1. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
The film opening starts with a short clip of the media institution ‘Warner Brothers’ to show
that our film would be a very glossy American blockbuster to go alongside the romantic
genre of the film. The screen then fades to black as we hear a non-diegetic voice over
explaining their feeling for someone else; this was used to also establish the romantic genre
of the film opening.
As the voice over stops there is a light non-diegetic music playing softly in the background,
this is to set the mood of the film opening as being very happy and relaxed. This allows the
audience to feel very positive and happy about the film and what may happen within it.
As the pages turn the parallel diegetic romantic music carries on in the background
throughout. The editing used is also the same throughout as we see each picture we have a
slow zoom into the scrapbook. The image then comes alive for a few seconds and fades
back out again as if each photograph is a memory within this voice overs head.
The camera zooms into the first photograph; it’s a mid-shot of a young couple standing on a
bridge. There is diegetic sound of water moving in the river. The romantic setting created a
very traditional view of a young couple in love spending an evening together.
As the page turns again there is a slow zoom in. The camera cuts to an extreme long shot of
the young couple play fighting in a park. There is diegetic sound of a man and woman
laughing which goes alongside the scene very well. The actions the couple are doing show
they are very young and foolish this is a traditional representation of a young couple
careless and in love.
Again as the camera zooms back out the page turns and the camera cuts to a close up of the
young couple looking into each other’s eyes as they kiss. The lighting is very bright which
shows a very positive outlook on the couple showing that what they are doing is perfectly
normal. This close up shows a traditional view of a young couple getting caught up in the
moment.
The page then turns and the camera cuts to a mid-shot of the young couple facing each
other in arestaurant. The costume shows that the scene is set in the 60’s which again
supports the idea of the pictures being distant memories. The young couple are sharing a
milk shake laughing at each other. This again in a very traditional view of a young couple in
love enjoying each other’s company.
The non-diegetic romantic music then cuts, as the non-diegetic voice-over comes in again.
The lady explains that losing her partner wasn’t her plan. This is very negative and would
dramatically change the audience’s point of view of what may happen in the film now. This
is a very modern representation of a romantic genre film as they do not normally end on a
negativepoint not being resolved.