This film represents social groups in both traditional and modern ways. Traditionally, the female protagonist is shown as vulnerable and delicate, represented by shots of her alone on a swing which make her seem weak. Men are shown as powerful and dominant, such as a shot of a stalker grabbing the swing she is on. However, some shots provide modern representations, such as one where the female takes up more of the frame than the smaller male behind her, implying she has control. Additionally, keeping the male characters' identities hidden makes them seem more mysterious in a modern way.

1. How does your film represent particular social groups?
The opening begins with a shot of a girl innocently swinging on a park swing, with an empty
surrounding. The mass of spare space in the background decreases the size of the character,
in conjunction with the large area of white sky (connoting innocence and angelic), all making
her appeal weak and small.
There is also lack of colour in the scene, the dark clothing choice reflects that the girl does
not want to stand out or catch attention.
Swings are associated with younger children, often played with friends or watched by parents,
not alone. Therefore the audience instantly feel scarce for her and worry that she is unsafe.
The high toned, quick pace and eery music adds to the tense, vulnerable atmosphere.
This is a traditional representation of women as the girl appears to be defenceless and
delicate. However her clothing style is modern and stereotype of a normal teenage girl.
This is a clip of an investigation wall into the kidnapping of a “Missing Girl”. The highlighted
white area focuses on the centre of the image and follows the vertical pan up. The dark edges
and high contrast connote a dangerous, edgy atmosphere, while the mise en scene presents a
typical police scene and instantly represents crime.
The low angle of the camera creates importance of the wall and creates an emotive feeling.
The specific noun choice “Girl” instead of other possible words (lady, woman, female)
emphasises the vulnerability and weakness of the missing teen, this fits the traditional
representation of a female.
The narrative in the background is spoken by a female, specifically chosen to bring a modern
representation and create positional power of a woman in authority able to impact and inform
an audience. This contrasts with the vulnerable girl on screen.
This is a close up of the stalker’s hand grabbing the moving swing. The sudden, abrupt
change in movement creates power and metaphorically represents how the male has control
in the situation, that he has the power to stop the girl from her daily life and destroy her
life. Therefore this quick action foreshadows the future and suggests to the audience that
the male will take control.
The non-diegetic eery music in companion with the news report dialogue reading a
description of the young girl creates tension and hatred towards this man.
This is a traditional representation of gender as men were perceived as strong, powerful and
dominant in society, belittling the image of women as incapable house wives.

2. How does your film represent particular social groups?
This long, two shot of the girl and the male is a clear part of the opening as it clearly shows
the narrative; that she is being followed. The shot is framed specifically to create the initial
focus on the right hand side, revealing the full body of the male, who is stood closer to the
camera therefore appears bigger and powerful. As your eyes follow the movement of the
walking girl into the distance it is clear she looks much much smaller, delicate and vulnerable.
The empty background and no signs of other human life emphasise the loneliness. The pole in
between the two separate them and show a clear division. This shot shows a traditional
representation of gender as the man is in control, dominating and possessing the narrative.
This is a long, wide two shot. The perspective and position of the camera has swapped to
face the opposite direction. This allows the audience to see the facial expressions and
emotions of the girl, who is un-known that she is being followed. The direction of her head
pointing down implies she is scared and trying to protect herself, but also that she is minding
her own business and does not mean any harm. In the centre of the page, far behind, is the
small figure of the male. It is too far in the distance to reveal his face, however it is
suggested that he is looking at her by the body language and being directly behind. The
dialogue of the news report has also stopped, making the audience even eager to find out
what will happen. The narrative represents a traditional female image, however this single shot
implies a modern representation as the female is larger, in focus, and dominates the image.
The large gap between the two characters implies that the girl still has time to run away and
escape, putting her in a position of control.
This is a long shot of the investigators office revealing the mise en scene all fit to the theme
of crime. The incredibly organised office suggests the investigator likes to be in control at all
times and must be efficient. The angle is taken slightly from above, making him appear
innocent and doing no harm, deeply involved in his work. However, the shot is taken from
behind and his face is not revealed, implying he does not want his identify shown for reasons
we do not know. I believe this shows a traditional representation of men as it creates a hard-
working business man image passionate about his work.
The editing adds to this representation as the high saturation creates warm tones and the
exposure brings bright light into the shot. This all creates a warm-hearted, hardworking image.

3. How does your film represent particular social groups?
This extreme close up of Elise’s eye creates a split second of intense emotion
and allows the audience to momentarily identify with her. The strong aperture
and high quality create a strong shot, forcing the viewer to look directly into
her eyes (central to the shot). This may create a traditional female
representation as it brings emotion to the scene, her eyes look aware and wide
open.
During this shot, the heart beat synchronous diegetic sound is increasing with
pace, as Elise begins to run away from her stalker. The non-diegetic music
continues in the background adding to the eery tense atmosphere. This split
second of the male quickly folding his arms represents traditional men as they
are confident, big built and aggressive. This body position stereotypically is
evident when a character has something to hide or is attempting to appear
dominant and intimidating. The contrast between his dark jacket and bright,
sunny surroundings connote a negative, dark feel to his figure.

4. How does your film represent particular social groups?
Throughout the film, both identity of the male characters are never
revealed. The stalker and investigator remain with their backs to the
camera or have their faces hidden by the lighting/object. It creates an
eery atmosphere and allows the audience to question why neither are
revealed, whilst encouraging them to want to watch the rest of the
film and find out. This is a modern representation of men, making
them appear more mysterious, less confident and obvious.
In contrast the female’s face is constantly viewed to the audience,
allowing us to identify with her and concentrate on the main
character. This brings power to her image as she possesses the
control to change our feelings. It is a modern representation of
females as she is in the spotlight, and although vulnerable, she has
more screen time than the males, who are stereotypically centre of
attention.