Representation and Stereotyping in our film.

In our opening scene we have deliberately made our victim female because it is a stereotypical convention of a horror. Many horrors use a woman as the vulnerable, scared victim who is the main prey for the creepy and terrifying antagonist. The reason behind this is because stereo-typically women are seen as less powerful than men, they are looked as weak fragile genders who are usually looked after by the man- the dominant gender. This stereotype of women is why our main character-the victim, is going to be female.

Another stereotype we are deliberately using in our opening, is the antagonist being a male character. Because women are seen as the weak, innocent victim in horrors, there is no way they could play the antagonist as the audience wouldn't take them seriously! A man is stereotyped as the most powerful and capable gender and because of this, directors can manipulate the male and turn him into a powerful and intimidating villain which will thrill and scare the audience throughout.