In our film we wanted to challenge the stereotypes on race, gender and age. We did this through the process of casting and how we represented each character.
Protagonist- Maran
Race
A few images showing Maran in action in the opening sequence.
Age/Gender
Young people in this day and age are often seen by others in a negative way, young people are represented as rude, rowdy and mischievous hooligans. We subverted these stereotypes in our opening scene/film, as the young people involved are caring and very unselfish.
The stereotypes of the younger generation has been a result of what happens in the modern society and how the media represent these issues. For example the London Riots from 2011 emphasise the hooligan side of young people, the way this issue was portrayed in the press and other forms of media focus fully on the negative aspects, and this is something we challenged in our film.
Overall in film the representations vary, in films such as 'Attack the Block' you see the more rough side of youngsters whereas in 'Zombieland' you see the more brave side.
We conform to stereotypes of men doing more of the physical work, as the two missionaries in the opening sequence are males and are out there to kill the Zombies.
Young people in this day and age are often seen by others in a negative way, young people are represented as rude, rowdy and mischievous hooligans. We subverted these stereotypes in our opening scene/film, as the young people involved are caring and very unselfish.
The stereotypes of the younger generation has been a result of what happens in the modern society and how the media represent these issues. For example the London Riots from 2011 emphasise the hooligan side of young people, the way this issue was portrayed in the press and other forms of media focus fully on the negative aspects, and this is something we challenged in our film.
Overall in film the representations vary, in films such as 'Attack the Block' you see the more rough side of youngsters whereas in 'Zombieland' you see the more brave side.
We conform to stereotypes of men doing more of the physical work, as the two missionaries in the opening sequence are males and are out there to kill the Zombies.
Later in the narrative a female character is produced she challenges the stereotypes of females as she is seen as more physical and doing similar jobs to the men- such as killing Zombies and fighting the rival group.
These two images (above and below) show how young people are represented in a positive way being the problem solvers rather than the problem starters.
This image shows one type of stereotype there is of young people in the modern society.
Protagonist- Maran
Race
A few images showing Maran in action in the opening sequence.
- Brave
- Young
- Intelligent
- Leader
The lead role is played by a British Asian male, this represents the nationality in a positive way rather than just using them as a token character. He is seen as Daniel's friend and guide, this is evident when he says 'nice shot' and 'slow easterly wind, they're getting closer'. Throughout the sequence he's on an equal footing to Daniel and they both work as a team.
However, during our initial planning we did contradict our aims on challenging these stereotypes by Maran being the one who sacrifices himself and Daniel being the one who survives and plays the protagonist
Although our film may challenge many stereotypes with Maran, a British Asian, playing the lead role it is not something which will shock the audience. This is because Britain is a very ethnically diverse place, and having a British Asian will not be seen controversial but the norm and something that'd be welcomed.
A few images showing the Zombies, and shot of me with the Zombies during the Big Shoot.
Although it's hard to tell we did ensure our zombies came from different ethnic backgrounds, this would ensure we had a positive representation of other ethnicities and equal representation of them too. We also tried to get an equal number of both male and female zombies, this would help us represent both genders in an equal manner.
Although our film may challenge many stereotypes with Maran, a British Asian, playing the lead role it is not something which will shock the audience. This is because Britain is a very ethnically diverse place, and having a British Asian will not be seen controversial but the norm and something that'd be welcomed.
A few images showing the Zombies, and shot of me with the Zombies during the Big Shoot.
Although it's hard to tell we did ensure our zombies came from different ethnic backgrounds, this would ensure we had a positive representation of other ethnicities and equal representation of them too. We also tried to get an equal number of both male and female zombies, this would help us represent both genders in an equal manner.
If we could reshoot our film we would try to organise more female Zombies. Although we did try organising as many females, due to other commitments a lot of they were unable to make it.
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