Planning:Consideration of Representation in film(Stereotyping)

Representation is the process by which the media presents the ‘real world’ to an audience.
 
Stereotypes are a form of representation in which groups of people are characterized by attributing to them qualities that some individuals possess, and which later become associated with the whole group.

For example, Punks are forever associated with safety pins in their clothes and bodies, and Mohican haircuts. This is the stereotype of a punk although there will be many punks who do not look like this.

In our film, we have guards with dark skin colour(Zubin Parekh and Muhammed Rahman). One of the more common stereotype examples is stereotypes surrounding those who are Black. Saying that all Blacks are good at sports is a stereotype, because it’s grouping the race together to indicate that everyone of that race is a good athlete.

Black People
After doing my research, I have found out that the following list is how black people are stereo typed:
Lazy
Thieves
Illiterate
Smoke

Fried chicken lovers
Drug users
Hate white people
Untrustworthy
Ghetto
Loud
Rude
Slang
Athletic
Always expecting something for nothing
Welfare Recipients
Deprived
Dangerous
Deviant
Disturbed
 

Disabled people

1. Inspirations - Indomitable disabled person, aka "Super Cripple" overcomes every challenge, "doesn't think of self as disabled" never asks for help, declines accommodation of any kind, climbs Mt. Everest in a wheelchair with cheery smile.

2. Deviant, Sinister and Evil - naturally crooked, operate outside normal rules of nature and society must be contained controlled or destroyed.

3. Victims - vulnerable, weak, tragic object of violence and abuse.

4. Exotic Freaks - generate feelings of horror, aversion, fear of difference, embarrassment.

5. Clowns - comic relief, laughable appearance, funny voices, the butt of jokes, dumb and dumber, court jesters, fool.

6. Pitiful and Sweet - pathetic, innocent, grateful for crumbs, sometimes speak gentle words of extraordinary wisdom (especially if intellectually impaired) need to be looked after, in film and fiction often finds miracle cur.

7. Twisted and Bitter- chip on shoulder, whining, acrimonious, angry and difficult, taking out inner hurt and rage on the world, okay to ignore their concerns, pointless trying communicate with them.

8. Burden and Outcast - costly, non-contributing burdens on society, can’t and don’t "fit in" anywhere except amongst others of same kind - should be segregated, institutionalized, provided with the bare minimum or euthanized (better off dead anyway), preferably prevented from reproducing.

9. Non sexual - can never be in a relationship.

10. Incapable of full participation in everyday life - nothing to do with how society is built or organized, just can’t learn, earn, play, socialize, shop, travel, go to a nightclub or use the phone.

Stereotyping is not only hurtful, it is also wrong. Even if the stereotype is correct in some cases, constantly putting someone down based on your preconceived perceptions will not encourage them to succeed.

Stereotyping can lead to bullying form a young age. Jocks and Preps pick on the Nerds and the Geeks; Skaters pick on the Goths, so on and so forth. Stereotyping is encouraging bullying behaviour that children carry into adulthood.

Stereotyping can also lead people to live lives driven by hate, and can cause the victims of those stereotypes to be driven by fear. For example, many gays and lesbians are afraid to admit their sexuality in fear of being judged. It is a lose-lose situation, both for those who are doing the stereotype and those who are victims.