Critical Literacy

 What makes this video convincing?

This report was very convincing due to how professional it looked and they edited it in a similar way to new reports we see on the internet all the time. During the report, they added in medical advisors making it seem more genuine tey also added public opinions on the topic of the report and sowed protestors having their say on what was right, this made it seem very realistic and made the report overall more convincing. 

Who published this video?

The video was published by Onion Network who is known to create fake but convincing stories with often genuine stereotypes and guidelines. te network is great at disguising these stories by adding in advisors and public opinions not to mention the editing in the clips to make it seem even more real. 

How are teenagers portrayed in this clip?

In this clip, teenagers are portrayed as braindead and incapable of communicating with others specifically their parents, and only respond with sighs, grunts, and groans. Throughout the video, we can visually see that the teenager is glued to her phone and takes no interest in anything other than online conversation and activity. 

Why has the director cast them this way?

The director has chosen to cast them this way so that the storyline seems more real and genuine and that the actors are your average person. They also wanted to link the actor's behaviour to realistic teenage behaviour. 

In whose interest is this text?

I think that the targeted audience was more teenagers than parents so that teenagers who see the video can reflect on ways that the video relates to them and how true the clip is. 

What social realities does this video portray?

The stereotypical teenager, Protests from the public, Pictures of the teen when they were younger, A doctors insight and advice,  medical data, news reporters.