Evaluation – Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Choice of clothing:

Harrison Radcliffe

I decided to dress my character in the stereotypical assassin way. By using a black suit with a white shirt and black tie I have met the audiences expectations of what an assassin could / should look like.

The suit gives my character a professional look and makes him seem important.

The colour black connotes death and darkness which is what an assassin is primarily surrounded by. However the white shirt contradicts this and it connotes purity. But from the characters point of view, he may see himself as purifying the population by assassinating certain immoral and corrupt people.

Evaluation – Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Choice of Actor:

I chose to use my brother, Tyler Radcliffe to play the part of Ephesian. He is 18 years old which is a lot younger than most assassins/hit men in films. The audience may be surprised to see such a young person as a hit man but it does allow for the audience to ask a lot of questions. It also allows the storyline to go down multiple routes.

I used Tyler in my preliminary task and he acted in it well so I considered him first for my film opening. I know Tyler well so I matched some of his traits to the traits of a traditional hit man like how is quite arrogant and vein. He also wears suits nearly every day for work so I saw how he looked a lot like a traditional hit man.

Harrison Radcliffe

Evaluation – Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Target Audience:

My film opening was and is aimed at males aged between about 13 and 30. As Tyler is 18 years old, there will be an audience that can relate themselves directly to him and his role. However the audience that is not in their late teens/early twenties will not be able to relate themselves to the young hit man as easily. This is different to a lot of films on the market as the main character is usually a lot older than 18. However a film called “Kingsman: The Secret Service” was released in January 2015 and there is a younger main character who plays the part of a spy. This film follows a lot of the conventions of action films as mine does and it was very successful. Perhaps having a younger main character is the way forward and it might attract a lot of younger people.

Harrison Radcliffe

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