Evaluation - 2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My film shows only teenage characters. It represents them all in different way.

Alex:
It shows Alex in both positive and negative ways. It shows him in a positive light as he is well dressed, he isn't wearing dirty clothes, he has a nice hair cut and is quite handsome. However he is portrayed negatively as he gets involved in an illegal activity, he smokes illegal drugs. We tried to make it so there was a high angle camera shot on him in one shot, so it was looking down on him, but it was difficult due to the location so you cant really tell. He is then killed, quite easily, which doesn't show him as being strong or fighting back which could be seen as a negative representation but it wasn't intended that way. But he is also in charge which then could also be positive representation.

Sam:
Sam is also shown in positive and negative views. For example, he is seen positively as he confidently dressed and seems quite confident and he has friends. However, he also got easily peer pressured into smoking illegal drugs which is a negative representation. Its negative because he seems weak and also it shows that teenagers are rebellious and break the laws. Another negative representation is that he leaves his friend, Alex, to die and runs away when the killer shows up, this is negative because it may be interpreted that teenagers are cowards and run away from situations. Also he has a vision of what happens, which could be seen as him being insane or crazy but it could also be seen as him having a gift in some cultures.

Eleanor:
Eleanor is a female teenager and she is represented in a positive way because she is a very beautiful girl and she has rather expensive clothing on. However, she could also be represented as a sex object as she has a low cut top. Another negative representation is that she doesn't go off with the boys she goes off by herself meaning she may not be a major friend and the males dominate. But this could also be seen as positive because it means that she doesn't go and do illegal drugs.

Mark:
I was the killer and I was shown negatively, he is presented as a murderer with some sort of mental illness that makes him want to murder people. He is shown in a skull mask and wears only black, this is negative because he is seen as scary. Also he is male which shows male dominance.