The document discusses how a media product represents social groups. It focuses on a gangster-themed opening sequence. To represent the characters as stereotypical gangsters, costumes and props were used that included black trousers, hoodies in different colors to show different personalities, graffiti, and alleyways. The hoodie colors were meant to portray one member as innocent (blue) and another as fiery (dark red). Hairstyle and casual jeans were used to show an undercover cop trying to fit in. Various colors of hoodies for the gang members were meant to depict traits like violence, innocence, and jealousy.

1. Evaluation Question 2
How does your media product
represent particular social groups?

2. The representation of social groups within our opening sequence
is critical to be able to make the audience to be able to
understand who the characters are and what they are doing. As
a group we wanted to represent our characters in a stereotypical
way of ‘gangsters’ to do this we had to use costumes, props and
cultural signifiers for it to work. We used setting to show that
they were in a negative area such as graffiti, ally ways which are
all stereotypically viewed as that’s where gangs normally ‘hang
out’. For example, we used black trousers for the gangsters as
black shows death and evil. Whereas the hoodies was showing
different colors to show the different personality's such as Luke
(gang member) wearing a blue hoodie, showing he is the
innocent one in the group and Ed wearing a dark red hoodie to
show he is the fire in the group as he is trying to be undercover.

3. Hoodie to try and fit in
with the gang, as he is
an under cover cop.
Doesn’t want to
look formal so he is
casual jeans to fit
in.
Hairstyle is scruffy and not
neat to show he doesn’t
care about his appearance
with being smart.

4. They are all wearing
hoodies as they are part of
the gang.
They are all wearing black
jeans which is symbolism as
they are all part of one
gang.
The hands in
pockets shows
intimidation
towards Ed.
2 of them have
there heads down to
show the leaders of
the group.

5. We made Ed wear a dark red hoodie as he was the one undercover. This also shows the
sign of blood as this is also a dark red. As Mikey (gang member) was wearing a red
hoodie, this gave Ed an idea of what he should look like when trying to be undercover
when in the gang. We also made him wear blue jeans so he stood out from the crowd
which would allow the gang to realize that he is undercover.

6. We can see from the gang above, that they are all wearing different colors. Lewis is
wearing light grey which shows leadership which we want to betray to the audience.
Mikey was wearing bright red showing violence as well as fire within the gang. Luke
and Barney was wearing blue showing the innocents within the group. Jacob is
wearing dark green which shows he is the safest one of the group but also is jealous
and envy's Lewis as he is the leader of the group.