Hows Does Your Media Product Represent Particular Social Groups?

We chose to use a non stereotype when it came to the murder, the typical murder scene in thrillers consists of a young vulnerable woman who is murder as they are weak and have no power. The murderes tend to be males who have srength and the ability to defend themselves. We chose to challenge the stereotype as it shocks the audience and shows how women can have the ability to assist or commit murder. However in our opening seqence the victim is a male young adult although he looks as if he he could defend himself he also looks like he shouldn't be invovled in troube and is an innocent person.

I played the character Carly who assisted Will with the murder. I have been deliberatly dressed in black and red to portray a powerful character which challenges the stereotype of characters that are the same age as me in the same genre films. A young girl of sixteen is known to be weak and vulnerable in thriller films, usually the main victim who ends up being hurt or murdered. By challenging the stereotype, I believe the audience would be more entrigued into watching further into the film, wanting to know why it has happened and how the girl has such confidence and power.

Tom who played Will; the murderer, fits the stereotype of a murderer. He he is male, he looks like he could have strength and power. I also think he looks quite fierce although you do not see his face in the opening his powerful but slow walk away from the murder scene shows he is full of confidence and possible doesn't care what happens to him as their deed is done.

However, our media product does represent the type of teenage killer that is found in Wallander. They are both wearing similar dark coloured clothing, both characters have blood splattered over them from the murder. They have a similar look about themselves, their straight fearless facial expression shows they are confident and do not particularly care about the serious crime they have commited.