We have been asked to do some research about underage drinking. I enjoyed this research as it was very shocking. As a young adult mself ive always known that it exists, however i found it very interesting and didnt relaise just how much of a problem it is amongst youths.
Here is what i found:
How do they get it?
10% of 12-15 yr-old drinkers say they buy their own alcohol.
63% of 16-17 yr-olds have bought their own booze in pubs, nightclubs and bars.
What do they drink?
Beer and lager are the most popular drinks among under 18s, with spirits, wine and alcopops also popular.
Where do they do it?
54% of 11-12 year olds said they drank at home or at someone else's home.
33% of 15 yr-olds drank alcohol in a pub or bar and 26% of 14-yr-olds said they drank at parties with friends.
How much do they drink?
The mean alcohol consumption over the past week of boys aged 11-13 has shot up from 3.6 units in 1992 to 8.6 units in 2006. Girls in same age group now drink a mean of 7.9 units in a week, up from 3.1 in 1992. For boys aged 15 that figure rises to 13.1 units a week, and 10.5 units a week for girls.
Why worry?
A survey of underage binge drinkers aged between 14-17 asked the teenagers what problems their binge drinking had led to. Answers included unsafe sex, injury, drug taking, involvement in dangerous driving and problems with the police.
How much of a problem is it?
A majority of head teachers surveyed in 2004 by the BBC Six-o'clock news believed that alcohol was a bigger problem than drug abuse in their schools.
The above was taken from: http://www.raisingkids.co.uk/fea/FEA_13.ASP
Friday, 17 July 2009
PSA-Rape Awareness
In class we got into groups to put a storyboard together for a Public Service Announcement on Rape Awareness. When putting the storyboard together we realised that many things are important in this proess such as the length of the shot. We thought we'd give a rough time but realised it is important to give an exact time. Also it is a good idea to make a storyboard because otherwise your making it up as you go along. It is important to write on the storyboard what shot you are going to use, and who is going to be in it so when it comes to filming you know exactly what you are doing. When filming we realised that the ideas from the stroyboard may change in the actual filming process as ideas that seemed good might not work when filming.
I enjoyed the editing process. This was a chance to get creative with the piece of film you have and really improve it just by uising a few effects. For example at one point our actor was laughing and it could be clearly heard on film, this did not go with the film as it was about rape and the victim wouldnt exactly be laughing, however we managed to keep the shot but silence it, as the shot wasnt close up of the actor you couldnt see her laughing so by silencing it we managed to keep the shot.
I enjoyed this piece of work, i learnt alot from it such as how to use iMovie well which wa useful as when it comes to my coursework i wont be such a novice with it.
I enjoyed the editing process. This was a chance to get creative with the piece of film you have and really improve it just by uising a few effects. For example at one point our actor was laughing and it could be clearly heard on film, this did not go with the film as it was about rape and the victim wouldnt exactly be laughing, however we managed to keep the shot but silence it, as the shot wasnt close up of the actor you couldnt see her laughing so by silencing it we managed to keep the shot.
I enjoyed this piece of work, i learnt alot from it such as how to use iMovie well which wa useful as when it comes to my coursework i wont be such a novice with it.
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