We specifically made sure to include strong social representation in our film; however as the genres of our film are Thriller and British Gangster so the social representation is very negative, as violence, psychosis and unlawfulness are all associated with those genres.
In our film Daniel and Jordan are represented as British “hoody”
Criminal youths, we thought that many thrillers and British Gangsters try to stylise the characters as wither being intellectual and mysterious or cheeky and charismatic, however we wanted to show something a lot more rawer that captures the reality behind physical attacks in the UK. This was created by the props we used such as cigarettes and the blunt weapon used to attack Jess’s character, as well as the clothing: Both characters are dressed in long coats similar to those worn in may British Gangster films , they also wear jeans and big durable boots, this not only links to them to aspects of British Gangster and Thriller, but also shows that they are working class as those clothing styles have been popular for years, these styles can be seen in the film “Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels”, however although many of the clothing st
yles have been drawn this film we made sure to stay clear of including the same sort of cocky and swaggerish attitudes displayed in the characters mindset. Instead we made sure both Daniel and Jordan kept their heads down with a low profile throughout the film and remained silent throughout the killing of Jess’s character. We did this because we thought that most instances of criminals in Thrillers or British Gangsters have been glamorised and don’t show the truth behind serious acts of violence and barbarity that we can see in our communities from day to day. We can show this issue is relevant because of data gathered from the Youth Justice Board showing the increasing amount of money being spent on dealing with crime inthe UK from years 2000 to 2007.
Jessica’s Character raises different sorts of social representations from the angle of the physical dominance men have over women. We showed this firstly by dressin
g jess in feminine clothes such as high heels and an impractical stylish cardigan, these clothing items make it very difficult for Jess’s character to compete physically against a violent male aggressor, and they also make Jess’s character look less threatening and more vulnerable, because of the strong feminine styles. We can draw parallels between Jess's character and the young girl in "London To Brighton" in the way that by letting her femininity show, she found herself in a bad 
situation at eh hands of an evil man. We did this to enhance the sense of victimisation by creating greater contrast between the attackers and the innocent, thus increasing the sense of shock that brings home the social representations I discussed earlier in a more efficient way.
g jess in feminine clothes such as high heels and an impractical stylish cardigan, these clothing items make it very difficult for Jess’s character to compete physically against a violent male aggressor, and they also make Jess’s character look less threatening and more vulnerable, because of the strong feminine styles. We can draw parallels between Jess's character and the young girl in "London To Brighton" in the way that by letting her femininity show, she found herself in a bad situation at eh hands of an evil man. We did this to enhance the sense of victimisation by creating greater contrast between the attackers and the innocent, thus increasing the sense of shock that brings home the social representations I discussed earlier in a more efficient way. This is also relevant to Britain with females taking a far smaller part in crime, as this data Youth Justice Board shows:
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