My Draft DPS text - Jamie Ellis, Candidate Number 9150

Our Tattooed Youth is a riveting documentary
from the new kid on the production company block, Musketeer
Media. They’re a new company that want to make a name for
themselves by making documentaries that shed light on
some of the more sensitive subjects that plague society.
Their first venture into this new world is a
documentary based on tattoos in our society,
specifically tattoos in our youth,
hence the name of their documentary.


The documentary features a wide range
of interviews involving tattooed youngsters
(18+) and the stories behind their ink. Without wanting to
spoil too much for you, they ask the interviewees their opinions on recent
news stories involving tattoos, such as the David Dimbleby story as well as
topics like tattoos in the work place and at what age they’d allow their
children to receive an adornment.


It’s not just the youth they interview either, they ask older members of the community their views on tattoos and where they stand on the subject. This gives a good range of opinions and finding out how the public eye views the topic.

Presenting this Documentary is a rather odd choice of character. He’s not experienced, he’s not well known, he’s a new face in the presenting world just like them. This is a bold move by MM (Musketeer Media). As a new company, you typically gain fame by recruiting well-known faces to your cause and this helps people recognise you. By going for
someone new and unknown they’re taking a big gamble. However, this young man doesn’t fail to  deliver. He’s confident, he’s professional, but his deliverance is a bit quick and needs to slow down his speed at which he talks to the camera. At parts, he can be hard to understand, however, no one was perfect on their first try. With practice, this young man will surely be on his way to becoming a big wig in the world of documentary
presentation.


On the whole, this is a good documentary to watch.  It’s entertaining, gives food for thought and is a good way to spend 45 minutes of your evening. It will hopefully get you thinking more and more about this taboo tattoo topic and will shed light for you if you’re new to this topic or are already aware of the controversy.

Just to give you a heads up on the kind of controversy in the tattoo world,  there’s an argument going on about the appropriateness of tattoos in the work place, in the social scene and at what age they’re appropriate to be placed on someone. At the minute, the age is 18 and the reasoning behind that is fairly solid. At 18, you’ve had time to think about what kind of tattoo you want, and you’re considered physically and mentally an adult. So, 18 is a solid age and this is one of the topics and food for thought that this documentary provides you with to keep your noggin’ occupied.