We have decided to compare our character Brittany to High School Musical characters Sharpay Evans. This is because we think that they both have a sassy nature and they are the most popular and loved by all. Light colours on Sharpay represent innocence on the outside but her facial expression and hand pose connote that she is two faced and stuck up, hence why we took similar pictures of Brittany. These two characters are similar in looks because of the makeup and bright blonde hair which connotes to the audience that the characters are fake as bleach blonde hair is unnatural. Barbie dolls are iconic for their bleach blonde hair as well as being the stereotypical and unrealistic version of perfect that a teenage girl is seen to be like, especially within the teen angst genre. 
Another example of this characteristic is Regina George from Mean Girls as she also has platinum blonde hair and is known as a 'plastic' in the film. Unnatural hair colours connotes that the characters have physically gone through the effort of changing their appearance. This suggests that they are trying to attract everyone's attention and stand out.
In all of these images all the characters are supporting bright colours which disguises their personalities. However, with Brittany we have clearly shown her in a black dress with red accessories to connote danger and cheek. The light colours suggest innocence to the audience, the pink and red suggest danger. As white is the dominant colour its almost as if they are trying conceal themselves as friendly which hides their true personalities.
For this character representation we have stuck to the stereotype of a popular girl. However we think we have challenged stereotypes in the way that Brittany and Jinx are friends. We think that in a mainstream teen angst film they wouldn't be friends and Jinx would stay away from Brittany. In our teen angst Jinx puts up with Brittany and forgives her every time for her personality traits.
We have decided to compare our character Jinx to the High School Musical character Gabriella Montez. This is because we think they are similar in characteristics, actions and emotions. In these photos of the characters they both have smiles on their faces so their eyes are squinted showing how happy they are. Also, their looks are quite similar as they have brown hair which is commonly used when creating a certain character to portray kindness and innocence. Whereas, blonde hair connotes sass and a 'fake' look to some degree especially within the teen angst genre. They are both pretty and wear little/ natural makeup which connotes that they don't feel the need to impress anyone, which could suggest that they are quite timid people so they don't need or want attention.
We have represented Jinx as a placid follower of friendship group, she is not the leader but doesn't mind. She is just happy to be around friends and will not hold grunges against anyone. Jinx is always reliable as she doesn't have any social priorities for herself, she isn't trying to be the main leader so will do lots to help other and take care of herself.
The mainstream media has represented Gabriella as a timid young adult who has high aspirations and dream. She doesn't worry about anyone stopping her or getting in her way because she has a determined nature.
Their soft features and pretty looks mean that they don't go unrecognised or pushed aside, however they are not as popular as those who wear lots of make up and bright clothes for attention.
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