1. H ow does your m edi a product represent part i c ul a r soci a l groups?

2. Location/ setting
W e f o u n d w h e r e a r e o p e n in g w a s lo c a t e d , w h e r e it w a s s e t w a s a v e r y im p o r t a n t
a s p e c t t o a r e f ilm . I t is a v is u a l m e t h o d u s e d t o p o r t r a y p e o p le liv in g in lo w e r
c la s s s o c ie t y , t h e lo c a t io n s u c c e s s f u lly h e lp e d a u d ie n c e s v is u a lis e t h e c h a r a c t e r s
s u r r o u n d in g s th r o u g h o u t in s id e o r o u t s id e e n v ir o n m e n t . I t w a s im p o r t a n t t o
c h o o s e e x a c t ly t h e r ig h t lo c a t io n t h a t s u it e d a r e c h a r a c t e r s p e r f e c t ly , in v a r io u s
s h o t s it is s e t a r o u n d t h e s h o p p in g p la c e T e s c o lik e in o t h e r s o c ia l r e a lis m f ilm s , it
is a lw a y s a p o s it iv e t o f in d a p la c e t h a t t h e a u d ie n c e c a n r e la t e t o . T h e s im p lic it y
o f t h e s u r r o u n d in g s r e a lly h e lp e d r e p r e s e n t t h e c h a r a c t e r s s o c ia l c la s s .

3. Characters portrayal
T h e w a y th e c h a r a c te r s a r e p o r tr a y e d in th e s c e n e s c a n a ls o r e a lly id e n tify th e ir
o w n s o c ia l c la s s b a c k g r o u n d , s u c h c h a r a c te r s lik e T a y w h o is th e fir s t c h a r a c te r
th a t c o n s is ts in th e s c e n e s p e a k s in a v e r y a g g r e s s iv e m a n n e r a n d to n e . T h is
in s ta n tly c r e a te s a n d id e a th a t s h e is o b n o x io u s , lo u d c h a r a c te r w h ic h c a n b e
a s s o c ia te d w ith th o s e o f a lo w e r c la s s . H e r p u b lic o u tr a g e g iv e s th is im p r e s s io n
th a t h e r p e r s o n a is a n g r y ; th is y o u n g g ir l’s a n g e r h a s h it a c lim a x . T h is in c id e n t
p e r h a p s is r a r e ly s e e n o f a m id d le c la s s p e r s o n . W h e n s h e c o llid e s w ith a n o th e r
c h a r a c te r y o u c a n c le a r ly s e e th e c o n tr a s t o f o n e m id d le c la s s s ta tu s a n d o n e
lo w e r c la s s s ta tu s . T h e m a n n e r is m s a n d b e h a v io u r o f th e c h a r a c te r T a y a ls o
r e p r e s e n t a c h a r a c te r e x p r e s s e d in a lo w e r lig h t , th e th r o w in g o f th e c ig a r e tt e o n
th e f lo o r s h o w s a y o u n g g ir l w ith little r e s p e c t f o r h e r s e lf a n d h e r e n v ir o n m e n t .

4. COSTUME
The charact e r D anni ’ s cos t u m e appears a very rel a xed; t h e us e of dark col o urs
coul d repres e nt t h e charact e rs m ood. She appears t o gi v e very l i t l e adm i r at i o n
or care about t h e w ay s h e repres e nt s hers e l f t h roughout .