Evaluation 2-How does your media product represent particular social groups?

A main example of social groups we used in our film is the stereotypical popular, bitchy group.
We got this idea from Clueless and Mean girls, they are represented as good looking, vain and envied by others who are always seeking their approval. We represented this social group in our own film by trying to achieve the same camera shot as this screenshot from Clueless. We used a mid/long shot to show the characters body language, all stood in a group talking among themselves, this makes them look intimidating and a close group that only a selected number of people can be part off if they're "cool enough"

Another social group we represented in our media product was the disliked, friendless character who spends their time alone, isn't cool and is considered unpopular. This idea came from the character Tai in Clueless, she joins the new school "clueless" wearing unfashionable clothing and not up to date with what all the popular characters are interested in. We represented this social group in our own film by using similar character traits, such as casual uncool clothing and having no friends, to make this obvious the majority of the scenes with Charlotte (Our lead female) she was alone. We portrayed this through our use of camerawork using camera shots and angles to emphasize this. For example we used a mid-shot to show Charlotte was upset through her facial expressions/emotions and we could also see she was alone in the shot. Another example of a way we represented this was the use of tracking as Charlotte is walking down the corridor to her voiceover, this shows all the surroundings and shows she is travelling alone without any company. It also fits with the voiceover which confirms the representation that she has no friends through its dialogue.

Another social group is the kind, good looking male that all the characters have a crush on. This idea came from Mean Girls, the character Aaron. He is represented is good looking, desirable and a genuine nice person that everybody wants. We used the same representation of our main male character, Peter. We portrayed this through our choice of music and camera shots. The music we chose changes when Peter comes into shot to a slower, romantic love song, which connotes his social group immediately, we also used high angle shots to show he is dominant and masculine, which can be considered desirable to the teenage audience.