Wednesday, 5 October 2011

ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARIES

Cherry's Body Dilemma - Cherry Healey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iqoYBp6Xaw&feature=relmfu
Cherry Healey is a slave to her bathroom scales. As her teenage diaries reveal, diets and looking thin has been a lifelong obsession. And with 37 per cent of women in the UK on a diet 'most or all of the time', she's not alone. Now Cherry wants to tackle her body neurosis, so she meets up with women of all shapes and sizes to find out what makes a body beautiful. From a bodybuilder to a fat and happy fashionista, from a nudist to a frustrated slimmer, Cherry takes a look at women's body hang-ups to see if she can get rid of her own demons once and for all.

Super Slim Me - Dawn Porter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lxbcPwRuj4
Dawn Porter, embarks on an all-consuming exploration in an attempt to go from an average and healthy UK size 12 to a super skinny and fashionable US size zero. Whilst living on a diet of just 500 calories a day and sometimes under she comes face to face with the stylists, designers and agencies who are seen to be responsible for encouraging this dangerous and supposedly fashionable lifestyle. Exploring the impact it has on both the industry and those within it, as well as those who are dedicated fashion followers. 


The Truth About Online Anorexia - Fearne Cotton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnR-PxboxdI
Fearne Cotton examines the ongoing trend for super-slim women and immerses herself in the worrying world of ‘pro-ana’ websites who encourage anorexia and starvation as a life choice.As Fearne explores the diet and exercise regime of a ‘pro-ana’, she’ll try some of the extreme regimes that they endorse and meet other girls who’ve embraced the same lifestyle. She will explore the seductive nature of these ‘support’ groups, examine the world of competitive dieting, and look at relationships that ordinary women have with each other when it comes to diet and body image.

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