Media Studies Portfolio

Genre Database Target Audiences: The main target audience for teenage drama, is teenagers, and youth, male and female. However teenage drama does have a wider audiences that includes adults because it is a way for adults to reminisce on their teenage years, and allows adults to feel updated with current youth. Although teenage dramas target audience is teenagers, it has been statistically proven that female teenagers watch more teenage drama films and shows then males, therefore most teen drama films are more appealing towards female viewers. Genre Conventions: Teenage drama film is a genre that relies on the arousal of emotion. Teenage drama aims to tell stories on dramatic themes, teenage struggles, real life issues and this is done so that the audience will feel a connection to film. Teen dramas take place in urban areas and most likely have a stereotype regarding, sex, drugs, breakups, cheating, high school life, bullying, cheerleaders, prom, etc. This genre focuses on hitting

Introduction     I'm not just any typical high school student, my name is Paola Toro, I am 16 years old. I'm from Caracas Venezuela, I have two sisters one younger one, and one older one whom I have never met and recently found out about her. I live in a beautiful home with my stunning mom, and my dad. When I grow up I will be a general surgeon and will become a missionary doctor. I am a determined person, and I achieve my goals, and will fulfill my purpose in life to change the world in any way that I can.  Right now, my purpose for this is too introduce myself and give my reader an insight of who I am and my life in my upcoming posts I will be clearly explain and analyze what the genre teen drama is, I will discuss, genre, Genre conventions (content, film production, institutional conventions, and I will be analyzing two samples. Later on I will be creating my own version of  a teen drama film which will include the features of this genre.