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Autumn Term Homework Project

TASK: Imagine that you work for a teenage magazine. You have been asked to plan and produce a photo story on the theme of ‘Teenage Issues’ that would be suitable for publication in your magazine.

Task 1: My StoryThis story is about ‘stranger danger’, an idea that perhaps may be daunting to some teenagers, but is possibly one of the most important regarding the safety of young people. It follows a young girl and the fear that she feels when faced with a stranger, leading her to be in an unsafe and horrible situation. The photos that I will present may be a bit over the top, but I feel that this is necessary to get the point across. I will take photos using dark lighting to express the darkness of the situation. I will also take these photos in various locations to such as walking down an ally on your own, to having the background of a simple brick wall. By doing this I am able to give the reader of the story a perspective of this serious issue of ‘Stranger Danger’ and the particular focus on young people travelling alone. The motive of this is not to scare young people, but simply to keep them aware of the possibility of certain situations which are perhaps not shown enough in our society. The young girl is shown to the victim of stalking from this stranger, which could lead to a nasty outcome. The story board shows some ways to deal with this problem.

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The first photo shows the simplicity of the wall as a background expresses the loneliness of the girl in the image. The use of lighting is reasonably bright on her face, so that there is a clear indication of what she is feeling. But surrounding the photo, in the corners, the light darkens. This shows that the girl is alone in the dark. This is useful as it implies how it is more dangerous a night to be alone. A suggestion that could be used in the magazine would be that if it is a complete necessity that someone has to travel in the dark, try to be with someone, or stick to main roads where there is always cars and people around, which takes of the fear of being followed or targeted.Her facial expressions imply fear and not knowing of her fate. The use of her clothing, a bright top could make the girl more noticeable which could be useful if on a main road, however the darker jacket would suggest a darker and more fearful approach, even if the viewer of the image is unaware. The close are casual, making the circumstance feel like it could be applied to anyone.Her hand gestures are drawn close to her body which implies fearfulness and protection of her heart, unconsciously. It is a natural reaction when in fear and when scared to try and protect yourself with your hand gestures. This again makes the reader of the magazine feel that this is not just a story, but something that could happen to them.

The second photo shows the dangers of where you go, here in this photo the girl in our story goes into a small alley way. only to find a dangerous stranger there waiting for someone to come by, she didn’t notice at first but when he started to follow her she ran, she was chased around the area as she tried to find a safe place where this man wouldn’t find her.

The third photo: Here in our story we have our girl hiding from the stranger under a walkway, little does she know the stranger can see her.

The forth photo: She quickly ran to her friend who was near by and they both ran back to there house and called the police, later the stalker was put in jail.

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