Evaluation Question 2

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

 

Julie Luong's Slidely by Slidely Slideshow

Representation: how something is expressed and described. 

We have represented the rebellious party girl and the good schoolgirl in our opening sequence. We have presented the stereotype of the rebel as negative whilst the stereotype of the nerd as positive. We have done this by showing the party girl come home late whilst the nerd is sleeping with many study guides around her, showing her academic dedication whilst the party girl enjoys herself. The binary oppositions explore the stereotypes of our two characters.

This over the shoulder shot into the mirror was inspired by Skins as this shot shows the extent of the party and rebellion, and how it is used to get rid of all last nights evidence.

The character of Analiza, who plays the rebellious party girl was inspired by Effy from Skins. Effy is seen sneaking home after a rough night out and we have used a similar shot here with Analiza showing her sneak up the stairs. The lighting is similar as we had to keep it realistic, as it would still be slightly dark when the rebellious teenagers sneak home before school.

The character of Julie was inspired by Betty from Ugly Betty.

We were inspired from this high angle birds eye shot of Tony in bed and have incorporated this into this shot of Julie asleep. 

In this split screen, it is clear to us that Julie (the nerd) is rushing as she is late for school, up late studying however although Analiza (the party girl) is late, after partying she is relaxed and casual in getting ready for school.

When the two girls leave for school we can see the clear contrast between the two. Analiza (left) is seen in a short skirt where as Julie (right) is seen in a long skirt and long sleeves. This also shows the contrast as Analiza's room is pink whilst Julie's room is neutral, illuminating their clear differences.