Analyse how mise-en-scene elements contributed to the construction of stereotypes in media product you have studied(15). mise-en-scene: Costume Lighting Setting/location Make-up Props Characters Stereotypes: Gang Culture -- negative representation. This confirms to the stereotype because in the sequence they are the ones who start to fight. They are dressed is baggy clothes and look rather run down. They also start the fight in the bathroom, which is a place where there are no cameras and a lot of illegal actions can go down. Old vs Young -- Levi-Strauss: Binary opposition. Old: stereotypically weak/old/incapable Young: Stereotypically strong/fit This is challenged in this sequence because you would expect the younger group to win the fight. However, in this instance the older generation with the fight. Asian Representation Stereotypically a good fighter/clever person Doesn't conform to the stereotype as they lose th...



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