QUESTION 2
mariastar96How does your media product represent particular social groups?
The social group represented in our thriller opening sequence is a group of teenage girls who are middle classed, which you can tell because they are quite well spoken and they don't use any slang. Also, each girl is a different race with one being eastern european, the other girl cypriot and the final african.
S.L.A.M Productions
What are the social groups represented in terms of gender, age, class, race .ect?
Is gender represented in a stereotypical way?
In our opening sequence gender is represented in a stereotypical way. For example the characters are a group of typical teenage girls getting ready for a party, they are all wearing dresses, putting on their make up and fixing their hair. Also, girls are stereotypically known to have too much clothing, and this is shown when one of the characters has too many shoes so she cannot find the pair she wants. plus, there is a lot of make up and hair products lying around near the mirror and they are showing that they also have a big focus on appearance.
There are also ways in which gender is not represented in a stereotypical way for example, the dopey character is usually blonde whereas in our film the blonde character is not the dopey one.
How does this link into the target audience?
Our thriller film links into the target audience in many ways. Our target audience is teenagers aged mainly between 15-21, this links into our thriller film as the characters are teenage girls ages 17 and 18. The audience will find it easier to relate to the characters and feel more involved because of the similar age group. If the audience feel more involved, it will intrigue them to carry on watching. Plus, this will make our thriller film seem more realistic and relatable because if something happens to other teenagers their age, it can increase the chance of it happening to them.
