Evaluation Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Gender

GenderThe male character in our thriller opening is represented as a typical male in a thriller film, as aggressive and dominant , shown when he is shouting at the female character.

The female character in the opening is also represented as the female in a typical thriller as she has a passive role shown by the lack of dialogue from her and she is hardly ever in shot. She is also represented as being a victim and scared but this is also questioned throughout.

Villains in thriller films are usually represented as male, however we cause our thriller to question this as the ending of our thriller shows the girl with blood on her hands suggesting she could have been the villain.

This thriller also represents the two genders as incompatible in this case, where their relationship is clearly shown as broken.

Age

AgeIn the thriller opening both the characters are teenagers, so the opening overall is representing teenagers.

The arguing and running away scenes represent teenagers as reckless and mentally/emotionally stable, which tends to be a stereotypical representation of teenagers throughout media in general so the opening goes along with this representation.

A similar representation would be in the TV series ‘Skins’ where teenagers display lots of reckless behaviour and arguments. Usually as a result of drug abuse.

Disability

DisabilityDue to the nature of the thriller opening where the female possibly witnesses a violent death (Caused by herself, possibly by accident) the use of flashbacks alongside the event creates a possible representation of PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Flashbacks are a real life symptom of PTSD and so is an accurate representation.