My media group presents social groups in many different ways. The characters of my film are somewhat conventional with element s of uniqueness portraying several ideals that audiences can connect to and relate to. A reflection of identity through the way the audience perceives the characters. For example I chose to have an innocent young victim girl to engage the younger audience and also parents. I choose Leandra as her innocence’s spurred an empathy within the audience. The villain was chosen by James, our plan was to present him in a mysterious insidious way not revealing his identity leaving the audience in suspense that’s why we choose to convey and enigmatic character. Gender particularly with Chelsea the victim is represented in a stereotypical way as she is a vulnerable woman who is not capable of being cautious towards her abduction. Also the main villain is the dominate man who takes the acquitted young teenager. These characters appeal to the audience as there is more to them than meets the eye. Audiences share similar connection with characters who are troubled by paranoia. For audiences around the ages of 18 can relate as they have been in similar situation when walking home from school or being home alone. This is an issue founded in most communities. My thriller clip gives the female audience a feeling of tension and suspense due to the vulnerability of the young character which is a typical pigeon hole for most young women, which represents innocence and expressive towards certain situations. Our character appeals to the audience as many young women are targeted and therefore its a common case, which will release a series of emotions and familiarities as they can relate due to the young age of the the innocent girl.
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For example within the first image we see a young teenage girl reading in her bedroom only to be disturbed by a worrying message. The audience can relate as it is always the stereotypical innocent girl who is taken within films. The low key lighting within this scene added a sense of mystery and suspense building up to the following scene. Her timid and sweet approach presents a sense of empathy and sympathy towards this girl and why in particular she happened to be a victim of a kidnapping. Therefore, many teenage girls and parents can relate to her, as we sense a moral obligation to protect girls like her and we feel disheartened at the fact she is left so vulnerable.
This scene was essential to create a relation between the audience as social networking and technology is a big part of teenagers lives. Not many people take precaution in their personal information such as numbers. The parental audience can relate to this particular scene as not many people know the caution of technology, who's watching you and where. This will also appeal to teenagers as it can happen to most of the public whether its reality or just a form of trickery played on us by friends.
Your analysis of question 2, demonstrates a basic understanding of how your thriller sequence represents particular social groups. You have made a start in explaining how gender is represented in a stereotypical way, however, these points need to be discussed in more detail. This can be achieved, by considering the choices and decisions that were made and by referring back to your target audience.
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