Sunday, 30 September 2012



This picture was annotated by someone on the internet, who has specified the different personalities of the characters from the movie St. Trinians. This post will be about my own notes and thoughts on these characters.

I shall start with the one on the far left, 'The Trustafarian', who in my notes I have wrote her down as the 'St. Trinianite', but they are essentially the same thing, the girls who want to be more individual. As the box beneath her says, she is from an upper-class background, yet she wants to distance herself from it as much as possible. This is evident in the way she dresses and walks- hands in her pockets, just strutting along. It shows her lack of care or interest in being part of a rich family. On the topic of her wealth, she is quite a unique character as she is one of the only characters with wealth yet refuses to give in to the typical stereotypes of a wealthy character, such as being smart/ well-dressed.

The next girl is the one next to 'The Trustafarian', 'The Chav'. Her character is a stereotypical 'Chav', judged on the way she dresses. The miniskirt and tight shirt would imply she was more of a slut than a Chav, however due to the seriousness on her face I would say she is more Chav than slut, as she doesn't show any signs of being a slut (characteristically), just the way she dresses implies it. She also represents individuality, as she strikes me as being perhaps a clever girl yet in denial of it, so chooses instead to dress slutty and act chavvy, perhaps to try to attract the opposite sex's attention? I don't know, however she definitely seems to act opposite to who she really is.

Next, 'The Geek' in the middle. Her character is very stereotypical. Evidence of this is in the way she dresses and acts. Unlike every other character who tries to hide their true personality, she however is trying to make it known who she really is. She has her shirt tucked in, tie done up to the top, top button done up, she's wearing glasses, she is not wearing a short or tight skirt- an all around good girl. Also, the way she walks is unique, as she walks with authority and power, implying she will go far in life. Her authority is also evident by the fact she is the girl in the middle of the group. This shows she is powerful, and the way she is staring is also very authoritative.

Next is 'The Emo', on the left of 'The Geek'. Her character dresses quite slutty too, however it's more because of her affiliation than she actually is, as is the case with most other characters. She actually looks like the kind of character that has many problems. This could be the reason she dresses like she doesn't care- she doesn't want people to find out that really she is plagued with all kinds of issues. This idea could be supported by the fact her eye make-up forms what could be supposed to be a tear running down her cheek, which is what she really feels like doing not putting on fake smiles. She also walks and dresses like she's very tough, and probably acts it too, however I believe it is all an act she is putting on so people don't find out what she's really thinking.

Finally, 'The Posh Totty' next to 'The Emo'. Her character is the 'idealistic woman' for many men- Tall, beautiful, with a nice body and curves. She knows she is beautiful and acts very flirty to get what she wants. Support for the reason she knows she is beautiful is, like other characters, the way she walks. She walks like a model, with her hands by her side and moving her body in rhythm to her footsteps. She is also, as her title suggests, arguably a posh character, supported by the way she is dressed, as she is wearing her clothes rather smarter than the others (except 'The Geek') and her hair also seems to be smart, going against her flirtatious personality. Also, you would think that as she is popular and beautiful she would be considered the leader, however I actually believe that 'The Geek' is the real leader, as (like I mentioned before) she walks with authority and is in the middle of the group, showing her power over 'The Posh Totty', who walks on the end of the group, and is arguably the most out of the way which perhaps shows she thinks she has more power than she actually does.

That's all for this post. My next post will be about the latest James Bond movie, 'Skyfall'. Thanks for reading!

1 comment:

  1. An interesting investigation into the codes and conventions of representation. How will you use stereotypes in your own trailer to convey a sense of character?

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