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Positioning the Audience

Stereotypes?

I decided to involve the audience with my protagonist and have them develop quite a close relationship with him. In the title sequence the audience observes him carrying out his daily morning routine, something that can be seen as quite an intimate time that one would feel rude intruding on. The way the camera follows his every move, and focuses on small details of his routine set the audience up to develop a confidential bond. The illegal activities that have clearly occurred under his control are presented as completely normal, which allows the audience to understand that he is a criminal that is likely to be caught.

The opening lets the audience know that they will be following the life of this man from his point of view.

The use of close up and over the shoulder shots creates this intimacy that would be developed through the film

I did not really use any obvious stereotypes in my sequence as my character is very vague and does not fall under many social categories. However, I could say that the female corpses represent the stereotype of females being the weaker sex. They are presented as vulnerable as the audience assumes that they have been lured in by his charm and good looks, which is a common stereotype of women of all ages.

Positive or Negative?

My title sequence represents young adult males in a negative light, due to the fact I have portrayed my character as a murderous psychopath. However, my sequence has not left much room for representations as the audience does not see the protagonist interact with any other character. If I was to do this project again, I would probably add in a short conversation with another character in order to show how he behaves and acts around others.

Despite the negativity of my character, he is shown in a glorifying way due to his good looks, designer after shaves and his respectable, clean house. I did this purposefully in order to expand on the black comedy and create an unnerving atmosphere in which murderers are camouflaged in middle class culture.

To conclude, my character does not fall under any stereotype, he is in fact a archetype character as he is a fault of society, going against social norms.

Women are represented as weak and vulnerable, therefore fitting perfectly in the common modern stereotype of women.

The audience are placed so they can follow the life of the character from an inside view, allowing his mentally unstable state to be felt and understood properly by the viewer.

I used mise-en-scene, camera shots and costume to present his unlikely nature, using contrasting and irony.

Technical Skills

I created my representation of my character through contrasting the normal life of a average man, with the obviously abnormal situation of a serial killer. For example in the close up shots of him reaching for his toothbrush amongst a murder weapon, then casually brushing his teeth, I created a stark contrast as the toothbrush is incredibly probable and the weapon is incredible improbable, especially in this situation.

Using make up and costume, I also created an unnerving contrast.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

In the same take I showed an average costume for a day to day man and the unnerving makeup of blood on a corpse. I used an over the shoulder shot of him getting ready for work, wearing a formal black shirt, blazer and tie. Then, I panned down to reveal the corpse in the corner of his dressing room. The way I included both ideas in the same shot emphasise the way his normal life is intertwined with his serial killer alter-ego.