2. How Does your Media Product Represent Particular Social Groups?
In this Go Animate sequence I compared Abigail from our opening sequence to Drew Barrymore from Scream's opening title sequence. I chose this movie as it is a classic and spawned the Scary Movie franchise that followed and helped define post-modern horror conventions. It was virtually impossible to find and iconic blonde from the zombie sub-genre - this is interesting in itself, and suggests we have stumbled upon originality in our sequence!
I compared the way in which they are presented to the audience and their general behavior in the opening sequence.
I compared the way in which they are presented to the audience and their general behavior in the opening sequence.
The Newsreader
To conform to stereotypical convention, we chose an older male to be our newsreader. His maturity suggests integrity and that he is trustworthy, his maleness suggests authority, and the fact he is a middle class teacher means he speaks with a non-descriptive accent which is common for newsreaders.
The Middle Classes
The home we filmed in is conventionally middle class. We can tell this from the big TV, the plush decor of the home and the fact it is clean and tidy. The kitchen is modern and well fitted. The doors and windows are modern and double-glazed.
This is a deliberate representation because over our studies, we have found no examples of horror set any-where other than middle class environments. This is because horror needs to relate to its audience, and it is the middle classes that visit the cinema and spend the most money, and also, in general as a society, we find it difficult to empathize with poor people.
This is a deliberate representation because over our studies, we have found no examples of horror set any-where other than middle class environments. This is because horror needs to relate to its audience, and it is the middle classes that visit the cinema and spend the most money, and also, in general as a society, we find it difficult to empathize with poor people.
Britain
As luck would have it, we filmed in the rain. This worked for us - it coincided with the theory that something in nature is out of kilter, a theme often used in Shakespeare and every other horror!