Question 2: How Does Your Media Product Represent Particular Social Groups?

The main influence behind the story of our protagonist came from the film ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ where the protagonists girlfriend dies and the storyline is based around her. In our film there are representations which is very unconventional, the reason behind this is to try and display how the events that have occurred have destroyed the protagonists life. This has been displayed in many ways throughout our thriller opening.

Victim

This character is the victim of our thriller, this character is a woman and this is fairly conventional in a thriller movie as they are generally more vulnerable than men. Because has been kidnapped it shows that there is possibly more behind the story of what is going on and reasons behind why evens are occurring which helps create mystery in our thriller. It may also make the audience question the possibility of why this is happening and whether it is an act of hate or revenge.

Circled Pictures  & Knife

The circled pictures and knife on the table display the character as a target and cause the audience to search for reasoning behind the events. Mise-en-scene was important here as to make the shot dramatic we didn't want anything in the shot other than what was relevant which was in this case the pictures of the victim and a kitchen knife. This makes the shot more dramatic and draws much more attention as it is the only thing to look at in the shot other than the plain green table.

Antagonist In Our Thriller - Factory Walk Away Shot

The antagonist in our thriller movie is wearing upper class smart and business like clothing which is very unconventional and may signify a possible psychological issue with the character as its not usual that upper class people would carry out these kind of events. And it is very unexpected to the audience for events to be carried out by someone they see to be very respectable from their appearance  The way that the identity of the antagonist is kept hidden by his face not being shown also adds mystery and suspense. 

Donald Red

The influence behind the antagonist wearing smart clothing came from Donald Red Grand from James Bond where he is wearing a suit and displayed as an upper-class person, this is very good at creating mystery and making the film less predictable keeping the audience engaged. 

The Joker

The influence for the hidden identity of the protagonist came from the film ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ where the jokers identity is hidden behind make up.