Representation in our film trailer and stereotyping

The genre of our film is a thriller and so the audience would be expecting something that creates tension and excitement as the main elements. They would expect something that makes you question what is happening which is something that we would like to make successful in our film trailer. To do this, we are going to leave some of the questions that the audience may have to be unanswered and so they would want to see the film to find out what happens. By making this successful, it would build tension for the audience and a mood that relates to the story line of the film, keeping them engaged with the film trailer. There is a slight 'cliffhanger' in our film trailer when there is a shot of the girl and then the screen fades to black and when it comes back on, there is a missing sign which makes the audience question and wonder what is going on. 

Stereotypes are conformed to in our film trailer. The first stereotype is based young children who are seen to be vulnerable and defenseless which is shown when there is a shot of a car coming towards her and she does not know what to do. This would make the audience start to question why this would be happening if she was unable to protect herself, which backs up the stereotype of them being powerless. Many films use the idea of small vulnerable children as they want the audience to stoat use with her.

There are then stereotypes of men in our film trailer that are shown to how people are believed to act or do. This includes men being in charge as they have more power and control over women. This is conformed to when we have a shot of the male character grabbing the female characters arm. The audience may see this as a way of the male character having control over the women. This is showing their stereotype of them being strong and in charge while leaving the female character feeling similar to the little girl which is vulnerable and weak.

The stereotypes of women are also conformed to as we see them as weak and dependent on the male character. With the female character in our film trailer, the audience see her as mostly constantly frightened of her husband which is how many females in reality are living there life. This helps the audience to relate to the film as it may be something that they may have gone through in their ljfe. We see the female character act upon the scared and vulnerable stereotype when she breaks a plate and the camera cuts to a shot of the male characters face and his expression changes.