s and protagonists in thriller films tend to be male, or a male fighting some form of other being. Again in ‘Memento’ both the antagonist and protagonist are male with only one female character who could be considered one a main character but we are left unsure if she is good or bad. Both men in our thriller opening are wearing hoods, this could be seen as an attempt to conceal their identity, and could be seen as furthering the “Hoodie/ Yob” stereotype, this is shown in the image above, because of the hooded jacket that the man is wearing he is depersonalised and most people will immediately see people like him as violent or more likely to commit a crime because of the stereotype placed on people, particularly men in hoodies. All our cast is white, though this was not a conscious decision, it was who was in our group and thus who was available to play a role in the opening.
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
How does your media product represent particular social groups ?
In our media product we have three characters, two male and one female. We have done this as our opening includes scenes of violence which are stereotypically acted out by men. Also conventionally antagonists and protagonists in thriller films tend to be male, or a male fighting some form of other being. Again in ‘Memento’ both the antagonist and protagonist are male with only one female character who could be considered one a main character but we are left unsure if she is good or bad. Both men in our thriller opening are wearing hoods, this could be seen as an attempt to conceal their identity, and could be seen as furthering the “Hoodie/ Yob” stereotype, this is shown in the image above, because of the hooded jacket that the man is wearing he is depersonalised and most people will immediately see people like him as violent or more likely to commit a crime because of the stereotype placed on people, particularly men in hoodies. All our cast is white, though this was not a conscious decision, it was who was in our group and thus who was available to play a role in the opening.
s and protagonists in thriller films tend to be male, or a male fighting some form of other being. Again in ‘Memento’ both the antagonist and protagonist are male with only one female character who could be considered one a main character but we are left unsure if she is good or bad. Both men in our thriller opening are wearing hoods, this could be seen as an attempt to conceal their identity, and could be seen as furthering the “Hoodie/ Yob” stereotype, this is shown in the image above, because of the hooded jacket that the man is wearing he is depersonalised and most people will immediately see people like him as violent or more likely to commit a crime because of the stereotype placed on people, particularly men in hoodies. All our cast is white, though this was not a conscious decision, it was who was in our group and thus who was available to play a role in the opening.
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