Evaluation question for AS media opening sequence

1. How does your media product
represent particular social groups

2. • In a usual thriller the audience would expect a
vulnerable girl to get kidnapped and not a
man. This adds to the tension because we
usually think that men can handle themselves
but when he comes across defenceless it
makes the audience want to watch and see
how the story develops. This goes against
usual stereotypes.

3. How does sound in your media
product represent particular social
groups
• From the opening sequence we can tell
through dialogue that the victim is on the
phone to his wife who he loves and it appears
to be a normal day for him so far.

4. How does editing in your media
product represent particular social
groups
• The editing throughout the opening 2 minute
sequence is very fast paced which builds
tension but also develops to the story line.
This could be seen as a way of representing
males as they tend to be energetic and fast.

5. The criminal
• In this opening sequence the criminal is the
guy who looks very ordinary wearing a
Hawaiian shirt and shorts. In most thrillers we
expect criminals to be wearing all black and
balaclavas to hide their identity.

6. The victim
• In this opening sequence the victim is the guy
who is wearing jeans and a checked shirt.