Young children are represented in particular way within the media. The media often depict children merely as passive, silent ‘victims’. Children are predominantly represented as victims and unable to stand up for themselves. For example, in the music video for ‘First of the Year (Equinox)’ by American electronic music producer Skrillex, shows a hooded, innocent looking girl followed by a pedophile. On the whole, children are portrayed most often in negative terms and in limited roles. I however, I want to challenge these ideas and stereotypes, in order to portray the young girl in my music video as innocent, yet strong willed and ultimately the most powerful individual. I will use typical actions and movements of young children, such as skipping, twirling around, etc. to convey that the girl is still just a young child and that it is her energy that is brightening up humanity. This element of childhood innocence is however referenced Bon Iver’s video for ‘Holocene’. Bon Iver reminds us about the innocence and wonderment of childhood, as the youth skips over rocks over streams and runs across vast meadows, with the soft and dreamy music of ‘Holocene’ in the background.
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