Representation in an Documentary

Representation in 'Educating Yorkshire'

I will be looking at another Channel 4 documentary 'Educating Yorkshire' and seeing how some of the people that are in the documentary are represented/ constructed to make the audience feel an certain way about them if it is positive or negative.

YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NQGPVv1wDU

I will looking at the teacher's that work at 'Thornhill Community Academy' and how they have been represented during 'Educating Yorkshire'. I will believe that all the teachers have been represented is mostly a positive way during the documentary because they try their hardest to try and help the students do well in school and care about what they get. This can be show in the mid shot when the one of the teachers at the school 'Mr Steer' finds out a student has passed his exam and really happy that they passed, this would represent him in an positive light as he is an hard working teacher to get them to reach their targets and his work has paid off with them passing. The head teacher of the school 'Mr Mitchell' is also seen in an positive light because he likes to jokes about with the students but also has a set of rules that he wants every student to follow. This can be shown when he says in 'They have to dress appropriately' and 'They must turn up to school on time', this would represent him in an positive light because he will just wants the students to follow normal rules and work hard. Another reason why the teachers are seen as positively is because of the smart clothing that they wear and it shows how seriously they take there job and what to do their best for the children, also they passion of the teaching would show the audiences how much they care that their students get good grades and this is seen within one of the trailers when a teacher celebrates when he finds out that his students have passed their exams.

        The Head Teacher 'Mr Mitchell'

I think that the teachers at 'Thornhill Community Academy' are seen by the audience in an positive light and for some of the people that are watching completely not what they would expect from a school that is in decline and an new head teacher trying to change it. Most of the older demographic that are watching this documentary would think that they would need an strict head teacher to come and change the school whereas, the head teacher 'Mr Mitchell' is different as he supports the students and has a laugh with them which most of the older demographic would not expect it to work. There are some ideologies that are beaning represented like the director may want to show the audience this is what schools are like now and would try to get and preferred response from it as he would want them to think that it is better for schools to be like that. 

With this trailer for 'Educating Yorkshire' there are some media theories that I can link this to such as binary oppositions as most head teacher that the older demographic would know, would be very strict on the students and force them to do stuff. However, this is an binary opposition to what the older demographic think of a head teacher whereas, 'Mr Mitchell' is really different to them sort of head teachers as he is soft which is the binary opposite of strict, as he is always there for the students if they need him and believes that school should also be fun as well so that they would want to come into school.

Summary
I would like to focus on one teacher and try to make him be seen in an positive light rather than an negative light because in my documentary I don't want anyone to be seen in an negative light.