?

What is this media form trying to tell us/make us do?

What emotional techniques do you think they have used and why?

Kony 2012

The purpose of this campaign is to raise awareness about the Kony crimes and what children in other country have gone through. Also we want to try to stop this and for people to be aware of these situations and the things the kids have gone through and what they have witnessed with their own eyes.Also this is to help to stop Kony for making African children into doing crimes and witnessing them.  This is a global change and it has a impact on loads of people.  This social action documentary is effective because it shows real stories of what children such as Jacob has gone through and how people have helped him. When you watch it you have loads of emotions going through your mind and a good social action documentary is suppose to do that so people are aware of these things and should be proud what we have.It brings everyone together and we are able to help and there will be a end to this. It ends on a positive note but also it makes you think as you don't want more people to go through this.  When I watched the video I was shocked and scared for the children because they have put up with a lot and something needs to change. From this loads of children has lost their lives and gone into doing bad things. When they shows the stories I couldn't believe what they have gone through and how they recovered afterwards with education. They showed so many kids lying on the floor which was shocking and heart felting. And watching this I understood more of what was going on and what they are trying to put across to the audience with the facts and the situations. Finally I am glad that there are ways to help and support this campaign so people are aware of it and there will be a stop to Kony by donating and tracking on how everyone is doing online and what people are doing to help. These ways are easy and it doesn't cost much.

Social Changes

Local Change:

Group of thirty young boys and girls assult four people in Thornton Heath attack.

• ·      Four victims aged 18, 24, 31 and 45 sustained scratches and bruises during attack.
• ·      Police describes suspects as young boys and girls and it was a complete unprovoked attack.
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National Change

Newcastle overnight Metro work compensation fight

• ·      Four month of overnight noise left sleepless resident demanding compensation.
• ·      The noise of the work on the metro rail lane made sleep impossible.
• ·      Over 40,000 passengers who use the line each day.

Blue cross foundation:

Global Change

Four day old girl with nowhere to go.

• ·      Baby Rahf and her parents are refuguees stuck on the border of hungary.
• ·      They have no shelter and that are tired and some sick.
• They fled the conflict in Syria