Bride Kidnapping In
Kyrgyzstan
The given documentary explores the issues around how in
Kyrgyzstan has a culture or traditions whereby men who want to get married,
kidnap a girl off the streets or from their homes, the girls kidnapped have
usually been on the radar of the groom for a while and just marry her. Due to
traditions, we see that eventually most girls just agrees as it’s part of their
tradition from the ancient times therefore they feel that they have a duty to
do so however in most cases, its not their ideal situation and they are often
very reluctant at first to give in. In the documentary, We are presented with
many different cases whereby we see how the girls and the grooms react and how
it can have both a positive and negative effect from both parties.
This documentary shows various point of perspectives
therefore not just the grooms but the mothers of the brides or those who have
had many different experiences with the act of ‘Bride Kidnapping’ which
therefore makes it less Bias as it does not only show one side of the argument
for example we are shown clips of the Groom explaining why they endorse in
these kind of activities and the Bride explaining how she feels and her
experiences as followed.
The effect this has audience is that they could create
sympathy for the brides but when they hear the brides opinion it may change
because as the end eventually the brides agree to it which may cause us to feel
frustration as I did because not only did they just have to accept something
which they clearly did not want but they just went along with the flow and did
not stand up for themselves.
I believe that this documentary may be very capturing to
females as it highlights the problems which we go through and how we may be
affect as this issues as well as the fact that gender inequalities still may
exist in some occasions and how this affects different people for example, the
fact that not all Bride Kidnapping turns out to be a success story as shown in
the case of a Girl who went through the same experience however committed
suicide because she was very unhappy.
Young and Gay:
Jamaica's Gully Queens
This documentary explores the issues on how Young and Gay
people in Jamaica also known as ‘Gully Queens’ so vice documentaries took to
Jamaica in order to discover how LGBT life is in Jamaica and how these people
live.
This documentary does not show various point of perspectives
therefore just most predominantly the perspective of the ‘Gully Queens’ which
therefore makes it Bias as only shows one side of the argument for example, we
see how badly the gully queens are treated through them explaining how they
feel and their experiences as followed.
The effect this has audience is that they could create
sympathy for the ‘Gully Queens’ because we are able to understand that even
though the LGBT has worked hard to make lives easier for some people, it doesn’t
always extend or account for some places in the world where we learn to
sympathise with these people when we hear of their horrible experiences which
they go through.
I believe that this documentary may be very capturing to
females as it highlights the problems which we go through and how we may be
affect as this issues as well as the fact that homophobia still may exist in
some occasions and how this affects different people for example, how this may
not help them lead their daily lives.
Bias is when
something in this case a documentary or a programme only shows one side of a
story or of an argument and does not go into detail about the other side
therefore creating views towards the opposing side which may often be very
blank and one sided.
Subjectivity
refers to how someone’s opinion is shaped by their personal experiences,
opinions and feelings and not by outside/external factors such as the news or
things of such sort. An example of this may be a speech which was made by
Hitler which focuses very significantly on his persona opinions and feelings
towards the Jews therefore leading him to state that they started the war and
leading him to discriminate strongly towards them as shown in this example, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMjGt8snhFU&ebc=ANyPxKprtq5M04nAAcPqxzLhkv0PiozsWLHXkSGGkpkTb0pQaKvtWTZDmENUDVxA4MGySKQx70dg805shi1LNfTf7bRGMYwaeQ.
This in essence demonstrates the idea of subjectivity and shows that Hitler
presented his own thoughts and feelings in order to try and manipulate the
views of others which may also occur in factual programming and should be
controlled in order to express different views other than just one.
Accuracy is
essentially the level to which something is true, accurate and precise so for
example, how true to life the source may be. In order to ensure that accuracy
is obtained, it is important to highlight the fact that the information given
to the audience cannot be made up however it must be true to the dot therefore
meaning that there must be a distinction between facts and opinions, these
cannot be mixed.
An example of when accuracy comes into force is through
news, for instance Sky News. Sky prides itself with the motto of serving
and informing the public which therefore means that they must provide accurate
information therefore leading them to use news coverage or real life clips and
the news being scripted in order to decrease the chance of deceit and personal
opinions.
Balance is as
simple as it sounds and refers to keeping both sides equal or as equal as
possible, this is the opposite of being bias as it requires both sides of the
argument or of the story to be shown so for example, if a story was told and
the victim told the story then a way to balance the story and show different
perspectives may be to also present the views of the victim for example, in the
vice documentary about ‘Bride Kidnapping’ - Here we are presented various views, the views of the Bride, those who are commiting the act and as well as family which therefore allows the audience to understand a combination of various opinions without bias and form their own views.
Impartiality refers
to remaining on the fence/neutral about a given opinion and not taking sides.
So for example, usual Jurors have to have quite neutral minds and be able to
consider the evidence of both the defence and prosecutions without being
impartial therefore taking all views into account.This is evident for example in the show Judge Rinder where the case involves a Judge whom hears different forms of cases in courts mostly involving Financial issues whoever this demonstrates the aspect of impartiality due to the fact that as a Judge, he is unable to form opinions until all aspects of the case have been discussed in terms of the evidence which has been given and also both parties spoken.
Objectivity is where
you are not influenced by your own personal views or opinions but instead
consider other people’s opinions and beliefs and are open to listen to multiple
opinions which therefore lead you to make judgements based upon what you have
seen around you(external factors) and not your own emotions or feelings towards
a subject. For example, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZPxkuxBVQo The Dispatches: Meeting the Taliban, where Sean Langan
goes to meet the troops which are facing the Taliban. This clearly supports the idea of objectivity simply because it is known that many people are often influenced with different views about the taliban and what they actually are whereas through having this documentary, we are able to understand the real views of the taliban themselves through being able to hear them and understand their lifestyles thus making it much more likely for the audience to put aside their own views and be often to other people's(taliban's) beliefs.
Opinions are judgments
that is based on your own views and experiences rather than actual facts or
knowledge however these may often be supported by an argument which is often
the root of the formation of the opinion. For instance, If you watch the
‘Jeremy Kyle Show’ we see that Jeremy often represents opinions towards the
guests he has on his programme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PR5ryhnYtQ which is fine due to the nature of the show because although opinions on the show do often allow us to form our own opinions as the structure is on a story basis where first we hear from the victim, then the others involved which is quite bias as we are more inclined to side with the victim but in shows like this, the audience is ultimately able to form their own conceptions. However certain opinions cannot be broadcasted such as those which may concern
elections which is a downfall as it may actually be in the interest of the public and does also reflect a lack of free speech.
Representation is
the way something or someone is portrayed and this could be both negatively or
positively. For instance, in a documentary which we watched about London’s Gang
Culture, we saw that certain areas such as South and West London were often
very much spoken about in a negative way and represented as almost the hotspot
for Black Crime, so much so that it requires is own TRIDENT unit which deals
which these matters. This therefore creates certain stereotypes towards these
areas and represents them in a negative way.
Contract with the
viewer is an unwritten rule between the producer and the audience whereby
all the content is deemed as accurate, honest and engaging an example of this
may be you saying to the audience that the show would consist of celebrity
stories which would therefore mean that you as the producer would have the
obligation of delivering as promised by oneself.
Privacy refers to
keeping someone or something to yourself without it being observed by other
people. This may be shown through the Closure of the newspaper ‘News Of The
World’ due to a phone hacking scandal of Milly Dowler, a young 16 year old
Journalist who’s phone was hacked in order to seize information from her
voicemails.
Access is having
the ability to film or use something or someone or essentially the permission
to be able to use something for instance, In a documentary such as the given
Vice.com documentary of ‘Bride Kidnapping’, the presenter had access to the
land in which it occurred and access to the families which carried out or were
victims of such traditions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKAusMNTNnk Access or permission would have been required in
order for this to be done.
