In the beginning, Fern is seen on the phone and struggling with her shopping bags, making her seem like your archetypal, physically weak woman. She is then struggling with getting them into her car, at which point Jason Cannon offers his assistance. We dressed Jason in dark clothing, with an anorak with a hood to make him look like a stereotypical predatory male. The audience at this point thinks that Jason is going to attack Fern, and that he is the 'bad guy' and she is the 'good guy'. However, Fern dismisses Jason and the stereotypes do a complete 180, when it is revealed that Fern is in fact the bad character and has a hostage in the boot of her car. Jason Canon - Predatory Male (Teen, working class) We wanted Jason's character to act as a red herring for the audience, in that they would think that he was the antagonist when he isn't. To do this, we wanted to use the stereotype of a predatory teenage boy. We wanted to embody the 'chav' element, so we dressed Jason in an anorak with a hood (pulled up). To make sure that he would be intimidating to Fern, we made sure the actor was taller than her. This represents a working class teenage boy stereotypically at first, but then turns out to be a countertypical representation when it is revealed that Jason is not the antagonist Fern Morrey - Young Woman (Middle class)
Fern's character is meant to appear initially innocent and as if she is going to become the victim, and then later on as a psychopathic killer. To do this, we dressed her in black jeans and converse (typical attire for a young middle class woman) and added a leather jacket to give her an edge. She also was represented stereotypically initially, before a countertypical representation is shown (of her having a hostage in her boot). We used the picture below as inspiration for Fern's outfit, as our focus group said that they thought this outfit was representational of a young middle class woman.
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