How does your media product represent particular social groups?
I have decided to compare our main character, Christa, to the main character of 'Black Swan' Nina. One reason I decided to compare these two characters is because they are very similar in their role of the film. They are both the main female lead, who has a task to complete with something or someone holding them back from doing so.
Another way in which these two characters are similar in their costume. Despite Nina's being very eye catching, they both have the same simplicity of colour, black and white. Nina changes costume throughout the film to represent the different roles she is playing, however Christa stays in the same costume, as we didn't want the audience to be distracted by this. Both Christa and Nina's costumes are also none sexualising, the stereotypical ballet dress, despite being short and fitted, doesn't have any sexual connotations attached to it, so again like our costume for Christa, we wanted her to be respected and acknowledged for her intelligence and assertiveness.
Even though Christa and Nina are very similar in some aspects, they are also quite different. This is shown in their general appearance. Christa has a deceptively soft looking face whereas Nina has a firm and confident look to herself, however is quietly unconfident at the beginning of the film. This is another similarity the fact that their looks don't always represent their characters. The two characters are also different in age, Nina is older than Christa but still young. This would suggest that they would attract different audiences, however I believe that the fact that both story line are rather complex, both films would attract the same age bracket, 16-25.
Another way in which these two characters are similar in their costume. Despite Nina's being very eye catching, they both have the same simplicity of colour, black and white. Nina changes costume throughout the film to represent the different roles she is playing, however Christa stays in the same costume, as we didn't want the audience to be distracted by this. Both Christa and Nina's costumes are also none sexualising, the stereotypical ballet dress, despite being short and fitted, doesn't have any sexual connotations attached to it, so again like our costume for Christa, we wanted her to be respected and acknowledged for her intelligence and assertiveness. Even though Christa and Nina are very similar in some aspects, they are also quite different. This is shown in their general appearance. Christa has a deceptively soft looking face whereas Nina has a firm and confident look to herself, however is quietly unconfident at the beginning of the film. This is another similarity the fact that their looks don't always represent their characters. The two characters are also different in age, Nina is older than Christa but still young. This would suggest that they would attract different audiences, however I believe that the fact that both story line are rather complex, both films would attract the same age bracket, 16-25.
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