2. What is Representation?
Representation differs from
sexuality, age, gender, ethnicity, disability/
ability.
When using the 4 different elements
(camera shots, editing, sound, mise-en-
scene) the representation of different
social groups are represented.
3. The main social group represented in our film
opening is teenagers. The character which plays
in the film opening is a teenage girl herself, and
this is shown from the way she acts and the way
she dresses. Her pink and white ballerina
costume portrays her girly personality and her
applying make up and doing her hair, and also
looking into the mirror. This element is
portrayed to us mainly through the use of mise-
en-scene. In this part, teenagers are represented
and shown to us in a positive way.
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7. The other main social group represented in our film
opening is disability. The same character plays
another role witch shows us that she is diagnosed
with a split personality, hence the title of the film
‘split’. This character is also represented mainly by
the use of mise-en-scene, the way she dresses and
acts portraying her characters illness. The
alcohol, pills, blood, medical sheets, make-up and
clothes all build up to a disturbed teenager. This
character is the complete opposite of the previous
one, with perfect contrasts making it clear to the
audience with the use of camera shots and the pace
of the film.
