Question 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Women are stereotypically represented as vulnerable, naive and powerless without men. Women are typically chosen as victims, as they are more dramatic, fit in with the damsel in distress idea and are feeble. This is seen as the man (husband/father) is out of town on a business trip and the woman is unable to look after her small child by herself. By using a female main character, especially a mother, I hope to attract more female viewers, as they may be able to relate to the mother.

A young female girl is used to represent the innocent nature of small children, especially little girls, it doesn't sound as though the girl was forced to leave the house and so represents them as naive and trusting of people that may not wish them well.

The family is middle class, this was a decision that was carefully made, as I wanted to show to the audience that although in real life it seems as though bad things only happen to the poor, middle class people are also affected. I wanted to show that no matter how much money you have you are never safe, you will never be secure, not even in your own house.