Evaluation – representation of social groups

In this shot we get a clear view of the Mise-en-Scene specifically chosen to reinforce the

representations of our characters. The two characters in this scene are having a short conversation,

asking if he can borrow the bike to get to his interview on time. This shows the unity they have and

the support they have for each other, this is important for a society going through economic

hardship, for the community to stay strong and together. This represents BSR conventions as

economic hardship is a convention for example in ‘kidulthood’ the protagonist makes and sells guns

for money. We decided to use this convention as it is a current situation that is growing in the UK,

even though the Olympics will supply thousands of jobs what will the country do after that. We

showed that the characters are free as the one with the bike was just causally riding even though he

had a young face to show he should be in school, this shows rebellion against the hatred that some

pupils have against their teachers or school.

In this shot we show the protagonist running,

this is to represent that young people are

always in a rush to go somewhere and getting

these done, example a lot of teenagers want

to turn into a adult straight away, the jump

cuts represent how they want to quickly

become older but don’t want the

responsibility so the jump cuts skip the

responsibility that teenagers don’t want. We

wanted to show this, as it will represent

teenagers in this era.

In these shots, we showed places that often associated with youths in a negative light for example

the police station connotes that the protagonist would get in trouble or break the law later in the

film. This represents that the protagonist is involved in illegal activates or trouble making, which are

both typical representations of teenagers. Our target audience can relate to this, as teenagers today

are constantly being stopped and search by patrolling police officers, as they are commonly known

suspected to being carrying illegal substances such as drugs and weapons because the minority who

actually do these illegal things, this is also because of the negative representation of teenagers

through media. The graffiti on the wall shows that the protagonist lives in a gritty urban area. Our

target audience can again relate to this as most of them are from working class backgrounds and live

in areas with graffiti as it shows other teenagers who’s territory it is so they can relate to it.

Here the protagonist is wearing a branded

hoodie, which connotes that he cares

about what he wears, which is what

teenagers are in to today the new brands

and fashions icons so they can look good

to either attract women or to scare other

rival gang members with their gang

colours, the colour black connotes the way

the protagonist feels, for example scared

about his future which is has turned dark

because of his lightless past.