Question two of the evaluation

2. Social groups and stereotypes
A social group is when two or more people that
share similar likes, goals and ambitions and are
likely to create a sense of belonging through
the way that they relate to each other.
Social groups in film and other media texts
such as music videos and magazines help
us, the audience get a quick idea of what
type of personality a person from a
specific social group may have. This is
called stereotyping; general statements
made about particular social groups that
aren’t always true.

3. Representation of Age in our film opening
In our film opening we have represented young to be fun,
adventurous, outgoing, mature, serious and risky. We have shown
these characteristics in various shot types and in the narrative.
Jessie’s best-friend Dan is also represented as
a serious but fun young person, as he is a
teaching assistant. We clearly establish that
when he calling Jessie whilst in a class room.
For example, Mark is portrayed to the audience
as being a mature young man, because he is
getting ready to stay with one woman for the rest
of his life; which most teenagers would almost
find it impossible to stick to as they are Hedonist
(they are enjoying life now but aren’t really
concerned about the future).

4. Representation of Age through shot types
Even though the actors are teenagers themselves, we have dressed up as
young adults and placed them in location that young adults are likely to be
found. For example Jessie is heading to a friend’s apartment, and it just so
happens to be that Daisy also lives there. The costumes have also made
our actors look a bit older.

5. Representation of Gender
Traditional stereotype of gender in film would be
to have a dominant man that is very independent
and only sees women through the male gaze and
likes to have them in his control.
Role include; business man, mechanic, builder,
doctor
Traditional stereotype of women in films would
be very male dependent, stupid (pretending to be
to gain male attention) and seen as a sexual
object through the use of makeup, mise en
scene, costumes (clothing revealing cleavage or
legs). They also seem to have no goals or
ambitions, a goal that traditional stereotyped
women would have is to maybe get married to a
wealthy man. Therefore, one could say that they
are being oppressed by the dominance of men,
however it could be because they allow men to
treat them that way.
Roles include; housewife, teacher, nurse, maid,
factory worker

6. Representation of Gender in our film opening
In our film opening both men and women have equal power and
dominance, because we have challenged the gender
stereotypical roles. An example of this would be the fact that Dan
works a teaching assistant; this is seen to be a job for women,
not men. This also applies to the character of Jessie- she is a
journalist that travels around UK reporting stories. Journalists
are stereotypically known to be men, not women. Daisy follows
the traditional stereotype as she works as a nurse in a local
hospital. However, in my film opening both women are
independent because they support themselves financially and do
not need men to make them happy. Finally, Mark works an
accountant which follows the stereotype of men having jobs that
require further education and brains.

7. Representation of Race & Ethnicity
We have presented various racial types in a non
discriminatory way.
A way that we have challenged the code and
conventions of a rom-com is by using actors of
African and Asian backgrounds, instead of fully
Caucasian actors.