Evaluation Question 2. 'How does your media product represent particular social groups?'

. Our thriller opening represents a small number of social groups these being, Undercover Police Officers, Drug Dealers and Bohemians. All three of these social groups consist of people who keep low profiles, who either because of their profession or chosen lifestyle have to be reclusive and withdrawn from society. The undercover police officers as so that they do not break or jeopardise their cover and therefore their safety, the drug dealer, as he is dealing in illegal drugs and so needs to keep a low profile as to avoid arrest, and the bohemians as their chosen lifestyle, that is living care free lives beyond the constrains of indoor spaces, is prone to prejudice and discrimination form outsiders. In this case the bohemians are utilising recreational drugs in the form of ecstasy pills and weed, smoked through a shisha pipe. This may seem to be a discriminative representation of their lifestyle however we chose to include this as it links incredibly well with the story line of the rest of the opening and it also allowed used to experiment further with different camera and editing techniques as we try to demonstrate the effects of drugs on human perception.  

By utilising a corrupted policeman within our piece we have challenged the idea of conspiracy and whether we can trust this staple organisation. This is a slightly extreme perspective and statement to introduce in a film; however it is used to entice and draw in the audience. The minimal dialect and conversation featured within this opening between all the characters, in particuly the policemen helps to portray the minimal social interaction.

Looking at the drug dealer now, we have almost stereotypically used a hooded figure. However this works well within the piece as the hood is from a coat rather than a sweater and the overall appearance of the drug dealer is relatively smart. Here we have tried to break the mould of how small time drug dealers are represented.

Obviously this thriller opening revolves around money, money that in this case is being generated through the distribution of illegal substances. We have managed to include both the selling and consumption of these recreational substances  and how easily it is possible to get caught up in  situations beyond your control when allowing yourself to be part of this cycle.