Intro to Representation -

Sexuality/Race/Religion:

In the media through platforms such as music, you are able to send a message, this is how the young artist 'Logic' presents his views and also societies views a a whole in his song latest song: '1-800-273-8255', as shown above. This song has been known to resonates with peoples views for equality for all races, gender, religion and sexual orientation and to also mental health. This is demonstrated through the music video of a student attending high school, first to be seen acting like any other student would however it is soon revealed he is homosexual and the story then takes us on his efforts to succeed as well as everyone else, however due to his sexuality he is ridiculed and bullied presenting how fast some people can judge and discriminate against someone who's not the same as them or don't share the same views/opinions, even if he's still the same student he knew before his reveal. Only in this video it is shown to focus on sexuality however many more factors are presented as a whole from just the song alone. The song has three main choruses that all tell somewhat of a story through an untold person perspective, most likely representing those who are battling discrimination. Firstly, this is shown as the first line of the chorus one reads '' I don't wanna be alive'' this tells as that this is the point in where the depression has consumed them and no longer feel the need to live. Secondly, the first like of chorus two reads ''i want you to be alive'' and this is meant to be representing the person supporting them through there hard times and Lastly, the first line of the third chorus reads ''i finally wanna be alive'' this is meant to show the listeners the resolution of there hard times and how they can persist through them if their willing to be confident enough to find their self worth; despite what others say, either through themselves or support from the people around them. The producer has used media language to encode this message through representation in this music video to the audience so they can decode it to also attempt to change there perspective on the situation on depression and discrimination.

Age/Youth:

In most recent times social media has became some sort of an essential and incredible tool for millennials, its has been used to achieve Internet fame, exposure/promotion for organisations and simply the ability to easily communicate with one another on the Internet due to platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, Sound Cloud, Twitter etc. These platforms are highly popular amongst people in today's society with millions of users and they have found many ways to use this new found tool to benefit themselves or others. Social media is a way for people to express themselves or just find general entertainment. This high use of these platforms results in companies wanting to sell and promote their products through a sponsorship or ads and therefore create income for these young people off a free social media platform. Social media has created a completely new way of achieving success through the Internet sometimes with minimal effort. Although it could be argued that the negative effects of social media such as the need for attention to prevent depression and to reassure confidence can overwhelm the positive effects, its undoubtedly true that social media does provide more opportunities for young people. From the video i have shown above ''How social networks have changed the world''. It also reflects my point of view of how social media has become highly useful for today's society however somewhat risky also. Here the producers of this documentary encode the message sent to present the view of the negative and positive sides of social media, allowing the audience to decode the message to get an insight on how they can become more careful/mindful when being on the internet.