High School Stereotypes

One thing that we looked at was high school stereotypes. To make the film more naturalist, we thought it was wise to have a various selection of high school stereotypes. 'The Inbetweeners' franchise do exactly that, as the show is based on the four characters who are stereotypes of high school society. In 'The Inbetweeners', you have the clumsy one, the stupid or dumb one, the cocky one and the shy one.

In our film, there is only one main character, who is stereotyped as a mixture of clumsy and maybe confident, even though he may be portrayed as a confident individual in the flash back sequences when the rumour is being discussed or explained.

Despite the fact that there is one main character, we have tried to add in other stereotypes in as well within its short, cameo appearances. In the on-call room, many stereotypes are portrayed within the many individuals in the room. Some of the many stereotypes portrayed would be:

• The Cocky One- Always making lies and rumours and maybe over confident and trying to get himself involved in other peoples businesses.
• The Dumb One- The lights are on but no one is at home. Not always there and maybe a bit mentally slow, or containing a short attention spam.
• The Popular One- The one with all the attention and up most respect. But a 'popular' status maybe a bad thing, it might fall into the category of being 'cocky' and it could also be the fact that the person is overrated (which usually tends to be the case)
• The Quiet One- Gob shut, silent as a mouse. This individual would take no part in some social activities, possibly shy and may occasionally follow a group if he hasn't followed his true self (AKA Sheep).  

Here is a video made by an American Youtuber explaining the High school stereotypes in American schools, but may of these stereotypes are relevant to UK stereotypes. Enjoy!

Posted by Andrew Games