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Subject: documentary help
From:    "Christina Christophorou" <christina at Bettytv.co.uk>
Date:    Wed, June 1, 2005 5:27 pm
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Dear Group,

I am a TV Researcher currently finding contributors for a documentary on
young people and money - see Press Release below...

We are really keen to put an anchor film in this series that gives a
totally different perspective - so many young people are growing up 
being bombarded by images of celebrity and body perfection and thinking 
that they can find fulfilment through their labels or their i-pods - and 
we'd love to make a film that just says "No. Hold on a minute. There is 
another way of looking at money and life and how a person can define 
themselves and respect themselves.

We do, however, require these films to be narratives and are looking for
someone whose views on money can be clearly seen through their actions 
in life at this point in time.

We thought that one example could be someone who is careful about their
level of consumerism and who is also going to be active in trying to put
across their views on fair trade at the G8 although this is by no means
the only narrative we would accept.

I would really appreciate any help I can get in finding the right young
person who should be aged between 16-25 for this film.

Please do get in touch if you need any more information or can pass on a
contact to me also feel free to give out my contact info.

Kind Regards

Christina Christophorou
Researcher, Betty tv
24 Store St
London WC1
0207 307 6108
christina at bettytv.co.uk



Press Release

April 2005

Betty TV is making a series of documentaries for Channel 4 Education 
about young people and their attitude to money. We are looking for 
people aged 16-25 to star in the films and get their voice heard.

Why Now? Young people in Britain have never had access to so much
disposable income; their attitude to money is being formed earlier than
ever before. We live in a material world, a world which puts young 
people under huge pressure - to wear the right clothes, own the latest 
gadgets and stay ahead of the pack. There is the spend now, pay later 
set who have credit cards, loans, or generous parents, and seem to live 
a lifestyle they can't possibly sustain. Some young people resort to 
'inventive' ways of making money to get themselves out of university 
debts, perhaps through wheeling and dealing - . Whatever their story, we 
want to hear from 16-25 year olds who feel that money affects their life 
decisions.

Betty TV wants to find out how young people really feel about money, how
they get it, how they spend or how they save it. We want to address the
consequences of living in an aspirational society.

Betty TV have a commitment to making quality programming for and about
young people. Among Betty TV's previous productions are 'This Teen Life'
(2003, C4) which won an RTS educational award, and 'Rude Britannia' 
(2004, C4), a series challenging adult perceptions of teenagers
behaviour, this has been nominated for RTS educational award.
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