Presentation evaluation 2
- 1. HOW DOES OUR MEDIA PRODUCT R E P R E S E N T PA RT I C U L A R S O C I A L GROUPS?
- 2. AGE When being introduced to the social group in our movie, it starts off as flashbacks when they are just children around the age of 12. This seems like the typical age that bullying may begin to take place as children are entering secondary school and getting involved with different crowds of people to what they normally associate with. Children at this age are starting to develop their personalities and shape into the sort of person they will become, and so they experiment and sometimes feel the need to pick on other kids in order to show off and try and prove something.
- 3. Inspiration Although in our movie we have used a young social group, bullying can occur at every age. The links below are two examples of bullying at different ages. We got our inspiration from the clip of the children. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTwYEE7RkW4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FUeDN48bM0
- 4. SOCIAL CLASS The scene in which the group of young boys are bullying a certain individual shows that they may be of a higher class because of the fact that they have scooters and the victim does not. This could be one of the reasons the boy is getting bullied of this gang in the first place.
- 5. GENDER Although they are all of the same gender and race, this boy is being sectioned out as though he is different to the rest of the group in a major way. The male gender is represented in a very stereotypical way as the young group of boys are trying to show off in front of each other to seem hard and superior. This is also the case when the victim gets his own back and uses harsh swear words, which is a typical male trait in a violent or hostile situation. The fact that he is using physical actions to get back at his childhood bullies is also another stereotypical role of a male.
- 6. AUDIENCE This may link to the target audience as it us more likely for young adults to watch a horror than anyone else, and the fact that the characters are of similar age to the audience will allow them to feel more understanding of the situation and the emotions the characters may be feeling. The audience could feel pathos for the main character as they may have experienced similar situations when they were children themselves.
- 7. LATER IN THE MOVIE Later on in the film, although it is still a form of bullying, the actions are more serious and developing into the typical horror genre. Because of the characters being older at this point, the teasing of children is replaced by revenge and real violence.