1. HOW DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT
REPRESENT PARTICULAR SOCIAL
GROUPS?
2. WHAT IS A SOCIAL GROUP?
A social group is a collection of
people who usually share the
same beliefs and values,
having something in common
with each other and therefore
getting on well as a group like
structure.
3. DETECTIVE CRAWFORD
• Detective Crawford’s social
group is similar through Mise En
Scene to the Detective from
Seven. The detective in Sevens’
costume and design is quite
casual. This shows his authority,
dressing in everyday clothing.
Our detective is similar in terms
of clothing both wearing black
as a code of convention of a
thriller. The social group is
detectives, who are not very
formal showing their power.
4. JANE CRAWFORD
• The victims social group is the
Crawford's, being girlfriend to the
detective who is investigating the
case into the serial killer. The story
changes as it becomes very
personal when the girlfriend is
included in the path of obstruction
which the serial killer creates when
he decides to target her. I think this
is a good ending because it can
lead well onto the story leaving it on
a cliff-hanger. The victim could be
compared to Shelly from Sin City as
they are both vulnerable and put in
an awkward situation which is hard
to react to.
5. ROMAN MORTEM
I would say that the villain of
the film is similar in regards that
the social group for murderer's
would predominantly wear
black and there face would
not likely be shown to the
audience near till near the end
of the opening. This creates a
sense of mystery as the identity
of the villain is not revealed till
near the end. I would compare
the villain in my film to the villain
in Face Off as they both wear
black all the way through the
opening scene with little
identity being told.
6. ASSISTANT DETECTIVE
The assistant detective would
be in the assistant social
group. He works under a more
respected person with more
authority which is Detective
Crawford. The main
characteristic of the assistant is
that they must remain
professional. The assistant must
be formal to show respect to
the main detective as he is
working under his orders and
power. This was influenced
from the assistant detective in
Silence of the Lambs. The
assistant detective in Silence
of the Lambs is male and this
occupation is widely male
populated.
