How does your media product represent particular social

groups?

By Jamie Gibbins

The two social groups our thriller represents

Police- the police are tracking and keeping a watchful eye over the exchange and trying to gather evidence and information so that they can take them down.

Gangs- the two gangs are setting up an exchange of a person for money and the are both heavily armed.

Stereotypes

Our thriller had all the main stereotypes of professional gangs in, they were rough, organised and ruthless. The pros that we used also made it seem more realistic and the they had the stereotypical guns that most professional gangs would have. The costumes that we used were quite typical of that type of organization, the leader or the boss wore a suit and it was obvious that he was the top dog in the organization.

Evidence of the Stereotypical costumes

As shown in the picture the boss is wearing a suit and it is clear that he runs the show, he looks professional and its obvious he coordinates everything by his stature and clothing compared to the others.

Evidence of the Stereotypical costumes

This is a picture of the police detective investigating this case, he is wearing a shirt and tie so it shows he is doing serious work as oppose to a tracksuit.

Evidence of the Stereotypical costumes

This is a picture of the main gang who are offering money for the hostage. They are wearing camo trousers and a black shirt so that they would easily be able to hide and blend into the background if needs be. They have a lot heavier machinery to the other gang and they look professional.

Who else would it appeal too?

Although this film represents the two social groups; gangs and the police, we feel that it would appeal to a much wider range of people and that it would be very popular with both male and females through the ages of 16-45. It appeal to most due to the fact that it isn't gory yet it has some elements of violent content. It has a well thought through plot and the content of the scenes has had a lot of thought go into it.