Representation: This is a process whereby the media construct versions of people, places and events in images, words or sounds for transmission through media texts to audiences. Representation is the basis for all media products. Media products constructs versions of the living experiences through representation.
- Representation provide models of how we see gender, social groups and places - aspects of the world we inhabit.
- They are ideological in that they are constructed within a framework of values and beliefs.
- They are mediated by individuals and media organisations and reflect the value systems of their sources.
- No representations are real; they are only versions of the real.
In my opinion, my chosen Thriller (Psychological Thriller) represents the social group Teenagers. This is my opinion because most of the characters , if not all of them are around Teenager age 16-18. The antagonist himself, played by me, Torian, is the age of a Teenager (17).
To my current Knowledge, the social group my thriller represents (Teenagers) relates to three of the categories that were used in the TV drama unit; Disability, Age and Gender.
The category of Disability relates to our social group in a slightly complex way. In my groups film opening, the antagonist looks like the average teenager, but his activities concur different. He has a book filled with crossed of peoples faces in red paint (suppose to symbolize blood) and as he goes through it, he comes across a piece of hair, supposedly from one of his victim (as his flashback seconds later confirm) and slowly caresses the lock of hair and then licks the fingers in which he was using to stroke the hair. Along with the fact that he has killed over 15 people and have them crossed off in a type of book of memoirs, he seems like he has a taste for human, seeing as he licks his fingers after stroking a lock of hair of one of his victims, leading to the generalization that he has a mental health issue and is somewhat disturbed.
The category of age relates directly to our social group simply. In my groups film opening, most of the characters if not all of them are teenagers and range from the ages of 16 - 18. Teenagers stand out because wider society view them as hoodlums that are nothing but trouble.
The picture on the left shows the general view of wider society of what teenagers are/do (hoodlums).
The picture on the left shows the general view of wider society of what teenagers are/do (hoodlums).
The video below was filmed using Camtasia to record the process of adding the pictures on stereotypes to flickr, where they can be seen by the general public.
The category of Gender relates to my film openings social group to a certain extent. In my film opening, the gender of the characters are almost evenly spread out, we decided to do this to leave out any bias. Also, the gender of the antagonist is male. The reason i think this makes the thriller more effective/stand out more, is because wider society can relate to the general ideology that males are the stronger (physically), so by having a male killer, the audience can relate more to him killing others, rather than having a female killer who would go against the wider societies ideology.
In my opinion, our representation of each social group is generally complex.
In my opinion, our representation of each social group is generally complex.
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