2. Age representation
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 isn’t 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.
3. Gende
r
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.
4. 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.
