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In our thriller opening we have both abided to and gone against the stereotypical conventions of teenagers in an attempt to lead the audience in the wrong direction. Generally, consumers of a certain genre can begin to guess what is going to happen in the storyline (as shown in Todorov's narrative theory) because they can identify certain stereotypes which can lead to having a stereotypical storyline. In 'The Marshlands' we have decided to represent a group of teenagers (2/3 female), who have connotations related to being naive and vulnerable. In some ways, these teenagers are represented in a negative/stereotypical way; ignoring the law, being rebellious and irresponsible, being focused on materialistic things and to some extent, following gender stereotypes e.g males being more violent and girls being more sensible. The audience begin to identify with the stereotypes and feel as though they know the story, however, they are then thrown off their tracks when stereotypes begin to be broken against; the female being stronger than the boy, being away from the world they know e.g technology and help from elders ergo stereotypically should be helpless etc. The audience then want to carry on watching the film for a number of reasons including; to see whether their initial thoughts were correct and to see if if the film continues in an unconventional thus 'fresh' way.

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In our thriller, we have a voice over from a female talking about her experiences. Stereotypically, in terms of survival of the fittest, we would assume that the male would turn out to be the strongest. However, in this case it seems to have turned out completely different as we see the male running for his life.

In our thriller opening, it is clear to see that the female knows that the trip is a bad idea, which arouses the question of why she has decided to go. This is evidence of how easily teenagers will bow to peer pressure in an attempt to be part of a group.

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Stereotypically, teenagers are known for being focused on materialistic things; this is illustrated in our thriller opening through the fact that one of the characters owns a car and the labelled bag and shoes worn by the male character. This leads us on to the fact that teenagers are also focused on fashion as they are wearing a number of fashionable items such as a wool lined coat, 'Timberland' style boots and skinny jeans.

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Stereotypically, teenagers are known to be lazy. However, i'm sure that cannot be said about these teenagers who have decided to venture outside for a breath of fresh air, spreading the load of bags and setting up a tent.

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Our thriller follows the journey of a group of teenagers
who have decided to go on a camping trip in the marshlands after being told about the bad happenings that have occurred there. This proves the stereotype that teenagers are rebellious owing to the fact that they are determined to do something that they have been told not to do. This can also go hand in hand with the stereotype that teenagers are irresponsible as they are camping in woods which generally have bad connotations, especially the Marshlands, showing that they give a lack of thought to their safety.

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It is a well known fact that technology is becoming an important aspect of everyday life and is particularly valued among the younger generations, some would say that they are almost dependent it. However, in our opening, the teenagers walk away from the world that they know best, shown as they pass a number of utility poles on the way and making their way into the woods where charging their phones is not an option.

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In this clip, we have evidence of genders both abiding to stereotypes and going against them. Stereotypically, we see boys as being violent, or at least a lot more violent than girls; here, we can see the male of the group initiating a pushing session with the girl on the left. However, the female in the middle then pushes the male which goes against the traditional gender norms. The close proxemics between the characters shows that they have a close relationship and a shared understanding meaning that they feel comfortable moving away from gender conventions.

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This clip illustrates the stereotype that teenagers are rebellious.
Here we can see that the group are enjoying an underage alcoholic beverage, which of course is against the law.

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In our media product, we have chosen to take focus on a group of teenagers; 2 females and 1 male of a white English ethnicity

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How does your media product represent particular social groups?