Evaluation - Question 2

2) The opening sequence 'Female Obsession,' includes the main character 'Brittany,' who is a student at the age of 16 with her only goal at the present time of doing well in her exams. However, she is constantly being distracted. 'Steve,' is the character who is stalking Brittany to the point of death (the antagonist.) Brittany is a pretty, naive, teenager girl, feeling vulnerable with little experience into what the world and people living in it are like. Showing she has a lot to learn from this stalking experience. She is dressed in school girl clothes,which allows the audience to understand the young age she is due to her still being educated but having to deal with this terrible situation at the same time. 'Steve' is an older, mentally unstable man who is always in dark colours, covered head to toe to represent the hidden identity and the mystery about him. This makes it seem more scary for the audience and Brittany. Another character, 'Carol,' is seen as the hero throughout this opening sequence. She is in her early 20's, which makes her seem more like a role model to Brittany and someone for her to look up to and trust. She is firstly a stranger but quickly creates a strong bond with the teenage girl Brittany which the audience are happy to witness. Carol is dressed in very sweet clothing, wearing knitwear and comfy clothes which are very nudely coloured, which help to assure the audience in her sweet and pure presence. The audience would be interested in these characters as they are all different with different personalities, so putting them all together would cause conflict, making the audience want to watch further to see who is in danger or some sort of trouble.

Gender within my opening sequence was formed in a stereotypical way to make this product more effective. Both characters of Brittany and Carol are both intimidated by the dominant male in this product.

By using a younger, teenage girl shows vulnerability as she does not fully understand what is going on and why it is all happening. By using females who are young shows weakness and the fact they cannot stand up for themselves, due to the stereotypical opinion of women not being as strong as men. By having weaker characters, enphasises the antagonists strengths.

The antagonist is played by a tall male with muscles, which represents how strong he is and also; the fact that this whole character is played with a hidden identity, interprets to the audience that it is unsure just how strong he could potentially be. This makes the opening sequence more effective due to the intimidation the audience create. By using character genders shown in a stereotypical way does make the thriller film more effective effective as it is a successful convention within this genre.





Relationships between the characters throughout the product is extremely important as it varies from different types of relationships and how different characters handle the situation of being with different types of people. Even though there are only a few characters, it still represents a wide range of different aspects. These relationships include the association between the main characters of the antagonist (Steve) and the female victim (Brittany.) This particular relationship is very uncomfortable as it shows Brittany having very little interest towards Steve and wants nothing to do with him and is very scared. Steve on the other hand, is represented as quite the opposite as he is shown to be creepily obsessed with her. From Brittany not even knowing who this person was until she came into realisation that this stranger knows every little detail about her (who her friends are, how she gets home from school etc)

The age group aimed at this opening sequence is teenagers or young adults. Aimed at around 15-25 years old. By having these particular age groups aimed to watch this product can make it more relatable, enabling the audience of the target audience to form a stronger bond with the characters rather than someone younger or older than the target audience. This is because the audience can relate due to the similar age and can understand why the characters are expressing a particular emotion or how they are behaving. This target audience are also the popular ages to watch thriller films, this lets them enjoy a genre they enjoy and form a relationship with the characters easily. This happens by the audience also being vulnerable and then able to put themselves in the characters position and be able to feel and experience how shocked or scared the characters are. This the shows how effective the opening sequence due to the audience allowing themselves to be involved within a scene, making it more realistic to them and more thrilling.