Evaluation: 2.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The stereotypes we used in the film are the three teenage girls who are seen as stupid, weak and vulnerable as they go out to play a childish game of hide and seek when they shouldn't. This makes the man who kidnaps Amy look more powerful and be in control as he takes her so easily and kills her.




However, Kelsey does also take control of the situation when she realises Amy isn't coming, she tells Darcey that they should go look for her as Kelsey takes on a worried motherly role. She is the strongest girl out of them and if the film had carried on, Kelsey's role may have developed and challenged the stereotypical role of the male serial killer and could have beaten him to become the one in control.

This wide angle shot of Amy, represents how alone and vulnerable she is as she has no one to help her.
This high angle shot at the end also shows Amy to be dead, as she was weak and couldn't fight off the killer who had all the power.

The clothing worn also represents who they are to the audience as some can relate, such as the girls, who all wear teenage clothing such as converse and jeans making them relatable to other teenagers. The killer seems to wear working clothes and a buff which covers his identity, creating a character that the audience are clearly meant to fear, (a stereotypical murderer).


The heavy breathing used at the end is also meant to frighten and shock the audience to make them fear him as it is clear that he hasn't finished killing, and the darkness is also used to portray the mystery of who he is.