How Does Your Media Product Represent Particular Social Groups?
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Victim:
Carol Clover has a theory that there is a final girl in most horror movies, specifically in slashers. This girl is introduced at the start of the film and we get to know her character. This character tends to be resourceful and sometimes paranoid. We wanted to apply this to our main character, to make her paranoid and she is the main subject, so we get to know her character.
We chose to use Corin as our main character as she is young and pretty and fits the stereotype of a horror film girl. We chose to use Allie-May as our younger version because we wanted to show our character when she was a child and we thought using Allie would show the innocence of the character.
We dressed Corin in fairly ordinary clothing to show how she should be an ordinary girl, she was wearing jeans and a variety of shirts (to show the events happening at different times) and this will make her relatable to our audience. We dressed Allie-May in her school uniform because we wanted to really get the point across of her being an innocent and vulnerable child. We also wanted to emphasise the fact that the presence has always been with her, even when she was really young.
When filming the therapy scenes, we decided to use a close-up, profile shot so that we could see the emotion in her face as she is talking. We used a variety of different shots and angles for the flashback scenes, including a high angle to make her seem vulnerable in the chase scene.
Carol Clover has a theory that there is a final girl in most horror movies, specifically in slashers. This girl is introduced at the start of the film and we get to know her character. This character tends to be resourceful and sometimes paranoid. We wanted to apply this to our main character, to make her paranoid and she is the main subject, so we get to know her character.
We chose to use Corin as our main character as she is young and pretty and fits the stereotype of a horror film girl. We chose to use Allie-May as our younger version because we wanted to show our character when she was a child and we thought using Allie would show the innocence of the character.
We dressed Corin in fairly ordinary clothing to show how she should be an ordinary girl, she was wearing jeans and a variety of shirts (to show the events happening at different times) and this will make her relatable to our audience. We dressed Allie-May in her school uniform because we wanted to really get the point across of her being an innocent and vulnerable child. We also wanted to emphasise the fact that the presence has always been with her, even when she was really young.
When filming the therapy scenes, we decided to use a close-up, profile shot so that we could see the emotion in her face as she is talking. We used a variety of different shots and angles for the flashback scenes, including a high angle to make her seem vulnerable in the chase scene.
Therapist/Presence:
A stereotypical killer is normally a male, who is very strong and able to overpower the victim easily. However, in paranormal movies, there tends to be a female spirit who is haunting / terrorising the victim. They also tend to be very strong and clever and can also overpower there victims with ease. We decided to use the stereotypical paranormal killer in our OTS because we thought it would attract a wider audience if we conformed to a stereotypical presence.
We chose to use Chloe as our therapist / presence because she has a very warm and nurturing voice which can make her seem trustworthy at the beginning when we do not know who she is.
We dressed our therapist in a smart but casual jacket to make her seem friendly and welcoming to our victim, and we dressed our presence in dark clothing, to make her seem menacing but also so she is more mysterious and it is difficult to see her face in the shots.
When filming the therapy scenes we used an over the shoulder shot to make our therapist unknown to the audience, we wanted to keep a sense of mystery within our OTS to capture the audiences attention. During the flashback scenes of the presence we used a variety of different shots and angles, including some low angles to make our presence seem powerful and menacing.
A stereotypical killer is normally a male, who is very strong and able to overpower the victim easily. However, in paranormal movies, there tends to be a female spirit who is haunting / terrorising the victim. They also tend to be very strong and clever and can also overpower there victims with ease. We decided to use the stereotypical paranormal killer in our OTS because we thought it would attract a wider audience if we conformed to a stereotypical presence.
We chose to use Chloe as our therapist / presence because she has a very warm and nurturing voice which can make her seem trustworthy at the beginning when we do not know who she is.
We dressed our therapist in a smart but casual jacket to make her seem friendly and welcoming to our victim, and we dressed our presence in dark clothing, to make her seem menacing but also so she is more mysterious and it is difficult to see her face in the shots.
When filming the therapy scenes we used an over the shoulder shot to make our therapist unknown to the audience, we wanted to keep a sense of mystery within our OTS to capture the audiences attention. During the flashback scenes of the presence we used a variety of different shots and angles, including some low angles to make our presence seem powerful and menacing.
Site of Activity - Mother:
Site of Activity is a theory by Wheeler Winston Dixon, which states that you do not get to know the character and they normally die within the opening title sequence of a movie. A stereotypical site of activity is normally young and pretty to attract the audience.
We chose to use Leanna as our site of activity because we wanted to link her death with the absence of a parent, which is Wes Cravens theory that horror movies are scarier with an absence of authority. We thought using Leanna in her home would make it seem realistic and more like she is a mother. We also killed her in the kitchen and had a shot of the fridge with the magnets and pictures on which makes it seem more homely.
We dressed her in a white collard shirt to make her seem both professional and vulnerable or innocent. Dressing her in white also makes her a contrast to the dark clothing of the killer.
When filming the death scene for the mother character, we used a high angle shot when the killer is looming over her. This was to make her seem vulnerable, as well as the use of a mid shot so that you could see her facial expressions and how scared she was. We also used a pan to move the camera away from her body and follow the killer out of the room.This allowed the audience to connect with the mother through the flashes of her death.
Site of Activity is a theory by Wheeler Winston Dixon, which states that you do not get to know the character and they normally die within the opening title sequence of a movie. A stereotypical site of activity is normally young and pretty to attract the audience.
We chose to use Leanna as our site of activity because we wanted to link her death with the absence of a parent, which is Wes Cravens theory that horror movies are scarier with an absence of authority. We thought using Leanna in her home would make it seem realistic and more like she is a mother. We also killed her in the kitchen and had a shot of the fridge with the magnets and pictures on which makes it seem more homely.
We dressed her in a white collard shirt to make her seem both professional and vulnerable or innocent. Dressing her in white also makes her a contrast to the dark clothing of the killer.
When filming the death scene for the mother character, we used a high angle shot when the killer is looming over her. This was to make her seem vulnerable, as well as the use of a mid shot so that you could see her facial expressions and how scared she was. We also used a pan to move the camera away from her body and follow the killer out of the room.This allowed the audience to connect with the mother through the flashes of her death.