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

Evaluation Task 2

How does your media product present particular social groups?

The first two pictures show our victim character and the last picture shows a girl from 'Dawn of the Dead'. We are comparing these characters because they have a similar appearance. 

Similarities	Differences
Blood and scars on victims faces are similar and is a code of the horror genre	The costumes are very different which shows their age difference
The low key lighting used when on the characters	The age of the characters is different, but this just conforms with our narrative and storyline
Both of the characters are female so shows their innocence and are more easily portrayed as victims in horror films	The location that our characters are in is different and this is used to show the freedom that people of different age groups have
The characters have reached a state of paranormal and possessed	Their role in the film is different because one of them is a victim and another is the villain
The role in the film is similar in that they are both main characters	The girl victim from our opening is obviously a victim due to the bruising that she has, showing she has been subject to intentional violence.
The ethnicities of the characters is the same as it is uncommon to see a black victim	The facial expressions are different as our character appears to be pleading for help and the one in the film appears evil and out to hurt someone.

Overall, the characters share a similar appearance. However, their roles are made clear through their acting style and the contrast in the use of special effects makeup.