Evaluation Task 2

How does your film represent particular social groups? 

Shots

Representation of Men:

In our gangster opening there are only two characters all of which are men, like 44 inch chest. As we wanted to fulfil the conventions of representation we depicted them as angry alpha males. That use violence and fight to put across their point. 

We used traditional representations because the type of people that would be in a gang of that sort aren't likely to be represented in a modern way.  We also used low angle shots to make the characters look more powerful and domineering once again a traditional representation. Also the fact there is an absence of women this is a traditional representation because you get the impression that women won't get involved with this side of the gangster life.

Influences:
                                 Get Carter

   

                                44 Inch Chest

    

Mise En Scene

Costume:

Due to what the characters are wearing you would assume they were particularly well off, but their accents and manner would suggest otherwise. No doubt this is because they have money from their role in the gang but their accents show their true working class roots. The fact we can tell that they are working class adds to their characters depth. Much like in Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels the characters are interesting because of their class, a lot of the comedy comes out of this aspect as well, this is once again a traditional representation.

Influences:

                                      Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Editing

Time-lapse:

The use of the time-lapse at the start of our opening made the setting seem more urban especially as it faded to night time. This adds the the characters backgrounds and the assumptions that you have about them from their accents and violence.

Title/Still:
We added the titles to slow down the pace of the film, it also signifies who the main characters are and it breaks the 4th wall so you feel more of an attachment to the main character because he's talking to you.

Influences:

                              The Good The Bad and The Ugly

Sound

Music:

The use of the music added a "Wild West" element, that made the tension between the two characters stronger and the especially the way it builds towards the fights. You also got the sense that there was going to be a stand off in true wild west style.

Influences:

                                         

Conclusion

Overall I think we depicted the characters in a conventional  and effective way without being offensive, they fit the genres and they could even perhaps fit into a gangster film that already exists. The characters a represented in a traditional way but this is conventional with the genre and the type of gangster film we were trying to produce.