2.) How does your media product represent particular social groups? [Jake]

How does your media represent particular social groups?

-Who is being represented through your product?
Two characters are seen in our thriller opening and both are conveyed in very different ways, First seen is the antagonist, a character whose gender, age and ethnicity are kept hidden as only a very small part of his body is framed.
Our protagonist was represented as a young male whose ethnicity is white British in his late twenties to early thirties, he was meant to belong to upper middle class.

How are they represented?
-The Antagonist was hard to represent due to the fact their face or body is not actually seen. Despite this, Mise En scene helped us communicate some antagonist traits. The dark low key lighting helped communicate secrecy and danger and the slow editing pace made all actions seem deliberate and clinical, this was done to create the impression of a powerful foe to the protagonist and to also indicate the characters professionalism and efficiency.
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The protagonist was completely juxtaposed to the antagonist, this was to create a contrast in there lifestlyes and personality. Use of framing and camerawork made sure a good portion of the protagonists body was in frame at all times, this was to create the effect of an open personality and one that can be trusted, Props such as a brand new phone and glasses hint toward professionalism and also wealth and the high lighting also reinforce the fact the character seen is the protagonist. The phone, an Apple Iphone is popular with young adults but we used it simply because its statement of wealth, this is necessary as spies and agents are on very good salaries.

-His attire is also important as he is smartly dressed but also seems comfortable and relaxed, this was to show the characters recent retirement state as the audience finds out as the thriller would progress.
We wanted to attach as many positive connotations as we could on the protagonist as it was important the audience liked him, we done this by the influence of his social standard, smart clothes and a clean image seemed to fulfill this and we also made sure the characters posture was good as this added some clues towards a good personality.

-To further demonstrate the protagonists professionalism we used sound concerning the mobile phone, in the scene were an unknown caller rings it was very important to set an appropriate ring tine, we aimed at something which was stereotypically standard, this also gave the protagonist a clinical theme and suggested subtle correlation between him and the antagonist.

Why were they represented like this?
-Our Antagonist and Protagonist are completely juxtaposed, one remains covert and hidden and the other is open and seemingly ordinary, this was used to convey both sides of their careers as Agents but it is also strong indication of how both characters have acted after they retired.
-It was absolutely imperative that the protagonists first opinion was correct, we wanted the audience to perceive him as a clean ordinary individual living a life most people can relate too, but when the story transpires and his past is revealed the character is represented with moral obligations which viewers may disagree or agree on but the main point was to make sure that when the journey is finally completed the audience can feel pity for the character but also be glad he has survived.