Q2: DRAFT

Representations of Social Groups and Characters 

In our production we decided to have two main characters; a male and a female. This is because we could show the different representations of gender stereotypes; yet maintain a serious, thriller attitude. Throughout the whole piece you cannot see the characters faces, this is to add suspense and let the audience raise questions through the enigmas. We felt that by showing the characters faces, it would simply downgrade our production, making it less professional.

The male character is seen to be very powerful, wealthy and smart looking. We felt this was necessary as it makes this character seem more like a spy. Additionally, to ensure that this opening sequence was of a high standard, the characters were seen wearing the same outfit each time we shot, otherwise there would be a major continuity flaw.

This image shows the back of the male character. He is seen to be wearing a black suit, and his posture is upright. The shot leaves a simple silhouette of the characters body, leaving enigmas throughout the audience as to who he is. The further this character goes into the distance, the more the lens blurs. We thought that this added tension yet was a subtle effect.  This character is aged around 20 to attract a young adult based audience. The lighting in these shots is bright to capture the whole surrounding. You can tell that this character is powerful since he is wearing a black suit and drives a sports car. The suit is black to give a sense of death amongst the audience.

 We did some research on male roles in thriller spy films, and some who were of similar nature came up as Matt Damon from the Bourne Identity, and Daniel Craig as James Bond. These two spies are both wearing smart clothing, in a black shade, like our character is. Furthermore, they both have good postures and are powerful, linking with George in our opening sequence.



The female on the other hand is aimed towards a similar age group as the male, however does different actions as to the male. For instance, the male character will be putting on a watch, whilst the female is putting on earrings. These actions are very stereotypical, however work nicely and make the audience more interested. 

I played the female character, and to ensure the theme of smartness linking with spies, we decided it was best by making me wear a black blazer and black trousers. This linked with George since he was also wearing black clothing, because it links with death and darkness, and spies are known for assassinating people, causing deaths.

You cannot see my face in this production, neither Georges, because we wanted to maintain a professional look about the piece, and cause more enigmas within the audience. We thought this would happen because if the audience knew what the characters looked like, they would easily be able to think of what job role the might be associated with, and since George and I aren’t actors, it was hard to ensure a serious look for the opening sequence, leaving no faces for the audience to see. 

I wore red lipstick and light eye makeup to connote with the spy theme. The human eye links colours with moods and emotions, and the colour red are linked with blood, murder and death, therefore red lipstick was ideal in this scenario.