Q2)How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My media product represents a particular social group, which is the stereotype of killers who are generally a male, dressed in black so they are unable to be identified. My group and me haven’t really tried to challenge any sort of stereotype. My opening sequence hints these stereotypes, for example in the whole sequence there are shots where the killer is unidentified. There are no camera shots of his face or body features except from his arms and hands. However with this, the audience would be unable to recognize or identify the character. It is mostly the arms and hands of the killer that is visible in the frame. This indicates with the stereotype that killers are clever and creative in the way of trying to escape from being recognized. This is clearly shown in one of the frames below. I have used general stereotype of killers, which is they would wear blacked out clothing so they cannot be seen. I have put all these stereotypes together, because I want my audience to recognize what is happening, also the stereotypes being used means the audience will be aware of who the character is. I didn’t name the character as he is unknown all the way through the opening, therefore there is no point loosing the excitement and questions in the audiences heads.

This character that is unknown is starred by me; I am very much like Michael Myers because I am a killer who is very much like a psycho. Like Myers I have previously killed people and still on a hunt. The character I play is a very evil person who aims at hurting, being evil to innocent people. This has many reasons because the attacker hasn’t had much of a social life; he hasn’t learnt the norms and values of society. This character hasn’t been bought up by parents, therefore he has been neglected whilst he was a young boy, and he has experienced abuse by his dad at a young age. Also his mum had burnt him with a blow torch. His baby sister has been killed innocently. This may be why this character is very psycho typed and has no feelings or fears due to his horrific past history.

So I have chosen not to name the character in my sequence as it is more effective if he is unknown, because the audience would have many questions in their head, which they would like to be answered, for example who is this dodgy, dangerous man? I personally chose my character to be like Myers because I wanted the audience to straight away know what is happening because Myers is a typical serial killer who is dressed in black and has his weapon which is the knife. This is why I used this stereotype of a murderer its someone killing with a sharp knife. The link between my character and Myers is that they both have compassion with the knife.

The shot of the weapons-
This shot is very important for the opening sequence this is because it shows how serious this evil character is, it’s not just being a psycho and sketching a girl. This panning shot expresses the danger of the killer as he is preparing his weapons that he may use to kill the girl. In this shot the weapons are a drill, saws, hammers, needles, scissors, screw drivers and many other serious, dangerous weapons.