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

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The character I've chosen from our own media product is Aaron Ward. He conforms with the horror genre as he is young (15 years old). This is a similar age to the audience members. He is also male which is what the majority of horror fans are. His role in the film is that of a teenager going to explore a derilict building, filming what they find. We chose to all dress in our every-day clothes. This helps the audience relate to the character more and also gives the film a more realistic quality.

The other character I have chosen is Michael from 'The Blair Witch Project'. He has many similarities with Aaron. He is young and male which will appeal to the audience. He is one of a group of three and wears normal clothing making the character more life like. One difference they have is that Michael is obviously older than Aaron, about 18 years old. Although he is still young he may attract different aged audience members.

Aaron's role in the film was relatively similar to all our other characters, just a group of friends videoing what they find. Michaels character is much more developed, he is a slight antagonist who causes the group problems due to his deluded mind. 

Another similarity both characters have is that the actors names are their characters names. This can be seen in other 'found fottage' films such as Paranormal Activity. It gives the film a much more realistic atmosphere which causes some audience members to question if the film is actually a true story.