Isabella Rocha- Evaluation Question 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The use of stereotypes in our final product allows the audience to easily relate and identify with each character. We used iconic features related to scientists and science and the archetypal ‘mad scientist’ character to heighten the sense of danger and suspense.

The stereotype of the scientist stays consistent throughout the film however the stereotypes of the teenagers do not. As our target audience is mainly young adults we wanted to portray our main characters in a positive light. The events within the narrative would mean that the characters would defy their stereotypes on order to help each other to survive and in turn lead the audience to question the stereotypes introduced at the beginning of the film.