A2 Media Evaluation – Question 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop

or challenge forms and conventions of real media

products?

For Stereotype theory. I have again challenged the conventions by giving a different aspect on actors and characters. I’m giving my target audience the view from the other side for a change. I am showing that male characters can portray emotions of weakness, vulnerability, unitability just as much as woman can. By moving away from the idea of a female and her emotions I am also slightly removing the ‘stereotypical’ view of females that female aren’t ‘sex objects’ nor ‘objects for men’. Male emotions are some-what casted aside within the media industry of film because a stereotypical image has been set upon males that they should follow the stereotyped image of portraying confidence, stability and dominance. No male wants to be a ‘female’ but they see the view that if they show emotions openly or accidently, they are in fear of being seen a ‘female’ not a ‘male’.

Which theories have you incorporated? (Propp’s Theory? Feminist Theory? Stereotype Theory?)

Theories I have incorporated are Propp’s theory and stereotype Theory. For Propp’s theory I have challenged the conventions by creating shadows of my own rules to follow but keeping it similar to Propp’s theory. I have decided to make my female character, ‘The Hero’ and making my male character ‘The Princess’. I have switched these gender roles around because I want to indicate that mental health can affect males just as much as females. Within my trailer my male character and the main protagonist will be seen as the character that needs to be saved and will portray weakness, vulnerability, unitability. Whereas my female character will be seen as the character who is the saver and will portray confidence, strength and fearlessness.

My genre, psychological thriller film trailer portrays that an individual can have everything they want in life, from their perspective, they have the perfect job, perfect home life, financial secure and been stable and healthy for 10 years or more. But always present is the element of fear that they could lose everything in a split second and be left with nothing apart of themselves. Anyone can become unstable as mental health is a difficult battle to experience and mental fight every day, but finding your trigger and learning to deal with them slowly and effectively is all part of the recovery process. Mental health doesn’t pause, stop or delay. An individual suffering with mental health issues can relapse and lose control at any-time, any-place and in their life.

Why did you decide to challenge or follow particularly these conventions? (Provide justified

reasoning)I have challenged Propp’s theory and Stereotype theory because I want to show my audience that no matter who you are, whether you’re female or male, single, married, divorced, poor, rich, gay, straight, bisexual, Mental Health can affect anyone at any time of their life. As well as it can resurface easily after 5 years, 10 years or even 20 years just by one event, meeting, a person or even an object. Seeing something or someone can cause relapse in an individual and set them backs days, weeks, months or even years. Mental Health is always present within a sufferer’s mind,