We represented our character through the groups of age and gender. We chose to use a teenage boy because we wanted to represent countertypes in our opening sequence. In our opening sequence, we have subverted gender stereotypes by having a male victim in the thriller rather than a woman. This is unusual in a thriller as they typically have a girl who is the main victim. In films such as Scream and Insidious it is generally a teenage girl that is represented as the first girl in the sequence to die. In our film we purposely chose a boy to present a countertype and subvert expectations as they detective that would then solve the murder would be female this we would be able to subvert stereotypical gender roles. Through the use of the camera using eye line match and a tracking shot to show fear in the victim (the boy). We used non diegetic intense sounds to build tension throughout the opening sequence to symbolise the way the boy was scared and going to die in much the same way as Scream.
Although using a male character was countertypical it has been before in films such as Donnie Darko and this representation was an influence on ur characters construction as we wanted him to have the same amount of innocence as the main protagonist in the film. In addition there have been a number of articles in the news about young people being killed by intruders and having a young male in our film would also add to the realism of the scene.
Although we attempted to subvert conventions by having a boy as the victim in the opening sequence in other ways we were more stereotypical. For instance the way in which we used a teenager was more in keeping with the conventions of the genre. We felt that using a teenager was a stereotypical representation, however it most matched the genre and therefore would create verisimilitude for the audience who we hoped would buy into our narrative. In addition the use of mise-en-scene was also useful in constructing realism. The bedroom and the house symbolise the innocence of the boy as well as the diegetic soud when he wakes up as it shows he's just a normal person who gets unfortunate by being a victim of a evil person who intrudes their house. We also see his innocence when he picks up objects to show his fear and the need of using weapons to help him sort out his problem. Furthermore, his stereotypical behaviour of having fear of not knowing what's coming is shown through the tracking and over the shoulder shots demonstrating his fear by putting the audience in his situation. In addition, age was important in our construction of our character types as it made the sequence more believable having a young person in the film as it could actually happen to them in real-life. An example of this can be seen in the news often when it is reported about the vulnerability of young people.
Disability was also represented in our film as we chose to include a
psychopath who terrorises and kills people. Unfortunately this is an occurrence
that is rooted in reality as there are many instances of pyschopaths committing
crimes. We chose to use a mask as this is stereotypical and unfortunately has
been used by real-killers such as John Wayne Gacy in the USA who committed hideous
crimes on young men. We chose to end with a tilt shot of the antagonist and end
with a dissolve on our victims face deliberately to set up an enigma whereby
the audience would have to make up their own mind as to whether he died. A real life example is when in Johannesburg - By playing dead, 15-year-old Tracy Sebati was able to save herself from intruders who killed her parents and two siblings in their Mmakau home on Tuesday evening.
Constable Solomon Lucky Sebati, 41, Mmatshepo, 40, Quinton, 3, and Tshegofatso, 22, who was seven months pregnant, were killed.
Neighbours said they heard gunshots at about 10.30pm, but stayed indoors, fearing crossing paths with the shooters.
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