Evaluation 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

During our production we came to a conclusion that our dominant character, (protagonist) would be played by a female character. The female character would be represented in a stereotypical aspect at the opening scene, for example, vulnerable and confused. However, during the opening scene stereotypes are challenged through gender. Having been influenced by "Memento", in which the dominant character is played by a male, I decided to challenged these conventions, therefore, used a female as the main character for "REWIND". By having a female character as the main victim, I challenged stereotypes, for example, usually in thriller movies, the main victim is always played by a male character whereby he succeeds in meeting the truth however, in "REWIND" it is a female character who is the main victim where she succeeds in meeting the truth. Moreover, both dominant characters in "Memento" and "REWIND" consist similar stereotypical qualities, for example, they both are determined to know the truth, they both are confused and lost as a result to what has happened and both characters suffer from the same illness "amnesia". The fact that the female character in "REWIND" overcomes her confidence and is determined to establish the truth, is a typical stereotype of how victims usually respond to unusual situations that is not part of their daily routine. Moreover, I was also influenced by "Se7en", and as a result, this has led my horror sequence to be filled with suspense and tension that builds confusion, for example, the constant flashing images makes the audience confused, therefore grabs their attention, making them determined to see how this "puzzle" solved.

The characters costumes in "REWIND" are very different in comparison to "Memento". This enables the audience to establish what class each character belongs to, for example, in "REWIND" the female character wheres a black tank top, and through out the movie she does not wear any branded costumes, this represents that she is of working class. However, in "Memento" the dominant character is illustrated to wear ties, suits and shirts, this tells the audiences the male character in "Memento" is upper class, therefore, stereo typically more powerful as apposed to a working class person.

One might suggest that we have challenged how gender is represented in our film, due to the fact that usually in films the dominant character is a male character, however in "REWIND" the main character is female. One advantage "REWIND" consist of, in comparison to "Memento" is due to the dominant characters being played by different gender, stereotypical the audience generally feel more sympathetic towards females characters. Also, in thriller movies, the female character don't usually kill innocent people, however, in "REWIND" the main character kills innocent people. This challenges the stereotypes of of how females are represented to have expressive roles and are defenseless,. This can also illustrate that society is constantly changing within gender and we are moving away from a patriarchal society.
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Evaluation 2

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Stereotypes about gender and conventions are represented through different camera angles, for example:

The first shot of the opening scene represents a female characters arm from a medium high angle. The camera angle illustrates gender stereotypes, for example, due to the camera angle being a high angle, it tells the audience that this female character is not powerful.

This image illustrates a medium high angle of a female character. This tells the audience that the female character is less power and due to the camera angle being a high angle, "REWIND" consist of a voyeur whereby someone is looking down at the victim. Also, this engages the audience attention as they are positioned to be in the voyeurs perspective, therefore feel sympathetic towards the female character, as they know something is going to happen to that victim.

This image demonstrates a female character looking down, and the camera angle is a low angle. This significance of this is, it illustrates that the female character is superior. Furthermore, this image challenges stereotypes about females as they are represented to be weak.

To conclude the images below represent some of the flashback "REWIND" consist of. These images attract males because stereotypically males find suspence more appealing in comparison to females, therefore, are more engaged.