Evaluation Task 2: In what ways does your media product represent particular social groups?

In what ways does your media product represent particular social groups?

This evaluation task is difficult to answer as we deliberately left the character unidentified in the opening sequence as we wanted to create tension with the audience so they could make their own assumptions before it being revealed in the rest of the film. However, there are many clues which you can place him in a social group by his clothing, through the mise en scene and the way he behaves. We did not use a particular stereotype to create our character however, throughout the development of the coursework the man developed a stereotype which is negative of a white middle class man as he has quite a twisted mind and this is clear from the fact that he is situated in a locked basement setting up a camera with children on the laptop screen.

It is clear that from the character's clothing that he is well off as he is in a suit which is ironed and clean. He has a white shirt on with a collar which highlights how smart he is and the process he is going through is one he takes seriously.

He is setting up a camera and knows what to do with his equipment suggests he knows what he is doing. Also he has locked his basement door implying he knows that he could get caught therefore takes precautions in the procedure of filming the kidnapped child.

We used a wild track whilst filming in the basement which has echoes and sounds quite airy which highlights the idea that the basement is big and the property he owns reflects his wealth.

Linking to the fact that this man is intelligent, it is not stated in the opening sequence but he was in fact a police officer who had access to a great deal of documents and passwords to many things therefore knows how to get around filming the girl and sending it to her father but without getting caught.

The basement which the filming happens is in his own home, it looks quite spacious and the equipment and laptop he has makes the assumption that he is fairly wealthy and takes pride in his belongings as he slowly unzips his equipment and being careful with the way he handles it.

 To conclude, the character in our psychological thriller is a criminal. He shows many signs of a villain in a thriller for example, working on his own, not showing his identity, being a man who is well built and who has experienced something which has changed his view on life and the way he lives it.