1. Luke Howarth

2. Ethnicity
The cast of our film is predominantly white.
However, the main character is of West Asian
ethnicity. We believed that this represented a
changing Britain, becoming more multicultural. This
is especially true in the highly multicultural setting of
our film, South London.
Archibald and Johnny, the two main characters in RocknRolla, both
Whilst this is contradictory to all of the other films we white.
researched, in which the main characters and their
supporting roles are generally white British, we
believed it would have no negative affect on the film
in varying from this slightly, as it simply reflects a
more modern and developed city in which all races
are equally respected.
We also believed it would challenge the stereotypes
associated with British Muslim descendents, often
associated with high achieving and discipline, as
opposed to violence, drink, and drugs. Dan, the main character in our
film, is of Pakistani descent.

3. Gender
As with all other films researched from the genre, our film has a male in the leading role. This
is due to the dominance of stereotypically masculine themes within, such as violence and
aggression. Women aren’t seen to be involved in as much violence, crime, or heavy-drinking
as men are, and thus it made sense to have a man as our main character.
The only appearance of a female character in the opening two minutes of our film is that of a
single mother, representing social class and the stereotypical role of a young working class
mother living in a council-housing estate.

4. Dan, walking on his own through a council estate Dan, socialising at his local pub
Males are shown as being independent, powerful, and socially-oriented. This is
demonstrated by our continuous shots of our main character walking quickly and
aggressively, alone, to meet a group of friends at a pub.
The monologue of our film describes how men are often associated with the
world of work and providing for a family, appearing powerful and dominant at all
times, void of emotion. Our main character shows little emotion until alone with
other males at the pub.

5. Age
Our film displays common stereotypes of young people living on estates, involved
in gangs and violence. This is shown by two hooded boys together with a dog.
The hoodies are common amongst boys in gangs and help to conceal their
identity, making them more intimidating.
In contrast, our main character and his friends are represented as more mature.
All shown in jackets and shirts, they appear more mature and sophisticated, more
economically secure than the young boys on the council estate.

6. Social Class
As our film is centered around the working classes, there is no representation of middle or
upper class characters in the opening two minutes of our film. Those of the working class are
often portrayed in films as uneducated and often women are depicted as being young
mothers. We employed both of these themes in our film, helping to represent the working
class nature of the film and the characters within it.
By having half of the opening scene on a council estate, we emphasise the setting to our
audience. We also include a shot from the point of view of a CCTV camera, showing the need
for surveillance on Dan’s estate due to crime and violence.