NEA Preparation: How Representation of Social Groups are Constructed

In the NEA brief, it specifies I have to represent at least one social group. I will be representing white teenagers, upper class businessmen and the middle class.

A low angle camera shot can make someone seem more powerful and in control that I will use for my antagonist (upper class) and performer.



A high angle shot can make someone seem less powerful or influential which I will use for my main character to show his lack of control.

Audio codes can influence representation in any media text. Because there is no dialogue in my text, I will be matching the music to the personalities of my character. The background music behind a character can greatly change the representations.

Iconography can also influence representation; I will use iconography in the subjects to show the general message of the video. To generate representation of characters I will use iconography in the form of the props I will give to my characters and the costumes used for them.

This post will be updated as more research is done.