How does your media product represent particular social

groups?

Patrycia Butrym Esere Simei-Akajagbo

Shivonne WeekesCourtney Buabeng

What social group does your main character represent and why?

The social group that our main character “Holly” represents is a working class youth group because she is in her teenage years, still studying in school and you can tell by the way she was dressed. This is why our target audience age is 15 as they are in the same age group so this means they can relate.

Another reason why our main character relates to a working class youth social group is because of the location she is in, which is a tube station. This is evident that she has a social life just like any other youth in London.

How do you represent your character through camera shots and editing?

Through camera shots we represented our villain by:

• The POV restricted the villains identity: revealed as mysterious

• This created mystery and tension as the audience couldn't verify who the killer was

• The close up shot of Kayla stroking Holly's hair- revealed her obsessiveness

• Pan of knives- suggestive violence as each knives put down was covered in blood

How do you represent your character through camera shots and editing?

Through editing we represented our villain by:

• Editing- the freeze frame of Kayla stroking the fleshy hair on her head also enhanced her sadistic, envious obsessive side

• Cross dissolve- indicated that time was moving forward, yet suggested that her jealously was progressing as she picked up more knives

• The pace increased towards the end- Kayla created tension as the climax was built maybe hinting that's she's wants to have psychotic.

• Fade to blacks- suggested that whenever she was near there was darkness

How do you represent your character through camera shots and editing?

Through camera shots we represented our victim by:

• Extreme close up enhanced her facial expressions as vulnerable.

• The wide eyes and arms tided up- portrayed that she was terrified

• High angle- Holly tied up in chair. Conveyed her as weak and fragile

• Also created sympathy from the audience

• Mid shot of Holly's stomach- heavy breathing suggested that she was frightened

How do you represent your character through camera shots and editing?

Through editing we represented our victim by:

• The voiceovers- Holly screaming indicated that she was being tortured and creating a sense of inferiority

• This created mystery and tension as the audience from start

• This allowed them to question who is screaming

• Stereotype of female victim is reinforced- young blonde women are usually presented as weak and vulnerable

• The pace was slow- building up the climax and tension

How do you represent your character through camera shots and editing?

Inspiration:

• Hard Candy- the main character was the protagonist killer who strived upon jealousy

• The Roommate- the main character torments others, because she is obsessed with one girl

• Stereotype of female serial killer is challenged-

• As this is usually associated with males as it enforces masculine characteristics.

• This is because men are illustrated as more aggressive whereas women are vulnerable and in need of protection

How is characters represented through music?

• In the beginning at the train station scene there was mysterious score music which fitted in because the villain was looking at the victim.

How is characters represented through music?

• In the slicing of the scalp scene the music changed to a more intense and evil music which revealed the character as evil and spiteful and would do anything to the victim because she is envious of her.

How is the character represented through music?

• The music becomes louder when the villain strokes the victim hair this shows the villain is envious of the victim in some sort of way. This represents the character as jealous.

How is the character represented through music?

• The character at the end is presented as evil and scary because the mirror scene has rock music which creates tension for the audience.

It is said that females with blonde hair are thought to be gullible and dumb and the fact that our victim is easy to capture only reinforces this stereotype. The fact her hair is out and let loose, shows her youth and care-free persona.

The ropes tied around the victims wrists and ankles, as well as the cloth in her mouth portray the victims restriction and how women in general, are seen as being the weaker sex.

The bright clothing and white t-shirt worn by the victim imply her innocence and purity as a female character. However, when the blood marks this t-shirt, the colour red connotes her being stained with evil and permanently part of sin.

How do you represent your character through M-E-S?

The close up of the expression in the victims eyes highlights her vulnerability and how terrified she is. In order to capture her real emotion, her eyes give off the concern and desperation in the character.

By running and breathing heavy, the character shows her fear and anticipation and her actions reinforces the stereotypical instincts of females when in dangerous circumstances.

How do you represent your character through M-E-S?

The train scene challenges the conventions of our chosen genres because it is filmed in a public place. However, she is still presented as being defenseless as she is alone and deemed as an easy target.

This location however reinforces the conventions of our genre as it was filmed in a isolated, abandoned place. The back gate scene heightens the vulnerability of the female character and prepares the audience for the tragedy about to occur.

How do you represent your character through M-E-S?