What is a social group?A social group is a collection of people who interact with each other and share similar characteristics and a sense of unity.

Roman Mortem

This character is appealing to the social group of a villain/murderer. The characteristics of a villain are dark, evil and mysterious. Also, The murderer is portrayed as a dark character who almost hides in the darkness. The character shares many similarities to the villain of the film Face Off. He wears dark black clothes which adds the mystery of the character and the evil presence due to the fact black often shows people as dark and evil. The murderer in a film is often seen as a male and is very rarely a women due to the fact male are presented as a dominant gender. The voice of the murderer is also a mysterious, croaky, deep voice which adds to the already created mysterious factor of the character. The editing used when the murderer is on screen is black and white which continues to add to the dark atmosphere to the film/character.

Detective Crawford

The detective represents the social of the law enforcers and who bring justice to the world. The detective in my film is wearing a black jacket which is shared by the picture on the right showing a detective from the film Se7en. Detectives have authority which shows the fact they are required to dress suitably. A smart jacket gives the impression he is a hard working man who dedicates a lot of time to his investigations and has little time to look after himself. We decided it was suitable for a male detective as the trade profession to be male dominated. In our film, we emphasised the fact we tried to do as many shots in the film at eye level as the audience should feel as one with this character.

Jane Crawford

Jane represents the social group of a victim and is often seen to be living a good life up to the point where she is murdered. Victims are seen as happy people who are often loved by many. Jane, the victim, is played by a woman. We felt this was suitable as a dominant man is often seen killing an innocent women. This is shared by the film above, Se7en, where the innocent women is murdered. The character is wearing smart clothes as she is leaving her work place. The heels she is wearing presents her as being a smart women who takes pride in what she wears and how she looks.

Assistant Detective

The social group being represented is assistants who work under a more respected person with more authority. The characteristics of this social group includes professionalism. The main detective has an assistant who is also adopting a rough look but takes more pride in the way he comes across as he is working under the main detective. This was influenced by the assistant detective from the series True Detective. Once again this character is played by a male as it is a male dominated profession.