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does your media product represent particular social groups?
The characters within my group and I's narrative was the antagonist (played by myself), whose details and details and motives are unknown, the only thing shown to the viewer is that he is a tall male. The other two characters within our narrative were the couple of the boy and girl. The boy (played by Mikaeel) is 17 years old, wears casual clothing throughout, and is only screened throughout the beginning segment as he is only present during the argument, and isn't later as he has ditched the girl which makes the viewer feel more sympathy for the girl and favor her more, making her the only one of the couple afterwords as it makes the viewer want the girl to get through the struggles ahead as they have built a connection with her. The girl is also 17 (played by Samantha), wears casual clothing throughout, has blonde hair and is the victim of the narrative, a common thriller convention. The characters do follow the stereotypes of genders as the girl is portrayed as being vulnerable and being mistreated by the boy, as he is portrayed as being the bad guy and in the wrong. Although the finer details of his character is unknown, the antagonist of the narrative is a seemingly young male, which fits in with common conventions as he fits in with the stereotype of almost being a young thug, possibly with no motive. The girl is represented as being mistreated and vulnerable, as the boy is represented as being in control and in the wrong for his actions, and the antagonist is represented as a seemingly young thug with no motive behind his actions and agenda. Due to these representations, as mentioned previously the viewer favors the girl over the boy as they feel sympathy for her due to her being portrayed as being vulnerable and the mistreatment of the boyfriend, making the viewer to want the girl to be strong and to make it through whatever situation is posed, creating a relationship with her because of this. Through the use of mise-en-scene (clothing), they both wear casual clothing which could possibly make the audience relate more to the characters and situation. As minimal details are given about the antagonist, this makes the viewer associate him with mystery and possibly violence, creating a dark atmosphere for the audience whenever he is screened. I believe the characters of the narrative are conventional to the thriller genre, as they follow the same traits and aspects to those of real life media, as they follow the common stereotypes associated with the genders of the characters.
Your analysis of question 2, demonstrates minimal understanding of how you presented your characters towards an audience. You have focused on the representations of your characters and have started to consider parts of your narrative, however, these points are too minimal and does not demonstrate your reasons behind selecting to represent this is your production.
ReplyDeleteTherefore, you need to ensure that you relate back to your character representations, narrative and mise-en-scene to demonstrate further understanding of this question and of your product. You also need to ensure that your points also relate to your target audience and that you have considered the ways in which a relationship is created.