2) How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Our media product represents particular social groups such as a younger generation as our characters is from the age of 16-23 so are product will be able to relate to them more. Being of male and female gender, preferably British. Our production is mainly aimed at people in the social group of B-E, our production will appeal to people in these social groups as the characters in our also in film are from the same social economic groups so they will be able to relate to them. From our opening sequence we can see that the middle class will do anything to get money even to kidnap a child and hold for ransom. It represents the middle class as eager and roofless, as Melinda and David’s plan could ruin their lives if it doesn’t go to plan. It also represents an upper class girl as being venerable and naïve, as she immediately puts her trust in Melinda which leads her into more danger.



Similarities between Melinda and Jezzie from ‘along came a spider’

Melinda like Jezzie from ‘Along came a spider’ plays the role of an innocent, sincerer person helping out a young victim. In ‘Unsuspected’ Jessica puts her trust in Melinda as she goes to her for help. The same sort of thing also happens in ‘Along came a spider’ as Megan puts her trust in Jezzie. Both characters in the beginning appear to be opposite to what they really are with we find out later on in the film. Both characters are devious and conniving. They are both after money and will go to any extend to get what they want

Differences between Melinda and Jezzie

Jezzie is a Secret Service agent that was meant to look after Megan, well as Melinda was just a Good Samaritan who took in Jessica. Towards the end of ‘Along came a spider’ we realises Jezzie isn’t what we think she is and with ‘Unsuspected’ from the moment the rest of the film continues we see Melinda’s true colours. Jezzie is the main kidnapped in this film whereas Melinda is only an accomplice. Jezzie works side by side with the protagonist whereas it is clear to the protagonist in ‘unsuspected that Melinda in is on the kidnapping as well. Melinda is a black British female whereas Jezzie is Caucasian American female. Jezzie kills her partner in crime whereas Melinda and David face their consequences together. Melinda is around her early twenties and Jezzie looks in her late twenties early thirties. Jezzie wants Megan dead whereas Melinda only wanted to use Jessica for money and then return her back.