Evaluation 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

• Our film shows a representation of white middle class people living in an ordianry suburban setting. We get the sense that they are middle class through what they are wearing and what their surroundings are like. For example, most of the characters are dressed in smart clothes and are shown to live in fairly nice houses. This gives a sense of wealth although they are not shown to be overly wealthy. This along with the cars that they drive and other aspects of the mise-en-scene, present stereotypes of middle class people that we might expect to see. However is does not present all of the characters as being particularly hard working and does therefore not keep entirely to stereotypes that audiences may have towards the middle classes.
• Our film also presents a representation of men and how they interact within a group of friends. They are shown to act in a different way to how men are ususally portrayed in the media, for example Arron's character is shown to be nervous and worried about his wedding which contrasts with the stereotypical representation of males which shows a more dominant or 'laddish' side. However this stereotype is shown in our film through the other character's ridiculing of him which is more in line with how audiences would expect men to act.
• The film shows the closeness of a group of friends and how they interact together. They are shown to be friendly and light hearted, implying that men also just like to have fun, a stereotype often associated with women through media representation.