What is representation-
Paragraph 1-Representation is the description or portrayal of someone or something in a particular way. In my horror film opening Scarlet the representations I have used reflect the micro elements of body language, shot type and costume. My horror film opening is about a doll named Scarlet who slowly possess a group of teenagers who thinks shes just a rumor.
Paragraph 2- In my horror film opening the characters of youths are represented in several different ways. Firstly the representation of youths being associated in relationships and thinking they are one of the most important things as a youth is shown. This representation is reinforced by the theorist Laura Mulvey she claims that they camera position the audience as the male as a way to admire the female body this is known as objectification. In my film opening the female youths are dressed in the costumes of skirts and crop tops that enhance their figure and make them look no more than a convention. The camera angles that are used on the females are one in particular a tilt shot from the bottom upwards. This represents the female to be a sexual figure to the male youth audience. As well as a high angle shot of a youth couple in my film opening showing the female youth to be looking upwards to the male youth. The use of a high angle shot exaggerates the higher status of the male and his dominance to the female.
Paragraph 3- Another representation shown in my horror film opening 'Scarlet' is the representation of youths being out of control and rebellious this is shown through the body language of strong language as well as two male youths pushing each other around causing violence. This representation of youths being 'folk devils' stated by Cohen causing a moral panic is reinforced by the theorist Baudrillard. This is because he says that media represent reality, this simulation leads to position of hyper reality where representations are being based on the producers own representations. Therefore this means that the producers are showing the representation of youths being careless and misbehaved in so many platforms of media as this is their own stereotypes of them and their own anxieties.
Paragraph 4- Further more also in my media text a horror film opening the idea of characters being represented linking to the idea of a fairy tale was reinforced by propps theory of sphere of action.... Villan their connations.... hero their connations..... binary opposites good v evil- Levi Strauss.
Paragraph 5- Cultural hegemony (Gramsic) this theory is reinforced as this theory states how domiant our culterally diverse society is and the characters that I cast reinforces this as Riley(Asian) fleur(sylvkian) white british(female).
Paragraph 6- conclusion
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