The document discusses how location, character portrayal, and costume are used in media to represent social class. It notes that location is important for visualizing characters' surroundings and should suit their social class. Character portrayal, such as a character speaking aggressively, can indicate a lower class status, while manners and behavior like littering suggest respect levels. Costume choices like dark, relaxed clothing for a character can represent their mood and lack of care about self-image.

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

2. Location/ setting
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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
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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 .