How does your media product represent particular social groups?

By Jessica Love

Social groups represented

The bride- This character is a Victorian adolescence who is soon to be married, showing that the social representation of this character is a teenage girl. Due to her age most of the recent media would stereotypically portray her image as a school girl crush but due to the time period, it is more acceptable for this young girl to marry. Zoe- Zoe is a typical teenage girl who has been in a long term relationship with her boyfriend Joe, they are fairly inseparable like most teenagers seem to be in this day and age. She represents herself to be a general teenager which the audience can relate to with a parasocial relationship with the on screen character, they would expect her to be the final girl in this horror, however in this film the female characters all die first. Joe- Joe also is easy to relate the both male and female audience members could connect with him, seeing the horror in his eyes when his girlfriend is found dead. All of the characters within the film are teenagers but parents could also relate to the film, imagining that is there own son or

Background of the film.

Due to the beginning of the film being set in the 1890s (the late Victorian period) young ladies often got married at the age of 15-18. Anna therefore represents a Victorian adolescence who is soon to be married, showing that the social representation of this character is a teenage girl. Due to the Victorian frilled styled wedding dress and the wooden hallow stairs that the bride walks down on the opening shot, the audience can relate to this realising that the film is first set in the Victorian period, understanding why Anna is at such a young age to be getting married.

Anna- The zombie bride

The image in the middle (in black and white) was taken from the horror film The bride of Frankenstein, this film was the inspiration for Annas bride look. The image of the professional film, the character has her hair scraped back, this creates emphasis on the females facial expressions, and the audience can see emotions easily. We tried to recreate this image, but still let Annas hair look feminine due to her wedding occurring at the beginning of the film. By having their hair scraped back, we can see the difference between Annalise face from when she about to become wed, and after she had been stood up and turned evil. This immediately gives the audience the intention that Annalise went from the young teenage bride, to the villain within the story. This would rebel against the norm in most films; with that the woman is seen as the glamorous one, however Annalise has been transformed into a zombie bride with fake blood, makeup and the use of props to give her a believable stereotypical look of a zombie bride.

Anna- The zombie Bride

Anna is a teenage bride who appears to have a higher class due to her being able to afford such a valuable wedding dress, especially as within the Victorian period only the wealthy could afford such valuable items on their wedding day. She plays a white British who values god as you would assume she is having a marriage within the church. Mise en scene is used throughout the film, one example being the costume Anna wears as a traditional bridal gown, this sets the scene of who Anna plays within the film.
Happy bride ready for her wedding day. The hair is tied back so that the audience can see her facial expressions changing dramatically form a happy bride, to zombie bride. The story does not actually show she is stood up, however it is implied by the sudden change in music, and makeup down the brides eyes, suggesting

The stereotype for a teenager is to be rebellious, the bride then accepts this social norm. She rebels against any teenager she then sees in love. This sweet teenage bride, turning dramatically and quickly into something evil, here the audience can tell she is no normal teenage girl.

The bride: Camera Angles

On the opening scene of Anna walking down the stairs the camera angle appears to be looking up at the bride who comes down the stairs, when using this low shot to start the film it instantly gives the impression that this character is powerful and owns authority which is strange to see when looking at a teenager. When the bride realises that she has been stood up from her own wedding, the camera is pointing at a high angle, therefore making Anna look small, this contrasts the shot from earlier; by making her look small, unloved; upset the audience creates sympathy for this young girl making the audience think she is too young to marry and understand what love is. When the bride goes to kill her first victim Zoe, an over the shoulder shot is used this is usually used when conversation is being flown between characters, however this technique is used within the film to see the bride about to kill Zoe, seeing the anger within such a young innocent bride, makes the audience feel uncomfortable.

Zoe- Teenage Girl in love.

The image taken of both Zoe and Joe was taken off www.facebook.com , this image indicates the love between the couple. The audience may stereotypically think it is just a Teenage Crush. Teenagers are stereotypically known to understand the meaning of love, or what it is. Zoe is a teenage girl, with blonde hair stereotypically known to be a dumb blonde however in this video, we will show her venerable side just before the bride goes to kill Zoe, having a close up shot of Zoes facial expression, to show the fear in her face. Mise en scene: Zoe will be wearing casual girly clothes, of which will have to keep her warm, due to the cold weather of filming in the winter season. Zoe is a British, well spoken girl, who has many manors. Rather than Joe having to go out of his way to walk her home, she sensibly walks herself home. As soon as Zoe leaves, Non Diegetic tense music slowly gets louder and louder, implying that the bride is about to arrive. We can then see that Zoe is fearful and due to her age, the audience will create a parasocial relationship with the on screen character. Shots used: Worms eye view- watching Zoes feet walk, as she goes alone, seeing in the distance the brides feet dragging along slowly behind, builds high tensions within the audience. High shot- Looking down at Zoe, making her seem small and venerable, creating a picture that we want to paint to the audience, that something bad is about to happen. Close up shot- facial expression when Zoe sees the bride behind her.

Joe- Teenage Boy in love.

The image taken of both Zoe and Joe was taken off www.facebook.com , this image indicates the love between the couple. The audience may stereotypically think it is just a Teenage Crush. Teenagers are stereotypically known to understand the meaning of love, or what it is. Joe, is an attractive boy, who looks after Zoe very well; is very romantic, making the audience have a sensitive spot for this character, not wanting anything to happen to Joe; feeling heartbroken when Joe is murdered due to bonding such a strong relationship. Mise en scene: Joe will be wearing casual clothes,, of which will have to keep him warm, due to the cold weather of filming in the winter season, clothes examples of jeans and a t-shirt. Diegetic sounds- Conversation between Zoe and Joe. Birds tweeting in the background, leaves rustling together in the woods, wind blowing making the trees sway together. Zoe screaming for Joes help. Stabbing as weapon forced into body. Non Diegetic sounds- Tense music as the corpse bride walks up towards Joe. Background music. Camera Shots- High shot- Looking down at Joe, making her seem small and venerable, creating a picture that we want to paint to the audience, that something bad is about to happen. Close up shot- facial expression when Joe sees the bride behind him; when he sees Zoe dead on the floor.