Representations are based upon stereotypes and what we expect to see when watching a film for example. There is a wide range of stereotypes that we easily relate to different social groups and genders. Below are clips from different films that use stereotypes that relate to my film so I can further understand representation.
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This is the trailer for the film 'The Machinist'. By looking at the trailer it is obvious that the victim in the film is the very thin male, and this goes against stereotypical horror film victims as usually it is a female victim. He also looks as though he is in his 30's which is quite old for a victim in a horror film as usually they are fairly young. The male looks like he belongs to the working class social group as he works in a factory and has quite a shabby house/apartment which is quite common for victims although in some cases, the victims are quite well off and live in larger houses due to them being fairly young and possibly having wealthy parents. By watching the trailer, the threat is shown as the male who appears when 'the storm' arrives and then victim keeps seeing him in his workplace doing threatening gestures towards the victim like the classic 'throat slit'. The threat seems to live the same lifestyle as the victim, being working class as he works in the same factory and wears the same clothing as the victim. As the trailer continues it becomes apparent than none of his colleagues can see the threat possibly suggesting that the male victim is imagining that the threat is there meaning that the threat could actually be the victim himself. In conclusion , in this film the stereotypes of a psychological horror are not followed as the victim is firstly male which isn't very common at all and secondly he is fairly old which also isn't very common. Also, (without watching the film) the trailer suggests that the victim isn't physical it is actually mental, being in his mind as he is imagining it which is quite common in psychological horrors.
This is the trailer for the film, "The Haunting in Connecticut". The victim is a male teenager which stereotypically is the correct age for a victim but the wrong gender as females are usually the victim. The victims weakness is instantly recognised in the film as he head a severe form of cancer which contributes to his vulnerability as the audience are supposed to feel sympathetic for the male. This creates fear in the audience as he already has something bad happening to him and it is obvious that something greater is going to happen to him. The threat in this film isn't really seen therefore cannot be placed in any social group as it is all in his mind. Although, in this trailer it seems to suggest that possible threats could be the ghosts seen but by watching the film the audience realises that the threat isn't physical it is mental. In conclusion the stereotypes of a psychological horror are partially followed as the victim is a teenager but is a male. Also, the threat is in his mind which follows stereotypes for psychological horrors.
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Here is a test shot of our actor wearing the make up we used on him to film. We chose this make up and costume to make him look demonic yet innocent with the white shirt on as stereotypically white clothing makes victims seem innocent and pure. The story line for our film revolves around a 'light' which then causes the victim to become possessed and this is shown by using make up as shown above. In relation to conventions our story follows the conventions of a psychological horror by using an innocent yet vulnerable victim and some sort of unusual threat being the light.
3. A sequence in our film that represents age and gender is the opening scene of our film where the character is sat on the sofa watching the film. This represents teenage males as they are stereotypically lazy and just lounge around not doing a lot. This is what is shown in our character. Compared to an existing film this is generally the same way teenage males are represented. We had some audience feedback from other members of our class and below is a worldle of some of the key words that they used in their feedback reviews.
1.
This is the trailer for the film 'The Machinist'. By looking at the trailer it is obvious that the victim in the film is the very thin male, and this goes against stereotypical horror film victims as usually it is a female victim. He also looks as though he is in his 30's which is quite old for a victim in a horror film as usually they are fairly young. The male looks like he belongs to the working class social group as he works in a factory and has quite a shabby house/apartment which is quite common for victims although in some cases, the victims are quite well off and live in larger houses due to them being fairly young and possibly having wealthy parents. By watching the trailer, the threat is shown as the male who appears when 'the storm' arrives and then victim keeps seeing him in his workplace doing threatening gestures towards the victim like the classic 'throat slit'. The threat seems to live the same lifestyle as the victim, being working class as he works in the same factory and wears the same clothing as the victim. As the trailer continues it becomes apparent than none of his colleagues can see the threat possibly suggesting that the male victim is imagining that the threat is there meaning that the threat could actually be the victim himself. In conclusion , in this film the stereotypes of a psychological horror are not followed as the victim is firstly male which isn't very common at all and secondly he is fairly old which also isn't very common. Also, (without watching the film) the trailer suggests that the victim isn't physical it is actually mental, being in his mind as he is imagining it which is quite common in psychological horrors.
This is the trailer for the film, "The Haunting in Connecticut". The victim is a male teenager which stereotypically is the correct age for a victim but the wrong gender as females are usually the victim. The victims weakness is instantly recognised in the film as he head a severe form of cancer which contributes to his vulnerability as the audience are supposed to feel sympathetic for the male. This creates fear in the audience as he already has something bad happening to him and it is obvious that something greater is going to happen to him. The threat in this film isn't really seen therefore cannot be placed in any social group as it is all in his mind. Although, in this trailer it seems to suggest that possible threats could be the ghosts seen but by watching the film the audience realises that the threat isn't physical it is mental. In conclusion the stereotypes of a psychological horror are partially followed as the victim is a teenager but is a male. Also, the threat is in his mind which follows stereotypes for psychological horrors.
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Here is a test shot of our actor wearing the make up we used on him to film. We chose this make up and costume to make him look demonic yet innocent with the white shirt on as stereotypically white clothing makes victims seem innocent and pure. The story line for our film revolves around a 'light' which then causes the victim to become possessed and this is shown by using make up as shown above. In relation to conventions our story follows the conventions of a psychological horror by using an innocent yet vulnerable victim and some sort of unusual threat being the light.
3. A sequence in our film that represents age and gender is the opening scene of our film where the character is sat on the sofa watching the film. This represents teenage males as they are stereotypically lazy and just lounge around not doing a lot. This is what is shown in our character. Compared to an existing film this is generally the same way teenage males are represented. We had some audience feedback from other members of our class and below is a worldle of some of the key words that they used in their feedback reviews.
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