The document discusses how the filmmakers represented their characters through various film techniques to both support and challenge stereotypes. Annie's character challenges stereotypes as a violent and mentally disturbed teenage girl. Lucas supports the male stereotype of masculinity by surviving Annie. The filmmakers used camera shots, editing, sound, mise-en-scene, lighting, and color to emphasize the characters and their representations of both challenging and supporting common stereotypes.

2. Representation of our
characters
 The female teenagers both supported and challenged stereotypes.
Annie’s character was a violent and mentally disturbed, challenging
the stereotypes of a happy and out going teenager her age. However
Becca and Jodie’s characters were a normal teenager, as shown by
their verbal dialogue, dress and make-up. Lucas (Saul) is one of two
males in our film. Although he supports the male stereotype of
masculinity, as he ultimately survives Annie’s destruction. The only
other character is Violets father (Un-named) who plays the supporting
father, although be is not aware of Violets unstable state of mind.

3.  We were able to emphasize out characters representation through the camera shots
used. Lucas is shown here to be leading their friends running away from Violet
through a tracking shot.
 This shot helps to emphasize Violets emotionally disturbed personality. Challenging
the stereotype of a teenage female.
 Lucas is displayed to support the stereotype of masculinity when confronting Annie
in the woods through an over the shoulder, match on action shot, high angle shot
(Direct emphasis of masculinity.)
 Finally, this final close up shot suggests that Lucas got away from Violet, perhaps
leaving the film on a potential cliff hanger. This supports the stereotype of men
being the last survivor.
Representation through
camera

4. Representation through
editing
 Our editing process also helped to support and repel
stereotypes of our characters. The heart beat sound effect
matched four sequenced short clips emphasizing Violets terror
she has struck into her friends Amy and Becca.

5. Representation through
sound
 The diegetic audio gives a sense of reality to our film, and so have no over
riding representation. The non diegetic audio however has a huge effect
on the representation of characters in our film. The heart beat sound effect
has strong connotations of death, suggesting characters Violets negative
and evil frame of mind. Additionally the whispering echoes effect towards
the end of our film emphasized Violets and emotionally challenged state of
mind.
 Verbal dialogue such as Violet saying “It wasn’t me, it wasn’t me” supports
the stereotype that teenage girl try to blame their actions of somebody
else.
 Becca’s cry for help in the woods when she finds her friend dead, clearly
shows how she is frightened. Representing her a fragile, supporting the
stereotype of women being frightened ad crying for help when facing a
challenge they struggle to over come.

6. Representation through
Mise En Scene
 We were able to represent out characters through
the Mise En Scene within our picture framing. Props
such as knives and the woods emphasized our film
psychological horror genre.
 Costumes and makeup also contributed towards
our representation of different characters. Annie’s
bruises and scars gave her the representation of a
mentally unstable character.

7. Representation through
expression
 Lighting and colour were also very important when
we wanted to present our genre. Black lighting and
lots of shadows were used to give our film a more
sinister atmosphere. Colours such as black and dark
blues all connoted a mysterious and dark feel to our
film, we wanted this as it fitted into our films genre.
 We used key lighting and back lighting when we
turned away from the sun so what a it shined and lit
up on our characters faces. No lighting from our
technology was used.