Evaluation- Question 2


How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Firstly, our media product represents the female social group. We do this by having all female cast and this really portrayed the strong feminist image which we were going for. This contradicts the typical thriller cast, however this will make for a more interesting film and therefore might entice a more particular audience. The benefits of our media product representing the female social group is it represents powerful women and shows how strong women are which is a common area of interest among society in today’s time. Additionally, this makes it relatable to a more variety of audience but also touches a more specific audience type meaning it could have either a niche or a mass audience.



My media product also represents a teenage social group. Similarly, this social group takes up a large portion of the global population and society has perceived it to have a mostly negative image. This is something we have challenged. Our main character April is the stereotypical nerd but this is good because it shows not all teenagers are troublesome and lack intelligence which is perceived by society as bad. April is very similar to the character of Yael played by Jamie Bloch in Netflix series ‘Degrassi: Next Class’. Both April and Yael represent the stereotypical school nerd image and therefore this shows we are adhering to stereotypes. Our media product aims to beat the negative image given by society of teenagers and show them we aren’t all the stereotypical alcoholic, partying youths who hate school. This is important as it makes a statement and challenges stereotype.

Another one of our characters ‘Poppy’ is very similar to the character of Frankie Hollingsworth played by Sara Waisglass also from Degrassi: Next Class. Both Poppy and Frankie play roles of innocent siblings who worry for their siblings and their siblings’ well fair. Although their stories differ a lot; Poppy is dealing with her sister going missing and Frankie with her sibling being in a mental institution, they both portray images of a distress as a result of their siblings’ situations. This presents that the character of Poppy adheres to stereotype as she follows a similar character of one in the real media.

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