Characterisation

Name: Michael Jackson look-a-like

Age

Ethnicity

Social class / Status

Gender / Sexuality

Regional identity

Marital / family status

Physical looks / build (inc any mannerisms)

Personality (e.g. shy / nervous /

confident egocentric)?

Costume, Hair & Makeup

Representation issues (in relation

to above) inc relationship to

archetype / stereotype.

23 years old

Caucasian

Middle Class-/Unemployed

Male/Straight

British, lived in Brookshill Cemetery for 5 years

Parents live in Spain with his 3 sisters

Tall (6’0), white, skinny, long black hair

Strange, almost non existent. Waits for little children to arrive at the graveyard before running after them

White paint on his face to accentuate the colour and make him stand out whilst on camera. White shirt with a glittery blazer. Jet black wig and hat completes the MJ look.

He is represented as the typical strange person in the music video who just doesn’t make sense and leaves the audience

wondering why he’s even in the video.

Name: Jason (Main Guy)

Age

Ethnicity

Social class / Status

Gender / Sexuality

Regional identity

Marital / family status

Physical looks / build (inc any mannerisms)

Personality (e.g. shy / nervous /

confident egocentric)?

Costume, Hair & Makeup

Representation issues (in relation

to above) inc relationship to

archetype / stereotype.

22 years

Indian

Working class- full time radio presenter

Male /Straight

Indian/English accent

His mum is a full time lawyer, and his dad works as a postman. Only child

Normal height (5’9), Asian with short hair & quite well built

Loyal, Caring, polite, loving, a little bit nervous and shy around girls. He respects his elders a lot. His dream has

always been to be a DJ in clubs.

Casual dress sense, blue Hollister t shirt with denim blue jeans, and trainers. He mainly wears dark colours. He has

short dark brown hair, which he does not pay much attention to.

He is a genuine guy, has a girlfriend and is a hit with all the girls and some guys as well.

Name: (Main Girl)

Age

Ethnicity

Social class / Status

Gender / Sexuality

Regional identity

Marital / family status

Physical looks / build (inc any mannerisms)

Personality (e.g. shy / nervous /

confident egocentric)?

Costume, Hair & Makeup

Representation issues (in relation

to above) inc relationship to

archetype / stereotype.

18 years

African Caribbean

Lower class/homeless person

Female – Straight

African

No family, grew up on the streets

Small (4’5), African Caribbean with very long black hair. Curvy

Neither shies, selfish, not very confident.

Wears bright colours to stand out and to show people that even she is homeless she is still happy. Her plain facial

expressions suggest that she’s shy and nervous.

She is represented as an outsider, somebody who doesn’t fit in.