Evaluation question 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups by Mahli Macwana

What type of characters are in our film. Our antagonists and Protagonist are both in their mid 30’s, white, middle/upper class and British. This is very typical when it comes to mainstream media and films often use middle age rich white men as the antagonist. Whereas our victim is 16 years old, white and female this is very typical of mainstream media as the victim is usually this age and female because this means there vulnerable and more easily captured and overpowered. The effect these characters on the audience is that they could be anyone, just normal people in extraordinary situations. So the audience can relate to the characters.

what genre are they typical of. All my characters are typical of the thriller genre because the antagonist is methodical, dedicated and possibly a psychopath. The victim is a typical victim as shes young and innocent which makes her vulnerable to abuse. The victim is also a young girl this is typical of thrillers. The antagonist is male and has the aspects of the typical villain. The protagonist is just a normal person caught up in an unusual situation. The characters and similar to that of se7ens.

representation of social groups. Our antagonist is male and is aggressive, controlling and inpatient which is a stereotypical male character. We chose this because we want the antagonist not to be likeable. And the victim is a stereotypical helpless girl who needs to be saved. the victim portrays females in a bad vision. She is helpless and weak which is usually how women are betrayed in thriller films. We choose these stereotypes because the audience can relate to these characters and they understand how they are represented. These stereotypes are not very positive but a lot of stereotypes aren't good in thriller films.

Mis en scene Our antagonist used props like cameras and photo development props this makes the audience think he's intelligent. Another prop used was the red ribbon this is significant because there is a shot of it on the innocent girls head and then of the antagonist holding it in the dark room which suggests he has captured the young girl. He is wearing a shirt the implies he is of upper class and he is possibly wealthy. The victim in our film is wearing a school uniform consisting of a shirt and tie and school girl dress this gave the impression that the victim is youthful and innocent this automatically makes the audience fear for her when she starts running.

similar film Our film’s antagonist could be compared to john doe in se7en because he's very secretive and so is our antagonist. John doe is a serial killer who is a criminal mastermind and is a sociopath. Our antagonist is similar to him because he is a criminal mastermind. Heres a link to John doe speaking in se7en.