In the film opening I created and made last year there was many representations with in it. The first one was that the main character 'Riley' was a girl. The representation of being feminine and masculine was shown both in this character. This is because the character was smoking and drinking in the film opening this is something stereotypically masculine. As well as the character 'Riley' acting as a very strong and dominant figure as she lead the group of teenagers into the park. However when 'Scarlett' the doll began to become very intimidating and possessive 'Riley' became very scared the denotation was that she was screaming which showed her fear and innocents as this is a stereotypical feminine action and the connotation is that she is feeling very weak. Another character who shows the representation of being feminine is the character 'Fleur'. We as a group decided to dress her in a pink girly dress and her actions were showing love and passion towards the opposite gender these are all main stereotypes of being feminine and in society pink is a stereotypical colour girls like and wear. This character shows a dominant ideology as most people who watch this film opening would believe that the colour pink is loved by teenage girls.
Secondly the character of 'Scarlett' the doll was a female this is challenging the representation of status this is because in horror films in the film industry the male is more dominant and a powerful character that manipulates the vulnerable female. However the female playing the scary and powerful character shows a change in horror films and makes this film more interesting and different to consume as even though it could confuse consumers it could also make them more interested as its something they Haven't seen before. The character 'Scarlett' is wearing a cute chequered dress and wearing her hair in bunches this is to make the consumers think that Scarlett confirms the stereotype of being feminine as she looks very cute and vulnerable and is always by the swing to show her innocents in a park. However when she becomes frightening it would create a shock factor for the audience which would make them want to watch more.
The regional identity of this film opening was that it was set in a park in Epping this is a normal town where teenagers regularly hang around in. The film opening was filmed in the dark and in a park which confirmed the stereotype of the genre horror as it made the film creepier and more intense for the consumers. The taboo language and interpretation of 'street ratting' represents the working class as these are teenage working class stereotypes. Also by one of the characters played by a boy 'Jack' wore a hoodie this is a main stereotype associated with teenagers as it symbioses being rebellious which the teenage characters were being.
The camera angles that we used were very tight and allowed the representation's of class and status and gender to be shown very well. For example when the character fleur was staring in her boyfriend's eyes the medium close up allowed her feminine trates to be seen very well. Overall I feel that my horror film opening represented gender and class and status very well and both challenged and confirmed stereotypes to bring a twist to the genre horror and keep the audience connected with the film opening.
