EVALUATION Q2

1. HOW DOES YOUR MEDIA
PRODUCT REPRESENT
PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUPS?

2. FEMALE GENDER
After doing some research about the codes and
conventions of the thriller genre, we found that the
victims in films similar to ours were female. Once we
had decided on our storyline, there was no question
that the character playing our victim had to be female.
Sophia’s character is the same age as the majority of
our target market so it will be easy for the audience to
relate to her and her feelings.
Our film represented females as fearful.
A close up shot was used on our female character
when she was looking out of the window into the
distance. The character looks lost and slightly helpless.
This was a good choice of shot to use because the
audience can clearly see all of the characters facial
expressions, which helps the viewer understand the
narrative.
We used a lot of jump cuts when editing when we were
shooting our female character because it reflected the
beat of her heart when she was scared.
We used props to try to make it obvious that the female
character in this film is the victim. “Sophia” is carrying
items such as a school bag and a bottle of water, which
shows she is young and innocent compared to the
character playing the murderer who has a bloody towel
and a weapon in his bag.

3. MALE GENDER
When we did research on the codes and conventions
of thrillers we found that males, more commonly than
females, are the antagonists or villains.
Because of our storyline, we didn’t want our
character to come off as intimidating to the audience,
but instead we wanted the character to be
represented as psychotic and unpredictable.
From the very beginning of the film it is obvious that
the character is a murderer because of the props
such as the bloody towel. The character calmly gets
rid of the evidence by washing the towel in the sink.
Because the character isn’t panicking about an
extremely dramatic situation, it shows that he is
delusional.
At one point in the film, there is a close up over the shoulder
shot of the male character looking out of the window
listening to music through headphones. The fact that he is
doing this whilst being on his way to commit a murder shows that the
character is a bit disturbing. This was a good shot to use because the
white headphones are centre of the frame, making it obvious to the
reader that he is listening to music.
The clothing that the male character is wearing shows the huge
contrast between the two very different male and female characters.
The male character is wearing all black clothing because the colour
black has connotations of mysteriousness. The dark clothes make the
audience question what he is doing with a girl who looks so innocent.

4. AGE
The young female character is being represented as naïve and
maybe slightly irresponsible in this film. Sophia’s character is
wearing normal everyday clothes that a girl her age would typically
wear to school. Her character comes across as ingenuous because
of how child-like she looks in her clothes compared to the male
character.
The older male character is considerably taller and has a much
bigger frame compared to the younger female character. We made
sure that this character had the most screen time to ensure that it
was obvious to the audience that he was the most dominating. This
character also uses dangerous props such as a garden tool (or
weapon) and a bloody towel, which compared to the female
characters school bag showed he was more experienced.
Older male with weapon
Younger female wearing casual clothing
Young female with school bag

5. RACE
In the our film the black male is straight away represented as immoral. In the first scenes of
the film, the black male has props that suggest he is a murderer. The character is also silent
and has a calm manor about him when he should be in a state of panic considering the
situation that hes in. This, along with the fact that he has obviously murdered someone
shows that he is unconscionable.
The white female in this film is represented as vulnerable or weak. We used close up shots to
show her facial expressions and in some of the scenes she looks lost and confused. There is
also a scene where the white female character is about to get on the train. Here we used an
over the shoulder shot to show the fast train going past and the busy platform. This was a
good shot to use because the character looks very small in a crowded and hectic
environment. This made the character come across as feeble or at risk.

6. RACE
In the our film the black male is straight away represented as immoral. In the first scenes of
the film, the black male has props that suggest he is a murderer. The character is also silent
and has a calm manor about him when he should be in a state of panic considering the
situation that hes in. This, along with the fact that he has obviously murdered someone
shows that he is unconscionable.
The white female in this film is represented as vulnerable or weak. We used close up shots to
show her facial expressions and in some of the scenes she looks lost and confused. There is
also a scene where the white female character is about to get on the train. Here we used an
over the shoulder shot to show the fast train going past and the busy platform. This was a
good shot to use because the character looks very small in a crowded and hectic
environment. This made the character come across as feeble or at risk.