Is Online Gaming replacing basic literacy skills in society?

Online gaming could be seen as causing a problem with literacy skills within society. This is due to the condition to which its based in. Its a game enjoyed without the 'real' person actualy there, normally through a head set. It's like a phone conversation though whilst playing a game at the same time, it could be thought of as normal, from eye of the beholder. Though is it clear to say that it isn't? Games such as football, or hide and seek involved participation and self co-operation. Gaming is an imaginative lifetsyle, not essentially in a good sense. Most games in this present time are violent and include weapons against one another. This is off topic. But i think in society there needs to be another method where the players could play together. that's what the adverts for these programmes tell us, though there is realy a harsh reality, of self indulgment.

Representation of Women in British Cinema

The film scholar and the cultural historian share an interest in how British cinema has responded wider debates around sexulity, class, gender and ethnicity, with contemporary representationmerely the latest mainifestation of a lng-running dialougue between a cinema, its people and the world at large.

Scrutiny and significance have tended to be given a projection of voice, wheher in British cinematic traditions, or in British society more generally. This isn't suggesting that all films give a platform to 'minorty'.

Within the cinema of Britain, it is male orientated with an outnumber of women directors. These films far outnumber those told from a female prespective, making the identification of certain cycles more difficult. There has been celebration in the role of historical drama, such as Elizabeth and Charlotte Gray. The contribution to female artists and writers has alsobeen celebrated in biopics like Hillary and Jackie, Iris and Miss Potter. Mad Cows contemplated to the abortion and infertility of the female body (1999). The rising number of female directors and writers contributing to British film culture, and the varied scope of their work, has been one of the most welcome developments of the era.
Male genres with recurring scenarios of the male-centred film have occasionally responded to having 'female' equivalents. The narrative of collective male endeavour is echoed by stories of self-empowerment in School for Seduction, Calender Girls and Rabbit Fever, whilst Women Talking Dirty (1999), Beautiful Creatures (2000) and High Heels and Low Lives (2001) offer golddily feminist spin on the 'buddy' movie, the gangster film and the caper movie.  The father and son bond is decreased within the female orientated genre,  usually the problematic relationships in these films are also a way to explore tensions and jelousies relating to age, gnder ethnic and intellectual difference.

Stanley Cohen - Theory of Moral Panic

Moral panic is the intensity of a feeling expressed within a group, population or cultures. This generel fealing is to normally effect the social order or society. When a threat is to emerge and people begin to get scared or worrysome, it can be seen as a moral panic. The theat is to societal values and interests. There is a name given to the ones who start a panic to involve others of there fears, the name given is moral entrepreneurs. Whilst the name given to the ones effecting the social order, the moral panic themselves are called "folk devils". We could look at this and make the assumption that in present time, certain moral panics could be seen as terroist threats, cereal killers or burgulars. Its in the Media's decision whether or not to show or hide certain topics which may cause controversy to some or what is expected to be panic. In the United States shortly after the 9/11 attack there was a broadcast on the E.S.P.N news everday, which told the people whether they were either in the blue, green, yellow or red zone. Its as simple as it sounds, meaing that if red there could be a high chance of a terrorist attack and if blue, there wouldn't be any chance. Not only could it use this to scare a population, but to secure one also. The terriost threat zones were never officialy right.

Comparison between Slumdog Millionaire and Somerstown

The $15 million movie, Slumdog Millionaire was directed by British director Danny Boyle. There are a small number of British actors, though all the cast are from Indian Heritage. Warner Independant pictures made an offer of 5 million to win rights of the picture, Fox Searchlight Pictures made a $2 million offer but it was won by Warner. In September 2007 The film crew travelled to Mumbai and began casting for the film in Karjat.Filming locations included shooting in Mumbai's megaslum and in shantytown parts of Juhu. 1/3 of the film was decided to be turned into Hindi by Boyle.
I think that the codes and conventions shown in this Film do not make it a British Film. We know of Green street as a British Film, though Its possible to have Elijah Wood represented in Green street as a british hooligan, though he carrys out the 'yankie' accent throughout. In Slumdog Millionaire the cast includes Dev Patel known as as character from skins (british teenage drama).  Dev speaks in english with a slight Hindu accent, Though that is all of what we see as related to British Film. Apart from the fact the show "who wants to be a millionaire?" was once  a representation of British Film, though in Slumdog its based in Aisa. I don't think its fair to state that since Danny Boyle directed "Trainspotting" (which brings specific attention to British Film) that if he directs in Slumdog Millionaire. Its going to also have these conventions, it doesn't. I would class Slumdog as a Bollywood if it had to be classed. There are true qualities of Mumbai involved in this film, how the mother is attacked by a tribal mob. Some have argued to the "Independant" that there is not enough showing of what actualy is going on in Mumbai. And that "the movie potrayed a fake part of Mumbai that could never exist" from The Independant.

A $550,000 movie, Somers Town was directed by Shane Meadows, the film was funded by Eurostar. The film was directed, produced and written by people of British nationality, not that this is at all essential in a British film. Shane Meadows has been known to create a stereotypical british film. The story is of two young boys who make an unlikely friendship in an adult world. one of the boys a polish imagrint living in london, the other who has travelled away from home to live in london. Footage took place in London Borough of Camden. The story is set around Pheonix court, a council estate. The film is also filmed in black and white, which gives a darker picture to life, almost grey like the council estates or resembeling the British weather. I would definately class this as a British Film, if not, a top British Film. Its culture class fits perfectley with what set out to do. There could be an argument that a child living in Britain wouldn't be able to escape home as easily as this one, though there is true qualitys involved within the storyline that happen within our culture also. Its true there is a large number of polish imagrints living in Britain, and it captures that in the film. The under-age and alcohol problem of youths also, which Britiain is famous for.