(adam)One example of our media product representing particular social groups is, in particular, the character of "Billy Rich" who we represented as obviously Rich by name and Rich by nature. We aimed to represent him as a richer member of society first by using mise en scene in terms of costume choices, the suit is a common way of representing a certain degree of social status, it brings a feeling of class and style to the character. Another character from popular media that is represented in such a way is James Bond who arguably popularised the trend of the suave suited character in films and other media. We ,as many film-makers have in the past, took example from this character and used the same mise en scene conventions as them to create a representation that audiences would be able to identify instantly as that of a rich and stylish gentleman.
(jake)The most obvious social group our film represents is the criminals that surround the genre. There really isn't much that defines a gang member in terms of costume choices unless it is an Italian mafia gang, in which the members would wear suits, for example. Instead it was the on screen appearance of the gang members personalities that was most important in the representation of the social group. We made a point of showing our characters to be aggressive in the case of Ray, Mick and Don Galanakis and others to show greed, in the case of Andre.
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