2. Question 2
How does your media product
represent certain social groups?
When representing social group in our film Noir,
we had to make sure we had represent:
1.Gender
2.Locations
3.Age
4.Class and Status
5.Ethnicity
3. The detective that features in my Film Noir was wearing a three piece
suit- a shirt, a tie and black trousers. Detectives are commonly
stereotyped as a middle aged man who is good looking. They have power
over the females (Femme Fetals) just like any ordinary male of the time
but sometimes good looking Femme Fetals can influence them into acts
of murder.
The location of our Film Noir, Poison , was set in the detectives office
which is suited in New York, America. Locations for most Film Noirs
were based in American because Film Noirs of the 1940’s/1950’s related
to problems or common actions in their way of life
Male representation (The Detective)
4. Male representation (The Detective)
Status was shown in our Film Noir but with a twist. The males are usually more dominant over the
Females and they would do as the males say. However, our storyline composed of the Femme Fetal
being in control of the male. Both the Femme Fetal and the male detective were at medium/high class.
They were both dress smartly, both good looking suggesting they regularly maintain their image.
The Ethnicity for the detective is white aswell as the
Femme Fetal. Ethnic behaviours around the
1940’s/1950’s were sometimes Racially and
discriminately motivated. It was common not to have
black people play big roles in Films and were either
casted as extras or were not allowed to participate.
The detective was influenced by the Femme Fetal but also because he was powerless to stop her
and this is about violence in society. It wasn’t often that Femme Fetals would kill the men as it
was common for them to either be their wives or someone that they save from the villain. The
message is that It is easy for men to be subjective to the Femme Fetal and sometimes they will
get away with murder as it was easy for it because of their looks and sexual references in the
1940’s and 1950’s,
5. Female representation (The Femme Fetal)
The Femme Fetal featured in our Film Noir was a common
beautiful, smartly dressed and manipulative Femme Fetal.
Her looks had a little influence onto the death of the
Detective along with the power she now had over him.
Females were bellow the social status of men and were
considered sex slaves and house wives. The location did have
some influence into the representation of the Femme Fetal
as told by her voice.
The ethnicity for the Femme Fetal is white, American and
wasn’t any other race or colour at the time. As mentioned
earlier, Femme Fetals were almost always white,
young/middle aged beautiful American girls in Film Noir in
American.
6. Female representation (The Femme Fetal)
However, her move on the detective pointed out
an issue regarding murder and violence in
America. Her looks influence the Detective to do
as she pleased and in return, the males would
receive sex from the female.
The ethnicity for the Femme Fetal is white, American and wasn’t any other race
or colour at the time. As mentioned earlier, Femme Fetals were almost always
white, young/middle aged beautiful American girls in Film Noir in American.
As to Stereotypes, their was an anti stereotypical Femme Fetal featured in our
opening sequence. Instead of the male having the power over the females, the
Femme Fetal was seen sitting in his office, at his desk and weaning similar
cloths to him. The fact that she had power over the Detective and killed him was
uncommon for Film Noir and even society.
