Evaluation Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Age is a large group associated with my media production. In my film opening I decided to make age an important aspect of the film as it helps to demonstrate the power and experience gap between the two parties. The young 16/17 year old boys look innocent and 'powerless' where as the leader and the body guard look much older and more powerful. This is also represented by the fact that the leader and Diego drove to the scene in a large pickup truck whereas the boys were just on foot to further show the power gap.

By going with an all male cast this created a gender stereotype as men in most films represent power and sometimes wealth so by using a male cast member for the leader it shows dominance and wealth. In some films that I have watched men can often represent greed so by this stereotype we can derive that he would use the device for his own benefit in selling it or using it against others to better himself.

In the film 'Knight and Day' there is a similar character to Martin (left) in that he is a shy boy but is an inventor and can make very powerful products. He is also similar in a sense that the 'bad' parties are trying to exploit his intelligence for their own wealth and benefit.

Below shows a picture of Simon from the film 'Knight and Day'. In the film Simon conformed to almost all of the stereotypes associated with a 'nerd' or inventor. He wore glasses and his clothing was simple and didn't fit him well.
In my film 'The Deal' I decided to break away from all of the traditional stereotypes of the glasses and the long hair and decided to choose an actor who's hair was styled and didn't need to wear glasses. However I decided to keep the stereotypical clothing across both of my actors in order to show a huge contrast between the boys and the Leader who was in a suit and well kept.
I order to show his social awkwardness, I chose to have Martin eat breadsticks in a different way and really make a point about the odd food choice and the way in which we was eating them, in order to further portray his character.

The leader in 'The Deal' is a white British male, in many blockbuster american films they often cast a white British male as the lead bad role in the film. Therefore my film is conforming to the stereotype of a British male playing the bad role in a blockbuster.

For an example Tom Hiddleston plays the lead enemy role, Loki in 'Avengers Assemble' which shows that my film is coinciding with conventions of other action films. In many productions the lead bad guy often come from a troubled background to try and justify their acts of destruction and the leader in 'The Deal' is no different. The character represents (as you learn later in the production) the lower end of the working class and how he has risen to power and wealth through his own doing. He is also an example of how power and wealth can destruct your personality and develop you into a person who doesn't conform with the society and is therefore again it and wants to cause destruction and misery to the people who made his life hell in his younger years. 

In the production of the Alex Rider series Storm breaker, the lead enemy is set out on revenge on the social classes which bullied him when he was younger. To some extent the leader represents this social class of people who seek revenge on those in their childhood.