Question 2

How does your film represent social groups?

‘REVELATION’ represents different types of social groups:

• Males• British• Ethnicity

Males:In our film opening, the two protagonists are male. In most post-apocalyptic films such as: I Am Legend, The Book of Eli etc. the protagonists are male. This is often because male characters are usually displayed as strong, brave and determined.

Ethnicity:However, as shown in the previous slide, the protagonists in those two films are black and our main two characters are white. However this is not a strict convention of post apocalyptic films (Black American males) as can be seen in diverse films such as The Road and Mad Max. Due to limitations of obtaining actors who were not white British, we were left with little option to have our protagonist belong to this social group.

Our protagonist (Jake) is shown as a willing and stoic character through his costume, makeup and props:

The rucksack and stick portray that Jake is a survivor and he looks equipped and organised. It also shows that he is used to travelling around.

The make up (dirt) makes him look like he’s been through a lot, but is still coping despite the natural disasters.

With our two characters there are stereotypes: Jake is a stereotypical protagonist in terms of the narrative, he is a venerable survivor.

Sam is the stereotypical

mysterious man which is shown

through his actions, costume

and the way he comes across.

Overall, male protagonists are common

in this genre which shows that they are

dominant characters and that male characters

represent tough, heroic and eager personalities.

Jake is represented as a serious character who knows his knowledge about how to survive the apocalypse. This in fact contrasts the stereotypical representation of teenagers, as most people associate them as fun, mischievous and up to no good. Our character is opposite – he is a mature 18 year old who is taking everything seriously. The audience can see this through the way he acts in our opening and can relate to his expression and reaction to finding himself in a random room.

British:Most post-apocalyptic films are American. Some America films include British actors such as: Star Trek and Star Wars. Many ‘bad guys’ are played by British actors/actresses. In ‘Revelation’, all our characters are British and the distribution company is British and independent.

The location – countryside/woods is iconic as British scenery. An example of this representation would be shown through TV Crime Drama, Midsomer Murders.

To conclude, the main social groups that would

be interested in ‘Revelation’ would be

determined by age (mature audience), gender

(stereotypically mostly males) and nationality (patriotic British).