The main character, Jo Timbers, is the only character to be properly introduced. This is because, according to the conventions of the romance genre, the main character has to be liked by the audience.
Jo's character brings up issues of the representation of Gender and Social Class. Mis-en-scѐne is the main tool I use to represent Jo as such. Her costume is plain grey but, to appeal to my female audience, still has some sense of style to it. Her bag as no designer label and appears to be quite used. She is seen as 'normal' and easy to associate with because she's a lot like the target audience. Her parents are represented similarly. The setting is of a house that is incomplete (the stairs are not finished) suggesting little money.
In my clip, the representation I make of the working class is that hey are intimidated but the higher class (the reaction shots of Jo to the letter and to the school.) This is important to my narrative as the new school creates the 'problem' as the higher class appear to treat her as inferior but she still finds someone to be with. The family is very close and they are supportive, setting up the disequilibrium as she feels quite alone at the school. Her parents are represented as her support network. Class is relevant as it firstly creates the obstacle that is a convention of my genre. It also conveys a moral message to my audience regarding aspiration that their background should not hold them back and they have the ability to do what they wish.
To represent my female character as likeable, I represented her as clever (moving to a more renowned looking school) but modest as she still shows nerves regarding moving school where others would be over confident. She still seems very girly with her style of clothes and this makes her more appealing to the audience as she is easily relatable to them and would not alienate them. During the whole film, she would innocently fall in love (she does not try to seduce him which makes her more appealing.) She also becomes the victim of the obstacle (he leaves her) making her more appealing and we side with her easily.
Jo's character brings up issues of the representation of Gender and Social Class. Mis-en-scѐne is the main tool I use to represent Jo as such. Her costume is plain grey but, to appeal to my female audience, still has some sense of style to it. Her bag as no designer label and appears to be quite used. She is seen as 'normal' and easy to associate with because she's a lot like the target audience. Her parents are represented similarly. The setting is of a house that is incomplete (the stairs are not finished) suggesting little money. 
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