Our male character was a twenty year old male. We represented Joe as a loving partner but did we subvert or conform stereotypes? In some ways this character conforms stereotypes of males, in the sense that they are quite relaxed about life in comparison to girlfriends who are quite often portrayed as crazy. However we also subvert the stereotypes of young males. The only footage the audience get to see of our male character is him being loving and affectionate towards our female character. In many ways this is challenging the stereotypes of males. As of late a lot of media is promoting the power men have over women, they present men as the dominant sex and with many characteristics and qualities that are deemed "typical" behaviour for men. How will our audience react to our choice of male representation? I think the general public will feel quite sympathetic and concerned for him. He is quite a likeable character, so I don't think it will create a lot of questioning from the audience. They wont have to react much and its more a case of the audience just accepting the representation.
We used different clothing and colours for our characters costumes to present the differences between their characteristics.
We decided to dress Joe in light blue and white, these colours have connotations of purity and light. The relaxed colours, clothing and happy attitude make him seem like a friendly character, making him seem non threatening towards the audience. As a result of that it will show more of a contrast between our two characters.
We decided to dress Gina in a dark green slightly cropped top with black skinny jeans. The shortness of the top makes her still look typically feminine but the dark colours create connotations of uncertainty and creates a certain amount of depth to the character. 
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