Within our opening sequence I feel we represented age well with
what clothes most of our cast wore for example the antagonists and
our victim wore hoods and more stylish jackets which are more
common in younger people rather than older people. The antagonists
also have their face covered which isnt so common in older members
of the public.
This is also in contrast to the detective character who was made
to look older by wearing a tie and a simple dark jacket. He was
also made out to be drinking coffee, which again is more linked to
older people rather than those that are younger.
I feel that within our opening sequence it is suggested that not
all young people are hood wearing, knife wielding criminals but
that in fact some are on the right path against these
criminals.
Gender
There was only one female character in our opening sequence. She
was a member of the CSI team and was dressed completely in white
this gave her a somewhat angelic appearance as well as matching her
role of protecting the dead in a way. This also matched the
mise-en-scene of the film as the primary colours were black and
white.
The males in the sequence were represented as either powerful,
shady, hood wearing antagonists or the slightly dark, righteous
protagonists. However the male victim was also contradictory to
this as he was portrayed as shady and also wore a hood but was
shown as a weak target for the antagonists.
comparisons
The characters of the film Attack the block are of similar age
to our characters and are dressed in much the same way with hoods,
facial coverings and dark clothes.This represents the characters
age well as younger people are more likely to wear items of
clothing like this than older people.
A lot of the characters in the film Kidulthood are also of
similar ages to our characters and wear hoods, carry knives and
represent the darker side of the youth in Britain today.
We can take a strong comparison from kidulthood and some from
Attack the block as they both represent the younger generation in
some stereotypical aspects but what the detective character in our
sequence should be able to do is try and break that stereotypical
picture.
