How does your media product

represent particular social

groups?

In most media industries there are gender archetypes, which for

female characters consist of:

• Femme Fatal - mysterious and seductive woman whose charms

ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire

• Loyal Wife – Often seen as the sidekick that is only really there to

help and play on the side-lines.

• Damsel In Distress – This is the victim that usually needs saving.

In my media product I show the female archetype of Damsel In

Distress as she is shown as the victim, alone and being followed. My

product shows the female character as being in need of saving as

clearly she cannot help herself.

This also links to the fact that she is a female in the first place as this

in most cases connotes vulnerability and fragility.

Repulsion – 1965

This movie follows the story of

a beautiful young woman being

left alone while her sister goes

on vacation, which then leaves

her with the ‘demons of her

past’

Fear In The Night – 1972

A young woman recovering from a

nervous breakdown moves with her

husband to a boys' school, but finds

herself being terrorized by a

mysterious one-armed man - and

nobody believes her.

In my media product I decided to present the social group of teenagers. There

were various reasons for this with the first being the stereotypes of this age.

The main stereotypes of a teenager in todays society is a slight naivety and

vulnerability. Again linking to this of the character being a female means that

she is the ultimate victim because of these uncontrollable aspects.

Another reason why I chose to use a teenager is the reason of being relatable.

Even though my target audience research showed that all ages would be

interested I still believed that the majority can relate to a teenage character.

This is because if my film were a 15 then similar ages are teenagers and

people older would have been that age once, so therefore know what its like

even if society has changed.

Nina Sayers – Black Swan,

2010

Heather Donahue – Blair Witch Project,

1999