media cw

1. How does your
media product
represent
particular social
groups?

2. GE
LASS
ENDER
THNICITY

3. The gender of this character is male. This is
a convention from real media texts as the
majority of protagonists are male. This
conveys patriarchy and dominance of the
male character.
From the way that the character dresses, it
shows that he is of a middle class
background. The props used such as the
Canon camera and IPhone portray signs of
wealth and comfortability.
The age of this character is early 20’s
opposing the fact that the majority of
leading male characters are in their mature
years.
The ethnicity of this character is
Black/African. This subverts the idea of
the leading character being a white male
however, this also encourages the
stereotype of Black/African characters
being into crime.

4. The class of the victim is seen as
working class/student. She is dressed
casually without showing any signs of
wealth like the protagonist.
The age of the character is 18-20. She is
portrayed as vulnerable teenager as she is
sitting in a isolated park unaware of the
situations soon to take place. She is on
her phone which is a code and
convention of teenagers always being on
their phones.
The gender of the character is female.
This reinforces the conventions of the
victim being a female and of the
‘inferior’ and more vulnerable gender.
This can make the audience
experience more fear towards the
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