HOW DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT REPRESENT PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUPS?

DOES MY MEDIA PRODUCT REPRESENT ANY SOCIAL GROUPS

Due to my opening title sequence being abstract, it doesn’t give away much about the characters involved in the actual film, despite a lot of pictures shown. However, some are supposed to represented as in the film such as Jennifer Love Hewitt. As a result, social groups are not explicitly represented or shown but are implied in the title sequence, however not everyone would spot it.

MIDDLE CLASS

The Middle class are not actually visually represented as such, but the main character is of middle class. The main character is in the film is ex cop of who was high ranking, which is an B class job. When you are in a B class you got to be highly skilled, which he is represented as, as being skilled and decisive, hence the name of the film being decisive. The woman and the little girl (mother and daughter), are wife and daughter of the main character. This therefore means that they are also of middle class but this is not explicitly shown.

HOWEVER...

To most of audience they will see a lone parent (mother) and daughter being represented. Furthermore, lone parent families are usually associated to being of a lower class. In addition this is further emphasised by ethnicity being represented. The mother and daughter are both of black ethnicity. Black lone parent families are usually stereotyped and associated as low class or poor. On the other hand this is not how we are trying to represent these characters.

WORKING CLASS

There are certain characters which are represented as working class which are both the suspects and criminals. Again ethnicity is important to representing. The characters of white or other ethnicity but not black are represented as working class. However, the mug shots of men who are in suits and are of black African or Caribbean, are meant to be represented as working class or even upper class or people of importance, to the audience, due to what they are wearing. This challenges the stereotype and the connotation related to ethnicity of other characters in this opening title sequence.

CRIMINALS AND GANG CULTURE The criminals shown such as the mug shot of Curtis

Jackson connote there are going to be criminals in the film. His appearance and possibly his ethnicity could connote to the audience that he is from a lower class, which indeed that’s how we are trying to represent him as. He is supposed to be represented as a low class criminal, from a poor area and lives in poverty; crime is all he knows. He is supposed to also represent the sub culture and social group; gangs. Furthermore, this connotes what sort of characters will be involved in the film itself. Especially as there a few criminals shown in the sequence. There is a heavy stereotype of the criminals being from lower class and that's what we are trying to represent.

LAW ENFORCERS AND PEOPLE WITH HIGH AUTHORITY

The law enforcers and people with high authority such as prosecutors are not visually shown in the sequence. However, it is connoted by the fact there are mug shots of criminals which suggest that people are being prosecuted. These are the people which have a lot of power and play an important part in the film.