How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Neither of the characters shown in our sequence are particular stereotypes. The killer is seemingly very friendly at times but then has a quick temper and seems somewhat deluded. The friendliness is not typical of a horror villain as they are usually very sadistic and sinister. This character was inspired by ‘Norman Bates’ from ‘Psycho’ (Hitchcock, 1960) with the switching personalities but ours weren’t quite as dramatic. The delusionary way our killer has about him though is often apparent in other villains. This delusional aspect he has about him makes him think partially like a hotel host, making his victims as ‘comfortable as possible’. Our victim isn’t a stereotypical victim, he is trying to show how he isn’t scared and not giving his captor the upper hand. When the killer rips the tape from the victim’s mouth, the victim tries not to react to show the killer he isn’t afraid. This is reflective of how a lot of young males would like to think they would react in such a situation and not be scared.
If we were able to cast stars in our film, I think someone like Matt Damon (right) would be appropriate for the victim character as he is appealing to the female audience as well as looking fairly young as to relate to our audience of 18-30 year olds. Due to his recent history, audiences will feel he is not likely to be caught easily so makes our killer look much more threatening. I feel our killer would be better as an unknown actor due to being able to get a well-built, young, unnervingly quiet person; however, I don’t think anyone currently well known fits this description.
Our villain character portrayed a psychotic hotelier. This is the kind of character, in a normal 
situation, that would keep offering help to his ‘guests’ and make sure they were as comfortable as possible. We reflected that in the way he spoke. He speaks with a very calming tone of voice for most of the scene, one you would expect to hear form this type of person. He has a sudden change in tone of voice from very calming to screaming at his victim showing his unstable state of mind. The mise-en-scene reflects this. The way he is dressed is similar to how a stereotypical bellboy (left) would dress in an upper-class traditional hotel, although his outfit is black instead of red, connoting his sinister nature and evil intentions. The location is also of relevance. He is clearly ambitious about his situation and may have wanted to be a hotelier but failed so the best he can conjure up is a basement to keep his ‘guests’.
situation, that would keep offering help to his ‘guests’ and make sure they were as comfortable as possible. We reflected that in the way he spoke. He speaks with a very calming tone of voice for most of the scene, one you would expect to hear form this type of person. He has a sudden change in tone of voice from very calming to screaming at his victim showing his unstable state of mind. The mise-en-scene reflects this. The way he is dressed is similar to how a stereotypical bellboy (left) would dress in an upper-class traditional hotel, although his outfit is black instead of red, connoting his sinister nature and evil intentions. The location is also of relevance. He is clearly ambitious about his situation and may have wanted to be a hotelier but failed so the best he can conjure up is a basement to keep his ‘guests’.
If we were able to cast stars in our film, I think someone like Matt Damon (right) would be appropriate for the victim character as he is appealing to the female audience as well as looking fairly young as to relate to our audience of 18-30 year olds. Due to his recent history, audiences will feel he is not likely to be caught easily so makes our killer look much more threatening. I feel our killer would be better as an unknown actor due to being able to get a well-built, young, unnervingly quiet person; however, I don’t think anyone currently well known fits this description.
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