Evaluation task 2

How does your media product represent your particular social

groups?
Overall plot: in the opening two minutes sequence of our
production we are introduced to four characters. Its evident
from the first two minutes what the professions of these
people are which might be insightful for people trying to
figure class and status. The job role of the main protagonist
is an agent, which is evident through the clothing and the
fact he has a gun, and two of the other characters are body
guards for the target the main antagonist.
The characters in our film can be likened to the main
character in the TV series 24, which we used as inspiration
for our production. They both have relatively similar
professions where they have counteract any criminal action and
they are both in a race against time to do so. They are both
relatively young men, the protagonist in our production a few
years younger but they also have the same ethnic background.
The ethnic background being white, this is traditionally the
ethnicity that has the role of the protagonist in action
movies.
Class and status:
None of the characters in our film come from privileged
backgrounds, however theyre all self made and successful
which is reflective in their professions.
Gender:
All of the characters in the first two minute sequence are
male, and their masculinity is portrayed, as there are many
comings together, and the main protagonist shows a large
degree of masculinity through the power he possesses with the
gun.
Costuming:
The use of the characters costume enables us to gather a lot
about the character, profession, class etc ... with our main
character we can see hes got a relatively prestigious job,
hes also presented smartly. The colours used with the
costuming have their own connotations though as the white in

his shirt suggests a large degree of purity as he has good

intentions, however the black shows a dark side, which is
shown in him killing three people. The villain in the film is
dressed in very casual clothing which reflects his casual
approach as he has bodyguards doing his dirty work throughout
the film.
Age;
The character in our film is young and although hes able to
fend off his obstacles, hes quite vulnerable throughout and
vulnerability is something that is quite heavily associated
with young people regardless of their gender.