The genre of my media text is crime/gangster and this genre can influence the type of person used. Young adults are often used in this genre of film as they are young and their fitness ability is higher they can be involved in, for example fights and chase scenes. The two characters that are featured in my media text are late teens as one is in college and the other very early twenties. I have indicated this through a number of different factors for example costume and props, body language and camera shots.
I have used costume to represent the type of people I have used in my media text as I think it is a clear indicator to the audience. Hoodies have been associated with teenagers and young adults, especially in circumstances of crime. Dan (the older character) wears a hoodie in the majority of the film, Dan is unemployed and quite lazy and I think a hoodie is ‘easy’ clothing therefore it suits his representation. The stereotype teenager also uses a hoodie to cover their face, this has been linked to crime by people using a hoodie to cover their face when stealing so they cannot be caught. Therefore I think using this in my media text will clearly tell the audience the age group of my character and maybe hinder that he has been involved in some sort of crime. My second character is Shaun, he is in his late teens and is represented is a better light that Dan as he is the one who is beaten up. Shaun wear quite popular clothes among his age group at the moment - I wanted to represent him as being a popular guy who everyone likes and I think the type of clothing I chose (dark jeans and wet look jacket) portrays this well as he looks like he would ‘fit in’.
Props have also been used to represent the type of person used in my film. I have had all the characters use modern phones that are very popular among young people and I think this gives a clear indication of the type of person my characters are – someone who likes to have the latest phone and likes to be in touch with their friends as all have their phone on the all the time. Smoking is also often associated with teenage/young adult crime and this is partly the reason I have one of my characters smoking in a scene as I doesn’t really portray them in a positive light.
The use of body language also subtly suggests what type of person the characters are. For example in one scene I have a young adult slouching against a wall; it is unlikely you would find a middle aged or older man doing this. In the very first scene I have one of my characters relaxing on his bed, I think this is more common among young adults and this gives an indicator of my characters being of a young age group.
Camera shots are also used to indicate the type of person my characters are. In the fight scene I edited it so there are lots of short, fast paced shots, not only does this make the scene more interesting to watch but it suggests the fight is happening very quickly and this would not be possible if the character were quite old therefore giving an indication of the type of person my characters are.
Overall I think I have used a variety of factors to represent my characters and I think this has worked well. I have also tried to represent the typical person of their age group and characteristics to make it clear to the audience what type of person my characters are.
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