Monday, 13 December 2010

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



The audience of this film is a very wide one. It has an intriguing plot and I think the mysteriousness of the storyline and the characters attracts an audience ranging from 15-60 years of age.

The characters in the film aren't that complex in the opening sequence. They are both male, this along with the footstep sound effects really portray that something bad is going to happen. Stereotypically male conflicts can be a lot more aggressive and brutal than a conflict consisting of women. This really increases the tension in the film. I have also used the age-factor to convey the dominance of power in my film. The young man, Michael, is obviously 'on-the-run' from somebody and the fact that he is young represents him as foolish. Whereas, the assassin who is much older is much wiser. Stereotypically, the elderly are seen as wise people and this theory integrates into this film as the old,wily and cunning assassin ends up murdering the young and foolish man.

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