Part 5- How does your media product represent particular social groups?

'Graduation Day' is a film that involves many clique stereotypes regarding teenagers in secondary schools. This is portrayed in the photos of our opening title sequence. Firstly through Rose, she is wearing dull colours and clothes and her hairstyle is very simple with a full fringe which signifies a lack of fashion sense. She also is wearing glasses, is holding a book closely to her chest and has a big grin on her face this connotes that she is 'a bit of a geek'. Secondly, the other main character Doug is wearing a baseball jacket which suggests that he is a 'jock' because in America 'the jocks' usually tend to wear baseball jackets. He also has his collar up which suggests he is a little arrogant as he also has his hands in his jacket pocket and it suggests that he may believe 'he's all it'. In addition to this, he appears quite cocky as he has a cheeky smirk on his face and he looks quite 'cool' which suggests he is one of the 'popular guys'. The next character after this is also portrayed to be a 'jock', for example through his hairstyle and clothing. The character shown after, Mary also appears to be a 'geek' through things such as her glasses and pose. Shelby is the character shown next and she is suggested to be quite bitchy through her pose. She is evidently a pretty girl and she is also which signifies to the viewer that she is a little conceited. She is also wearing a black fur coat which suggests she is high in social class and in the photo she is posing how a celebrity would which signifies confidence. Therefore, through all this it connotes to the viewer that Shelby is one of the 'popular girls' in the school. Finally, our last character shown is Ching-Lee appears very goofy through his grin and secondly smart through his clothing. Asians are also stereotyped as being very intellectual so likewise he also fits into this typical stereotype. The close-up shots of the characters give the viewer a huge insight as to their personalities. Since our film is a teenage Rom-Com we wanted to present the different types of people and personalities within secondary schools.