The document discusses how different social groups are presented in a media product. It first discusses the portrayal of gender, noting that men are initially depicted as dominant through camera angles and sound effects that show the man overpowering the woman. However, by the end the woman is depicted as dominant as she is shown alone and her costume and voiceover convey her strength and independence. The document also discusses the portrayal of age and young relationships, contrasting shots of an initially calm couple with those showing male abuse of the female to represent young relationships as potentially dangerous through changes in soundtrack.

1. Evaluation: Question 2 How does your media product present particular social groups?

2. Gender

3. Gender: Men as Dominant • In our opening sequence we have represented, at first, Men as dominant • We have done this by: • Using low angles of the man over the woman to connote his power over her • Using a loud 'slap' sound effect when he hits her to show the impact it has

4. Gender: Men as Dominant • The man is wearing a dark costume, representing him as dangerous • However, the woman wears white costume representing her as innocent • The contrast of this makes the man seem more dominant than the female • The idea of representing the male gender as dominant is stereotypical

5. Gender: Women as Dominant • However, by the end of the sequence, we have represented women as dominant • We have done this by: • Showing shots of the woman on her own, where the man is nowhere in sight • Her white costume changes to black to show her strength and dependence

6. Gender: Women as Dominant • We hear the woman's voice over throughout the sequence • This gives her power as she's able to convey her thought and feelings • This is an anti-stereotypical representation of women • This is because women are usually represented as inferior to men

7. Age

8. Age: Young Relationships • We have tried to represent young relationships as potentially dangerous • We have done this by: • Using a contrast between the two shots of the couple together • and the low angle shots of the male abusing the female • This contrast emphasises the dangers of the relationship

9. Age: Young Relationships • We have also done this by: • Using a contrast between the soundtracks used in the sequence • When the couple are on the bench the soundtrack is calm and peaceful • This changes to where the male is abusive and the soundtrack builds tension • This contrast also emphasises the change in tone and therefore the dangers