Unit 9 - Social Campaigns
For Unit 9 we have been asked to create a media product about a social issue. I have decided to focus my campaign on the social issues surrounding unrealistic body image standards in the fashion industry. It is an issue that I find people talking about a lot. The body images portrayed in the media for both males and females are unrealistic and force people to doubt themselves and make them believe they are less adequate in society. The fashion industry plays a huge role in portraying bad images of idealistic beauty, which in turn affects today’s societies perception of their own body image. This is having a huge effect on every generation. Older generations are forced to feel as if they need to meet these unrealistic standards, whilst younger generations are being raised in an environment that promotes a very negative relationship with themselves. I am going to produce a documentary, poster/magazine and have a social media presence in order to meet the criteria of a campa...