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

Our film opening has two specific social groups, professionals and teens.

Teens

We were able to represent the main character as a teenager mainly by the way she dresses. Her costume was typical of a teenager, with her jeans (which are an icon of youth) and brightly colored head band. This shows that the character likes a little bit of attention (due to the head band) however is a little bit of a follower in fashion with the cut of the jean. They were skinny and a quite modern color. 

The girls body language also shows how she is a 'teen'. This is because she is quite closed with her hand in her pocket. As well as the hand being in the pocket, the way she walked is rather stereotypical of a teenager. This was because she was walking with a slump in her back and quite sluggishly.
The makeup of the girl is extremely stereotypical of the teen look. This is because of the amount she is wearing and the type of make up there is. There is a little foundation and concealer as her face is clear, however there is the odd blemish. There is obviously some cheek bone definition with the blusher highlighting this. As well as the girls skin having make up, her eyes are highlighted with eyeliner and also her lips with a small amount of lipstick. This is extremely stereotypical of the social group of teenagers and the typical girl next door look.
Finally the use of headphones also shows that she is a teenager. This is because it is very typical of teenagers to be listening to music wherever they are going. 

Professionals 

We showed the stereotype of a business/ professional woman with her costume. The costume we chose was a pencil black dress with a white blazer. This shows that she is very professional and looks like a typical businesswoman you would have seen in the city. The colour was very important of the dress, this is because we wanted it to gave an impression of the woman. The colour was meant to show how dark and mysterious the character is and the white was meant to be a contrast and a slight hint of irony in the mise en scene.