We used largely stereotypical characters in our film opening as this is a technique often used in mockumentaries to add to the comedy of it. As our film involved a lot of performance art students we wanted to use the stereotypical egotistic and energetic characteristics that you would find in the tv show Glee. The character of Rachel Berry in this show often talks about her "incredible talent" obviously boasting and acting superior to others, this is the kind of character we wanted to reflect in our film, something I feel we achieved quite well.
The mockumentary film Drop Dead Gorgeous did something similar, as it's about a beauty contest they used the shallow, self-centred stereotypes for their characters. Using these stereotypes is essential to a mockumentary film of this style as irony and sarcasm are often aspects of the comedy used it will always be used in the type of person the main character is.
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