Blog : Representation

                                      Blog: Representation

Hello! Welcome back to my blog, today I will talk about the representation shown in our film opening.

To begin, our characters are highly stereotypical - in many ways. 

From the accessories they wear, to their hairstyles and personalities. 

For example :

The quiet girl with the book is the "smart one"

The girl with the pony tail and no makeup is the "athletic tom-boy"

The girl with colorful clips and pigtails is the "artsy one"

The girl with the messy, un-styled hair is the "carefree one"

Our film being highly stereotypical helps give it an 'old-school' look and overall vibe. We did not begin our brainstorming with the purpose of making our story stereotypical. That being said, it is very easy to create character's using stereotypes. It makes the characters easily recognizable to the viewers and helps ring a bell in the mind of the audience. This is because so much of the media already portrays people heavily based on their stereotypes. 

While our characters aren't perfect, I also do not think they need changes. To start, we have already filmed almost our whole opening, so it is too late at this point to re-film everything. Also, I believe that our characters being stereotypical adds to the film. We do not believe in judging people based on their stereotypes.