1. How does your media
product represent particular
social groups?
HARVEY SIMMONS
2. What social groups are in our product?
The protagonists/victims in our
product are young teenage boys, who
are white and working class, which is
a common demographic for the local
area helping to make the piece
realistic.
The antagonist is a young girl, who is
white however her class can’t be
distinguished due to her costume.
3. How did we technically construct
representations?
The majority of representation was created through Mise-en-
scene. We used things such as clothing and costume and also
character blocking.
We wanted to make our narrative realistic by having
characters that followed the dominant ideologies of their
social economic group.
However we also wanted to have unconventional features to
our characters, in order to make sure it was more interesting .
4. How are these social groups
represented?
Teenage boys: The
representation of these boys in
some ways is against the
dominant ideology. Teenage
boys are usually represented as
brave, courageous and not
usually victims, however in our
product they are the victims and
they are presented as being
fearful and somewhat vulnerable.
Jeans -
Fashionable
Styled Hair –
Conscious of
appearance
Conversation –
Socially active.
5. How are these social groups
represented?
Female antagonist: The female
antagonist is a young girl. The
dominant ideology for this age
group is innocent, sweet,
vulnerable and not dangerous.
However in our piece the young
girl is the antagonist, ‘Preying’
on the teenage boys and being
represented as a malicious
character.
White Dress is an
iconic costume
for horror.
Messy Hair –
Girl does not fit
the conventions
of the social
economic group
she is in.
The Grudge Girl,
iconic horror
character featuring
the whiter dress.
6. Binary Oppositions & Macro Issues
In general we believe our film both challenges and
conforms to social issues in society.
For example, feminism is reinforced in our piece, as
the female character is the more dominant and over
powering character.
