The document discusses how the media product represents lower class and middle class social groups through the main character. Specifically, it notes that the character wears Adidas trainers and cotton gloves, items typically associated with lower class status. Additionally, the character's stealthy and planned entry into someone else's house could represent rebellious social groups. The target audience for the thriller is identified as those aged 16-25 from lower class/middle class backgrounds, as they would be able to relate best to the stereotypes and environments portrayed.

1. 2.) How does your media product
represent particular social groups

2. • The character in my media product represents
particular social groups. These social groups can be
divided into wealth, i.e. Upper class, middle class and
lower class. The class system could suggest the figure
which is shown in the thriller opening is of a lower
class status, we see this comparison as the person who
is in the thriller is wearing Adidas trainers, which is
usually attributed with lower class because of the
retailers which distribute this particular sporting gear,
this could also stereotype the figure as it is generally
associated with a lower class status and the use of
'hoodies' is commonly used to represent social groups
e.g. chavs and thugs.

3. • The comparisons of the peculiar figure being from a lower class status, is,
that we see the person wearing cotton gloves, the cotton gloves can be a
representative of lower class nature and usually when breaking into
someone else's property the thief would be well equipped by using
leather gloves (links in with organised crime, which is well thought of
before acted upon, crossing the border line from lower class to middle or
in some cases upper (blue collar crime)), which tend to cost a lot more
than simple cotton gloves reinforcing the lower class status. Although his
lower class features are distinct they are portrayed very minimally, which
can be generalised to a specific social group, which is seen as the
rebellious groups e.g. chavs, whom do not usually conform to rules and
norms of society. This is portrayed clearly as we see him entering what it
appears to be as someone else's house by the studious way which he
seems to creep silently with no sound arousing from his footsteps or
actions, these actions could allow the character to fall into a different
category as his actions are portrayed as being pre-planned, showing he
knows what he is doing and that it is being done effectively.

4. • I have chosen to take the images of two people and show the comparisons and the
contrasts, and how this represents particular social groups...
• Figure 1 - This picture shows us that on one hand there is a full glove and on the
other hand there is a fingerless glove, portraying the financial capability of the
person, not appearing equipped, furthermore meaning he could be a hired man to
carry out someone else's dirty work.

5. • The gloves show that the comparison between the one the figure is
wearing wouldn’t be specific for a murder job. This indicates that the
gloves which are worn are tacky and haven’t much class or wit about
them, enforcing the lower class background social group. The gloves worn
are the same ones the robbers in home alone wore upon entering the
household
Figure 2 -

6. • The audience for our thriller would be mainly aged 16-25 from a lower class/middle class
background as they could be able to relate to the stereotype, and environment or even the script a
lot better than those of a higher class as they may not be able to find something in common with
what a lower class or middle class teen may seem intriguing. This would attract more attention as it
appeals to a wider target audience and it is quite open so there aren’t any barriers, i.e. includes
stereotypes that may be related to the audience or conventions they could associate with daily life.
Where as aiming it at a higher audience would have to restrict what will be in the media product.
This could prevent us from reaching our objectives and even create dissonance because we would
have to modify it for a minority, which may be difficult to cope with as we have never approached a
higher-class audience.
• Although it does not have any restrictions on who may watch it, but a higher-class audience may
find the thriller not appealing as it involves a totally different lifestyle to what they are currently
engaged in. The target audience we chose can successfully be achieved due to me and Joe having
similar sort of friends which enables us to ask them for their support and they would be interested
to see something which their colleagues have created that is movie related and the same age, and
social groups.