True
False
Filmmakers were keen to profit from the lucrative teenage market
Filmmakers wanted to explore important issues related to teenagers
Teenagers were recognised as their own special group
Filmmakers were interested in making films about teenagers
A widely held, oversimplified image or idea of a particular person, place or idea
An idea of a particular person
A character in a teen film
An oversimplified character
A popular, shallow and beautiful girl
An arrogant and privileged bully praised for his skill at sport
A disobedient outsider
An introverted loner who is good at school work and probably interested in comic books and computer games
Friendship
Suspense
Murder
Love
Rebellion
Violence
Rites of passage
Plastic
Nerd
Rebel
Jock
An introverted loner who is good and school work and probably interested incomic books and computer games
An arrogant and privileged bully praised for his skill at sport
A disobedient outsider
A popular, shallow and beautiful girl
True
False
True
False
A popular, shallow and beautiful girl
An introverted loner who is good a school work and probably interested in comic books and computer games
A disobedient outsider
An arrogant and privileged bully praised for his skill at sport
Romance Fiction
Detective Fiction
Suspense Fiction
Forensic Fiction
Broadcast at a rate of one episode per week over 6 – 26 weeks
A long running drama, told in episodes
Watched in a single sitting
Divided into two or more parts, possibly broadcast on consecutive evenings
Divided into two or more parts, possibly broadcast on consecutive evenings
Broadcast at a rate of one episode per week over 6 – 26 weeks
A long running drama, told in episodes
Watched in a single sitting
A long running drama, told in episodes
Broadcast at a rate of one episode per week over 6 – 26 weeks
Divided into two or more parts, possibly broadcast on consecutive evenings.
Watched in a single sitting
Watched in a single sitting
A long running drama, told in episodes
Divided into two or more parts, possibly broadcast on consecutive evenings.
Broadcast at a rate of one episode per week over 6 – 26 weeks
Film
Mini Series
Serial
Series
Two people go jogging in the bush
Suspect is arrested
Detective proposes to his girlfriend
Zombies take over the world
Police search the scene
Evidence is examined by forensics
Suspects are questioned
Policeman eats a donut
A dead body is found
A drug deal goes bad
A killer arrives from a parallel universe
True
False
Weak victims in need of protection
Always strong and independent
Unusually powerful, intelligent, strong but always sexy
Only victims
Weak victims wanting protection
Always strong and independent
Only victims
Aggressive, criminals, bad or terrorists
Only victims
Weak victims wanting protection
Always strong and independent
Aggressive criminals
Costumes
Props
Setting
Formulas
Geeky male, unexpected hero. Super intelligent. Can be good or bad.
Geeky male, unexpected hero. Super intelligent. Good only.
Aggressive man, antisocial, angry. Good only.
Aggressive man, antisocial, angry. Can be good or bad.
Geeky male, unexpected hero. Super intelligent. Can be good or bad.
Geeky male, unexpected hero. Super intelligent. Good only.
Aggressive man, antisocial, angry. Good only.
Aggressive man, antisocial, angry. Can be good or bad.