Teenagers are being presented in this poster as an age group that has been stereotyped by the media. Because this is a T.V programme this furthers the media’s stereotype even more this poster shows that teenagers of this specific age group like to party, stay up all night and have fun. This is shown by the lack of clothes the characters are wearing along with the night setting from the lights in the background. We can also tell these teenagers are rebels because of the torn down wallpaper in the background. Is this a realistic portrayal? To an extent yes it is, everyone can find a few teenagers like this just as easily as people can find adults like this so this also makes it believable as long as the audience knows this is only a few teenagers, all teenagers are like this to a certain standard but not specifically how these ones have been portrayed in this poster. It is a negative representation of teenagers as they are the biggest group around, this poster has taken one small group of teenagers and portrayed them as all teenagers are like this, just as I explained about the media’s stereotype of teenagers.
The audience that would have seen this poster is a mixture between teenagers and adults, and both will have a different view on it, for example your average teen might say “what is this programme and why are they dressed like that” but the group it is aimed at would most likely say “This programme is great, I have to go watch that” adults are also split into two groups, parents and other adults. Parents who watch this would either have an angry outburst towards the poster because they are teenagers, where as other parents even though they won’t watch it would have a more relaxed approach towards it seeing as it is just a programme.
I think parents would find this image partly offensive or teenagers that are trying to avoid this lifestyle. For me I didn’t really care about the image what so ever I think it only affects those who choose to have a reaction to it. For example a parent that has a child coming towards this age group will most likely find a way to make that child avoid watching this programme because of how this poster has been portrayed to us. Where as parents with teens already around this age group will most likely not care to much if they watch it or not, because they trust their child will make the right decision.
The audience that would have seen this poster is a mixture between teenagers and adults, and both will have a different view on it, for example your average teen might say “what is this programme and why are they dressed like that” but the group it is aimed at would most likely say “This programme is great, I have to go watch that” adults are also split into two groups, parents and other adults. Parents who watch this would either have an angry outburst towards the poster because they are teenagers, where as other parents even though they won’t watch it would have a more relaxed approach towards it seeing as it is just a programme.
I think parents would find this image partly offensive or teenagers that are trying to avoid this lifestyle. For me I didn’t really care about the image what so ever I think it only affects those who choose to have a reaction to it. For example a parent that has a child coming towards this age group will most likely find a way to make that child avoid watching this programme because of how this poster has been portrayed to us. Where as parents with teens already around this age group will most likely not care to much if they watch it or not, because they trust their child will make the right decision.
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