Representation - Male

As well as looking at how females are represented in media forms, I also looked at male, using The Inbetweeners TV Series as an example. While they are all slightly different in the show, they all act immature and in stupid ways throughout the series. I applied some labels/roles to the characters in the program -

Joker - Jay
Jock - Possibly Neil? (Tall gets the most success socially/with girls)
Strong Silent - Neil
Nerd - Will
Action Hero - Will? (Taking control, perhaps making important decisions ) or Simon? (In attempt to be in a relationship with Carly throughout the series)
Buffoon - Neil? (Saying the thickest things) or even all 4 of the main characters?

I don't think I will be using that similar representations to how the Inbetweeners portray males, but I may use hints of characters in a few of my own.

I also thought about the creators intended target audience and what they aim for them to feel. It's quite clear that The Inbetweeners preferred reading is for teenagers to find the comedy amusing and possibly relate to it. The negotiated reading is perhaps audiences feeling the type of comedy may not suit them but they'd watch it to see if it could relate to them or perhaps enjoy it. And lastly the oppositional reading, where the audience would find the show immature and the comedy just a cringe, rather than actually funny.