Evaluation Q2 - Written

How does your media product represent particular social groups?
In general, middle aged white males are usually presented as being quite ordinary. They are often shown to be middle-class, have an ordinary job and a family. I think my media product is a fairly accurate representation, as my character is represented as almost all of these things - the only thing that isn't told to the audience is whether or not he has a family. 

COSTUME
In my film, the main character is wearing jeans, a white shirt, a dark jumper and a coat. They are all quite plain and boring, and nothing about them sticks out (apart from the trainers, which are a key part to the story). I feel this is a fairly accurate representation of the social group I am presenting, as white, middle aged males, especially when they are going to work (as my character is) don’t tend to dress very extravagantly. I also know the costume is a fairly accurate representation because I got it from the person who’s actually playing the character, and so it’s as true to life as it possibly could be.

SETTING/PROPS
I think the setting also represents white, middle aged males quite accurately. I tried to pick locations that are typically visited by people of any age, and so it’s not somewhere a character like mine would be out of place. I tried to make the set dressing/props quite sparse and ordinary, which reflects both the pace and mood of the stereotypical middle aged man's life.

NARRATION
The narration I used, in my opinion, provides a true representation of the social group I am presenting. Firstly, it was voiced by a middle aged man, and so the actual voice itself is accurate, and secondly, the content and tone reflects the repetitiveness of many middle aged men’s (and also middle aged people in general) lives.