Sunday, 20 February 2011

How does our media product represent particular social groups?

Our thriller opening represents the life of 16-24 year old men. The film consists of 2 boys walking on their own in a wood, splitting up and one of them being taken. With the title 'Watched' and the story line quite violent and thriller based the film would be rated as a 15. So the target audience would represent both men and women of all ages above 15. It would represent and be a typical stereotype of boys with a country lifestyle with very naive attitudes towards violence and kidnapping. This is what creates suspense and the unknown in our thriller as it is not expected to happen in such a small rural area.
The connotations of how the boys are dressed in simple country clothes, wellies and trainers and fleece's. Typical rural clothing.
The basic story line of the boys walking along the countryside keeps it simple and therefore even more thrilling and exciting when the action scene kicks in.
The soundtrack: The soundtrack makes a huge difference to the film. The genre of music can represent various social groups, as well as the age of people it appeals to.
Camerawork: The type of shot used in the film resented different social groups as the different angle resembled different peoples way of looking at things from their perspective. For example the point of view shot of the watcher in our film.

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