Stereotypes

Preconvieved ideas to what we expect compared with the reality- Stereotyping
http://alcoholrehab.com/alcohol-rehab/stereotype-drug-alcohol-abuse/

There are many different stereotypes that are brought to mind when thinking about drug or alcohol addicts. The majority of these stereotypes make negative assumptions about lifestyles that include drugs and alcohol. People who abuse substances are typically deviants and don’t engage in society like the rest of the population. They embody different values to mainstream society: skirting the edges, unemployed, victims of bad upbringings, high school drop outs and prostitutes. They take drugs in dark, dirty alleyways or squats, rob innocent people, go on binges and engage in high risk behaviors. The reality of substance abusers is that the majority are just like everyone else. They are parents, children, friends, workmates, sisters and brothers. They hold down jobs, have friends, go to social functions and enjoy their weekends. Some fail to manage their addiction and do become entrenched in a lifestyle that the stereotypes embody, but many do not. An addiction does not discriminate between rich and poor, young or old.

Stereotyping substance abusers can lead to many difficulties in recognizing and treating people. Treatments and services for people who suffer from drug or alcohol addiction should not be used to make generalizations about who, what and why people have an addiction. There are many different factors as to why a person suffers from a substance abuse problem and being able to treat everyone should be the priority.

Some people may find that they make assumptions about people who are in high risk groups for drug use. People from low socio-economic groups, from broken homes, from particular suburbs or towns may find they are discriminated against for the perceived addiction. Additionally, some legitimate health conditions can cause people to exhibit behaviours that are similar to someone who is under the influence of drugs. 

This highlights my first inital idea. So therefore i have chose to follow this narrative as it is is more realistic and can actually create a message to the audience. This proves that most likely drug users put on an act to family friends and the outside world showing they are fine and happy however they are not.

Imagery collage within lyrics for carmen

Initial ideas

Carmen-Lana del rey

Idea 1

Showing 2 different lifestyles that girl has. Behind doors she is in depression dealing with many problems such as drugs etc. Whereas with friends and around people, in the real world she is different and shows hiding her problems well. I may choose to make the actress famous in the video, to show the REAL lifestyle behind a celebrity. To get a meaning across: ‘what happens behind doors, stays behind doors’ and also break the idea of stereotyping.  I want the audience to feel and sorry and to create empathy for the actress.

Idea 2

A lot of lana del rey videos is just a montage of random clips that have some but not a lot of relation to the song lyrics. I’d get different videos, old and new ones of when i was younger to present day and put them together. A bit like lana del reys video games. However I will make it have some link to the story line.

Idea 3

Another idea i thought about was the life of a prostitute. However i wanted everyone to feel empathy for the singer and not look at her in disgust. A bit similar to idea 1 about breaking stereotypes and the explaining the negative connotations that came from this.  

story board

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YzabSdk7Zs

Current heatlh issues

For my narrative about having 2 lives which were completely different to each other i thought it would be best to research some health issues which actually is based on true illnesses and events in peoples life to help get my meaning across. 

Bulimia

People who have bulimia try to control their weight by severely restricting the amount of food they eat, then binge eating and purging the food from their body by making themselves sick or using laxatives. As with all of the eating disorders, women are much more likely to develop bulimia than men. However, bulimia nervosa is becoming increasingly common in boys and men.

Recent studies suggest that as many as 8% of women have bulimia at some stage in their life. The condition can occur at any age, but mainly affects women aged between 16 and 40 (on average, it starts around the age of 18 or 19).

Alcohol addiction

According to Alcoholics Anonymous UK, who say they have no unique definition for alcoholism, it may be described as a physical compulsion, together with a mental obsession. Apart from having an enormous craving for alcohol, an alcoholic often yields to that craving at the worst possible times. The alcoholic knows neither when nor how to stop drinking.

one in every 13 people in the United Kingdom is an alcoholic, according to the NHS (National Health Service) statistics. Even among people who are not dependent on alcohol, a sizeable proportion drink too much.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/157163.php

Drug addiction

Drug addiction is a complex brain disease. It is characterized by compulsive, at times uncontrollable, drug craving, seeking, and use that persist even in the face of extremely negative consequences.

Drug seeking becomes compulsive, in large part as a result of the effects of prolonged drug use on brain functioning and, thus, on behavior. For many people, drug addiction becomes chronic, with relapses possible even after long periods of abstinence.

http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/drugs/f/drug_faq02.htm 

Self Harming

Self-harm is when somebody intentionally damages or injures their body. It is a way of coping with or expressing overwhelming emotional distress.

Sometimes when people self-harm they intend to die but often the intention is more to punish themselves, express their distress or relieve unbearable tension. Self-harm can also be a cry for help. 

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Self-injury/Pages/Introduction.aspx

Complication

I had a complication just before i began filming for my music video. The boy who was meant to be playing in my video unfortunately broke his leg which meant that i wouldnt be able to cast him anymore. This meant i had to change my storyline so instead of doing that i thought i would change song to which would help me create a new storyline. However i still made sure that it was from the same genre and the same artist, lana del rey so not all my planning will of gone to waste. Instead i chose to do carmen.

Stage name

I have decided the actress who is playing my singer in my video doesnt have a very fancy stage name 'lea broc' therefore I have decided to play around and the name on the front cover will be Lea Katerina instead her middle name to make it more professional and fancy.