Thriller - Evaluation Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Within my thriller, the age groups that within the opening sequence of the thriller are young adults. This social group in represented rather negatively within the thriller overall as they are seen involved in violence and, as it shows, that one of the characters is killed and another is traumatised by the fact that someone 'knows' something that puts her in danger, showing crime clearly.

 

Because of the weapons shown, it does make the social group look negative because of the weapon use and the situation that he, the character, is in himself.

 

 

 

In terms of camera showing representation, there are many shots that are looking down on the characters, often sometimes up close and sometimes facing them, the characters slumped over, making them look vulnerable. The setting at the start is also in the middle of no where, making the characters look isolated. The costume is also typical of what that social group wear, perhaps even a stereotype, as the male character is wearing a very casual jacket.

The lighting is also natural at the start, but once the death is shown, it becomes very dark, with only a small bit of artificial light coming from a lamp beside a bed. This shows, in terms of representation, that the social group is involved in dark activities and criminal activities. The representation of the social group in question, young adults, is a negative one because of type of lighting that gives a negative effect as well as a stereotype of criminal activities and the actual nature and the themes of the thriller.