I have researched my topic in media magazines the media books in the lrc and found many useful articles and pages. to make the most of these i printed/photocopied them and highlighed key points for future reference. I watched 'The wind that shakes the barley' following my research on ken loach and found it to be a useful example of a low key film which makes a political point. i still need to watch some hollywood blockbusters with my research topic in mind. I need to start working on a questionaire and on audience research in general. focus on audience reaction to characters, look into the popularity and idolization of the american dream, hollywood, look at different reactions to film, does intelligence affect it, therefore is there class difference. who watches films like 'the wind that shakes the barley'? older audiences are important as they are in full maturity and may show a clearer view, undistorted by youth and its goal to become adult.

Book References

James D. Torr, Violence in the Media, 2001, USA, Greenhaven Press.

Louise I. Gerdes, Media Violence: Opposing Viewpoints, 2004, USA, Greenhaven Press.

C. Kay Weaver & Cynthia Carter, Critical Readings: Violence & The Media, 2006, USA.