“Overseer”Social Groups

By Alexander D

How does our media

production represent particular

social groups?

Social groups

– The social group represented in the opening sequence is white male, one considered sane the other insane. Binary opposition.

– Young, white, working class males? Sexuality an issue? Disability?

How are they represented: Protagonist

• Protagonist = emergent representation of male lead = positive• Intellect > Brawn

Protagonist from “Brick” (Johnson, 2005)

How are they represented: Antagonist

• Antagonist = Dominant representation of psychologically torn villain = Negative

• Norman Bates?

• Stereotype, perhaps residual(?)

Technical representation

• Mise-en-scene• Lighting• Costume• Location

Camera

Sound

• dialogue: connoting

Visual Techniques

How does our media text serve to reinforce or challenge ideologies that are current in

society?

Reinforce or challenge ideologies

• Values and beliefs– Challenge:• Protagonist is not the stereotypical gun-slinging hero• That male characters are not necessarily the above