Q2 ppp

HOW DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT REPRESENT PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUPS?In the opening of my film ‘The Hellion’, a group of five teenagers are presented as well as an eleven year old girl. Each character has a very different personality and is therefore presented in a different way.

LUCY GATES

Lucy Gates is represented as a stereotypically nerdy character.

Her personality is presented as sacred and nervous. This is shown through her awkward and shy body language, and her opinion on playing the Ouija board.

Her personality is also shown as being easily influenced as although she doesn't’t want to play the game she quickly changes her mind when everyone else wants to.

Lucy’s clothing is also quite stereotypical of that of what a ‘nerd’ would wear. She wears black glasses and a tartan top.

Crossed arms showing she is self conscious and shy.

Black glasses, stereotypically what a nerd might wear.

Tartan top

WILL TURNERIn the opening of this film Will Turner is presented as a stereotypical

‘jock’ character. This is presented through his loud, confident personality and stereotypical ‘jock’ clothing of a baseball jacket.

His ‘jock’ personality is presented through his confidence. This is shown when he makes Lucy jump when playing the Ouija board and plays it on his own.He also shows little fear when they start playing the Ouija board.

Baseball jacketLoud and confident

personality

Funny/ likes to make people

laugh

Will Turners character is similar to that of Curt’s in the film ‘The cabin in the woods’. This character is also presented as a stereotypical ‘jock’ character.His character is presented in a similar way to Will Turner through a similar choice of clothing and personality traits.

JOSH RIVERS

Josh is represented as a stereotypical popular teenager. This was shown through his up to date fashionable clothing and his

friendly confident personality. His influence on others in the friendship group also shows his popularity. This is shown when Josh persuades Lucy to play the Ouija board. As well as this the

opening is set at Josh’s house, showing again his popularity.

Body language suggests laid back, relaxed personality.

Fashionable/ trendy clothing.

Neat and up to date hairstyle.

PAUL DEANPaul was represented as a ‘normal’ teenager. This character wore simple clothing similar to that of most teenage boys. He also appeared to conform to the group, and had very few opinions about what was happening. His personality however seemed to be quite nervous, despite not saying anything to suggest this.

Playing with his hands suggests he was uncomfortable or nervous.

Concerned expression on his face, suggesting he was scared.

Simple clothing and hairstyle. (similar to that of most teenagers).

ARIA FITZ

Aria Fitz represented a stereotypically gothic or edgy character. This was shown through her choice of dark

clothing, which is something often shown to be stereotypically gothic. As well as this the character was

confident and was very interested in stereotypically gothic things, such as playing a Ouija board.

Confident personality

Black clothing

Body language suggests she is not at all scared or nervous.

LILLY RIVERS

The character Lilly is represented as an innocent young girl. This is shown through her innocent looking clothing, of matching pajamas and long hair. As well as this her teddy shows her innocence and vulnerability as this is something often connected to children.

Childish teddy

Body language suggests

vulnerability

Childish Pajamas