Evaluation question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

There are two main social groups that really stand out in our opening sequence and are represented the most clearly.

  Firstly, and most obviously the Polish. As our film is Polish based we tried to recreate as best we could the stereotypes we had found during the research process. Stereo typically, the Polish are quite a serious social group and this is certainly conveyed very clearly in our sequence. In the close up shot below of the main character you can see the angry scare expression on his face. Also if you click on the embedded video and skip to 2:15 you can hear the harshness and anger in the actors voices which enhances the angry serious attitude that represents the Polish group in this film.
  This also leads me on to my next point about how strongly the male group is represented in Poscig. Firstly there are no female actors or characters present in the scene at all. We did this as we felt the high masculine attitude of the film would be the best way to achieve the action genre we were desiring. We also enhanced this by, as I stated earlier, the way we used speech and tone of voice 

to assert male authority within the scene.
   Finally, the use of violence also showed the high levels of masculinity well. From the brandishing and firing of the gun, to the way the 3 pursuers man handle the cyclist after he falls. Once again this not only shows the high paced action genre, but also portrays the men in the film as you would expect action film stars to do so.