3) How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Voldemort (Antagonist) is a male and also wearing black 

Our media product does represent particular social groups in the form of stereotypes in males and females especially, similar to that of TV show, ‘Skins’.  Stereotypically men are foreseen as more aggressive, more capable of sinister activity, therefore more likely to be the criminal, Antagonist, hence our decision for Charlie to be the Antagonist. Throughout TV, and film men are often stereotyped as being the Antagonist due to their stereotyped aggression, physically stronger and more intimidating. An example is Voldermort (although not a thriller); a male is still depicted as the most evil, aggressive, wicked, bloodthirsty character than any other. By Charlie being used as our Antagonist, it will match the classic convention of a male Antagonist as well as stereotypical view of men. Charlie is 17 also, therefore a teenager, a social group which falls under great scrutiny and stereotypical views. In costume, Charlie is depicted often wearing black; this carries negative connotations of death, and evil, as often in film we see the ‘dark side vs the good side’, with the evil as black and good as a heaven-like white. An example would be the evil force in 'Harry Potter', that is Voldemort. The stereotypical teenager is moody, aggressive, and rebellious, therefore this creates an effective Antagonist as a male teenager creates a conventional violent, Antagonist.

 On the other hand, Laura is our Protagonist. Protagonists stereotypically are females who are often seen as weaker, vulnerable, and dependent on others which makes the perfect base for an Protagonist who are of course are put into frightening situations due to their 

'Chrissie' (Protagonist) has blonde hair and is depicted as vulnerable and in danger

vulnerability. Thus, Laura fits the mould perfectly as soon as the audience see an isolated female (acting as an enigma code) they can see what could possibly happen, as the stereotypical view of women being vulnerable and being a victim implies this. Consequently, Laura represents the stereotype of the social group of women. Furthermore, Laura being 17 she also represents how teenagers (especially women) are thought to be easily caught in trouble, which Laura is, thus indicating how teenage girls are possibly unaware and also vulnerable to dangers of the world which is heard in the news. Laura also has blonde hair, which also carries a stereotype. ‘Blonde girls’ are stereotyped to be stupid, and foolish, therefore Laura’s jeopardy could be representative of the stereotypical blonde girl foolish behaviour. Examples of this would be ‘Chrissie’ in the first scene of ‘Jaws’ who is famously attacked and killed by the shark.  Laura dresses in a very innocent manner of  a light coloured, wool clothing, conveying the idea of her innocence and naivety for something that could happen to her. The light colour is also part of the ‘dark side vs the good side’, reflecting the good side as white indicates a heaven-like quality, showing the nature of Laura. Thus, this portrays females as vulnerable by their clothing. 

'Skins' (right) is a fantastic representation of teenagers: 

The video depicts them as aggressive due to the constant swearing of each character, but also disrespectful.