The document discusses the representation of social groups in a student film. It describes how the characters of the male murderer, male victim aged 20, and male detective aged 30 were portrayed. The murderer is depicted as dangerous through his dark clothing and low lit room. The victim is shown as normal through his casual clothing and activities like making a drink. The detective's experienced age and undercover clothing are highlighted. Overall, the film uses stereotypes like the dangerous dark killer but not necessarily for the detective character.

1. HOW DOES YOUR MEDIA
PRODUCT REPRESENT
PARTICULAR SOCIAL
GROUPS?
Question 2 by Louise Shannon Cole

2. Representation of Gender
 In our film, we only have male
characters. Originally we were going
to have a female murder victim, with
a male who committed the murder,
which would have portrayed a
stereotype that males are more likely
to murder a woman, however, we
changed it to having a male murder
victim.

3. Representation of age
 Our main character, the
murder victim is 20 years
old, the detective is 30
years old and the murderer
is 24 years old. The oldest
character is the detective,
which makes sense,
because he has experience
in his field of work.

4. Mise en scene
 For the characters in our film, we had to
consider what they would wear, to make sure
this matched the type of person they were.
From left to right: The murderer, the murder victim
and the cop

5. Representation of the killer
Throughout the film, the killer wore dark black clothes. This can
give the impression to the audience that the killer could be
dangerous, through the emphaization of wearing complete dark
clothing items.
When the killer is talking to the detective on the phone, and
planning the murder through the game of cards, his room has
low key lighting, which not only gives off a creepy look, but also
shows that something bad may happen in the film.
The dark and
shadowy look of
the room can be
seen during the
planning of the
game.

6. Representation of the killer
 During many parts of the film, the killer's full
face isn't shown, which we have done by using
camera angles in order to only show small
sections of his face. By doing this, it is able to
increase the mystery of the character.

7. Representation of the detective
The detective is first introduced as being a detective when the
killer phones him up and asks if he is "detective" Mark Wayne.
The use of "detective" in front of his name states his importance.
In the film, the detective doesn't wear a particular uniform, and
instwad wears more "casual" clothing, which could show that he
has been in the job a long time, but could also show that he is
going "undercover", so that he isn't spotted by the general public
as a detective, neither by the killer, who may not know what the
detective actually looks like.

8. Representation of the victim
Throughout the film, the victim is wearing casual clothing,
which represents that they are a normal person.
By using mise en scene, it gives the audience an impression
that the victim is a normal young adult, through the casual
clothing he is wearing, and typical activities, such as making
a hot drink. Mise en scene of
the kitchen shows
a generally plain
white kitchen, with
normal everyday
objects, such as a
kettle.
The use of low key
lighting, here in the
kitchen scene,
could make the
audience wonder if
something is going

9. Challenge stereotypes or use
them?
 I think that our film clip uses stereotypes for how the
thre main characters are represented, particuarly for
the killer, who wears dark clothing, which
symbolises that he is dangerous.
 The victim is a young adult, and he is dressed
casually, how a typical young person may dress.
 However, I don't think that our detective is
represented in a stereotypical way compared to
other detective characters in different television
shows, such as BBC Sherlock, where Detective
Inspector Lestrade generally wears smart clothing,
like a suit.

10. Challenge stereotypes or use
them?
 Comparison of our detective versus BBC
Sherlock's Detective Inspector Lestrade.