Question 2 Evalution

Question 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Because in our opening titles we don’t really have any main characters we just have a man getting chased but you don’t see much of him it’ll be hard to pin point one social group but it our opening title does have social groups which we’ve targeted mainly. But the social groups such as C2 such as plumbers and manual workers. I believe this category will be the most interesting. This would appeal to the psychographic groups of explorers, because they want to find out things and the truth behind the mystery and because of the setting is in a mysterious setting it’ll really dig deep into their imagination this is why I believe they would watch this. Strugglers will watch this to escape reality and they normally can relate to main character because he’s convicted of many crimes and strugglers will know how it feels and can relate to the characters this is why I believe they would watch it. 

I believe that our actor Conor Durrant and the old time actor John Dillinger have similarities such as the way the both dress which is a very formal dress sense. Also John Dillinger has always been famous for being an American bank robber and gangsters so he was always on the run it was his role in films that’s why we based our actor Conor Durrant on him because the characteristics John had matched our genre and our storyline. Also John Dillinger was always a villain in films and our main character although he hasn’t done anything wrong he is being represented by the public as a villain this is why these two match. We decided to use the formal costume because it gave the viewer mixed feelings about this character because although he was homeless because he’s on the run it tells the viewers that the man was once a normal but still has characteristics of a normal person. After we analysed John’s acting we looked at the shot types that would be used with him and they are shots such as extreme close up and half face shots this is why we decided to use these because we hoped it created the same atmosphere as what it did with John. Also a massive stereotype is that the leading escapee is a male and he stereo types for male are very dominant this is why we used a male to be our main character.

 

Harry’s character

 

Smart- we needed Harry’s character to be smart, well dressed and clever. Harry was perfect for this role because he is a very well dress and smart man. We were good as playing the villain because he could really get into the role. Movements- Harry’s movements needed to be sinister when filming the on top of the hill shot, the black silhouette. He did this very well. Harry’s movements were very typical of the thriller genre, at times they were sinister and other times very suave. Hitman- we wanted Harry’s character to give of the Hitman vibe. We did this by wearing black clothes, which in many thrillers are very typical for the antagonist to wear, because it conceals their identity and it also connotes death. Harry is our second character and he is the antagonist or villain. We wanted someone who could place this role well, in a suave and sinister way. Harry’s ticked both of these boxes because he is a good actor and can play many roles. His character is very similar to that of   Hans Gruber from Die Hard. Harry’s character is seen as very powerful. At the start of most thrillers the antagonists are very well off and powerful. Also him being a male stereotypically males him appear strong to the audience. In one of the shots in the opening sequence you can see harry stood on top of a hill but with his identity concealed, making the audience feel less powerful than him. This is done by using a low angle shot. Harry’s character in this opening sequence is dressed similarly to a stereotypical Hitman. He has dark/black clothing on, of which connotes death. He is wearing also a red tie, so that the audience can identify him with authority and it is red with connotes blood or danger. From what we have researched, in many thrillers the antagonists wear black, this is done to create a sense of mystery or to conceal their identity. I think that our audience could relate with Conor’s character because he looks and seems like the typical every day person. Our opening sequence doesn’t represent females at all because we don’t have any in the opening, this may or may not be offensive to females. Our actors are younger than most actors today, but I don’t think this would affect how the film is being present. But then again maybe the older generation would like to see an actor they know, who is key to the thriller genre. But all in all I believe that it well appeal to a wide ranged audience. Also these characteristics Harry had fitted a stereotypical villain because of the way he looked and his movements.