How does your media product represent social groups?

Gender

He is also shown as ready; this is shown through mise-en-scene, his room is quite empty, the only personal items are the things on his bedside table. Also in some of the shots you can see his bags under his bed showing that if he needs to, he can get away fast and easily. He is shown as masculine and physically tough; this will be shown later on in the film, when he gets into fights with his customers. You are also shown his past later on in the film, when he mistreats him girlfriend.

The representation of genre has been depicted in the media product. The main protagonist (Jack) is shown as quite a rough character. This is shown through mise-en-scene and his costume. We have put him in a baggy hoodie and tracksuit bottoms, to show that he is scruffy and not bothered about his appearance. I think we created this successfully.

Jack is shown as quite a lonely character. You can see this by the establishing shot. He is on his own, not really any personal possessions, no photos suggesting that he hasn’t really got any family or anyone that he is particularly close to, nothing to indicate that he is living with someone else.

The money on the wall suggests that maybe he has been travelling. Also we have made out character different by cutting him away form the stereotypical drug dealer by giving him a hobby, and something he can collect. It gives him a sense of normality so it’s quite important to him.

He is also shown as quite a brave man. This is shown through mise-en-scene and props. As the viewer will see in the first few minutes will be that he is a drug dealer. It isn’t exactly a safe occupation. It’s going against the law, but there is also the danger from the competition of rival gangs and dealers that he can get into trouble with. So this asks the question: is he brave or just stupid?

Class and StatusThere is a contrast of high and low class and status. His lower class attributes is shown by the clothes that he wears. The scruffy hoodie and tracksuit bottoms indicate that he is lower class and that he doesn’t rally care about his appearance. Also the location of his room, we don’t really see the rest of his house, but the fact that he is sorting out the drugs on his bedside table implies that maybe he doesn’t have a very big house, or maybe that he’s just renting out a room and he doesn’t have much space.

Lower class is shown through the phone call he gets. The way he gets up and leaves straight after indicates that he is getting orders form a higher power and that he isn’t completely in control.

However he is also shown as quite high in social class and status because of his profession. He is shown as quite physically tough, so people are scared of him. We also don’t really know much about him, there is an aura of mystery around him, and this would imply that maybe we don’t know how he will react to certain situations.