2) REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL GROUPS

In our character interview, we used Xander as if it was in the future.  The reason as to why to decided to film this interview was to encourage the understanding of our main protagonist (Xander). As a group we were inspired by the idea from 'Riding the Alligator - Pen Denham' - an oscar nominated filmmaker with over 300 hours of TV experience. He provides a checklist in one of his books which questions every writer and director should and would have asked themselves when they are creating and developing characters. Denham did this in order to open up peoples understandings of who characters actually are. We did this to show how his career had progressed and developed over time. We then used myself to question him about various aspects of his participation in our film ‘9’. The questions that were asked ranged from ‘What was your main motivation in life?’ and ‘What has been your biggest achievement in life?’ By doing this it added a sense of realism to our film by showing Xander in his representation. To showcase our character interview I used my research from ‘New Technologies’ and uploaded it onto Youtube. 




By making this interview, it allows me to take screenshots and short clips which I can feed onto our Twitter and other social media platforms to give teasers.

I have chosen to use Xander from our film opening, and then Matt Damon from the film 'Invictus'. I have chosen to compare these two characters as they appear in two very similar films. Our film opening is about a choice of Rugby or Music, whilst being a very good rugby player. Invictus is about captaining South Africa to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The similarities of these two characters are firstly, that they are both the protagonist in the film about Rugby. They show leadership qualities and are both seen to be very alpha male and strong.

The costumes/attire of the characters throughout the film are mostly based on clothing that one would normally associate with Rugby. This is because they both play rugby, and are often seen training. The two characters in these films are both male, and are of the same ethnic background. The age of the characters is different, as in our film opening Xander is a young player, starting out his career. Whereas in 'Invictus', Matt Damon stars as an experienced player, Francois Pienaar.

Social Groups: Pinterest

Below, I have screenshots of my Pinterest board. They show different social groups that relate to my film opening, such as 'Sports', 'Rugby', and 'Sports Films'.