The document discusses how the media product represents different social groups. There are three main characters: 1) The first protagonist is a white British male in his teens or early 20s, meant to be relatable to the target audience. He is dressed professionally but disheveled from interrogation. 2) The second protagonist saves the first. He is also a white British male in a tidy uniform, establishing them both as heroes. 3) The antagonists dress alike in ski masks, identifying them as terrorists, and speak crudely. They create discomfort and need to be stopped by the protagonists. Stereotypical features are used to quickly establish the characters' roles for the action film

1. How does your media product represent
particular social groups?
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2.  First Protagonist (Right Side)
This was played by myself , and this was useful as we needed a
A teenager or early 20’s character. This was so the audience could
Relate to the character as they are roughly the same age.
This character fits the stereotypical white male agent. This can
Relate to James Bond as both are white British. Ethnicity is
Easily recognisable with the British accent that is used.
The suit and tie shows that he is important, like secret agents would wear
We purposely made this character appear quite messy with his tie messed up and and his
shirt all creased, this was to emphasise that he had been interrogated.
As our target audience are 15+, and prodominately males as it is an action film, this
character is easily relatable to the target audience.
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3. This character was played by Tom and he is the one who saves
The other protagonist. Once again, he wears the same uniform and
Has the same ethnicity and background as the first protagonist.
However, this characters uniform is much more tidy, as he has
Not been interrogated, such as a straight tie and neat hair.
His accent and appearance is also recognisable as white
British which once again relates to already existing film characters
Such as James Bond.
The target audience will also find this character relatable as he is 15+ and is not
aggressively menacing like the antagonists.
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4.  The antagonists are important in an opening sequence as they need to put the world in
disequilibrium for the protagonists to make it back to normal by the end.
 They are all dressed alike which shows that they are all part of the same sort of faction,
and not just individuals. The use of ski masks help the audience identify that they are
terrorists of some sort, with terrorism having extremely negative connotations. Guns
can either be for good or bad use , but as the protagonist has done nothing wrong, the
audience should feel against them , which is what you want.
 Their language also represents them as the bad guys as the constantly swear at the
protagonists, and their choice of words are not very upper class.
 The way in which they act should make the target audience feel uncomfortable, and rely
on the protagonist to fix this.
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5.  In order to establish the characters, stereotypical features are
needed. With action films being quite simplistic, we did not find this
too much of a challenge as masks and guns usually help the
audience decide on whose side their on.
 Hopefully this side
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