Evaluation Activity 2

On the left - Sarah Gorman, from our film Obsession

On the right - Kim from the film Taken

Sarah Gorman is the protagonist of our media product, she is pretty, with natural hair and little makeup with a subtle costume. We chose to have her looking quite natural to make it seem as though she is an innocent school girl, making her the ‘innocent victim’. The fact that Sarah is pretty makes the storyline more realistic as stalkers or men in general tend to go for pretty girls. Sarah has a south west country accent which sounds middle class, which could divert from the stereotype of a British actress having a higher class accent. Sarah is similar to the protagonist from the film Taken, Kim. This is due to the fact that they both have dark hair, that looks natural and clean, they also both have little/no makeup on and each have quite simple, girly clothes on, all of these things lead to the conclusion that they are innocent young girls. Kim has a working class accent, as does Sarah, overall they are very similar. The difference the characters have are the age, Sarah is 16 and Kim is 18.