the victims appear to be a very working class family this is shown by the setting, the fact that they live on a farm and how the other members of the family are dressed and the decor of the house. the threat is unknown so has no social grouping. the female is the victim as she is seen as venerable and innocent which makes the possession a dramatic change from her normal character. the age gender and race of the female victim are very stereotypical of this genre of film as she is a young, working class, white girl which makes her seem vulnerable to the threat.
The characters seem to be a very middle class working family, the size of their house, decor and lifestyle hint at this throughout the clip. the victim again is a young, middle class, white woman. this seems to be a continuos stereotype of the victims in satanic/ possession films as they seem vulnerable and almost an easy target. the threat is portrayed as a much lower class, rebellious and dangerous man which creates fear as he is a violent character.
we chose this actress as our victim as she also fits the stereotype seen in other films of the same genre we made her dress in a certain way for the filming which would imply that she was from a middle class background however we also tried to make her look as innocent, vulnerable and isolated as possible.
the first minute of our film is showing our victim walking to a derelict house, this helps the audience establish who the victim is as you see them from all angles and have time to take in their clothing, race, age and gender. This is the same in the shining as the camera follows the car driving along the mountain road, this allows you to make judgements on the characters based upon where they are driving what car they are in etc. it also shows the viewer where the film is set and in what time period
wordle of the feedback on our the issues of representation of age, gender and race in our horror film.
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