Evaluation Question 2

When we studied tv drama our group found that a big target audience for this was between 15-25 year olds. We found that the majority of tv dramas we looked  at included different aspects of crime and violence, therefore we thought it would be appropriate to include some sort of crime into our own. This resulted in our group using flour to portray cocaine and generally aimed our target audience between 16-25.

For Ians character we decided to portray him as being middle class through the clothes he wore and props he used such as wearing a suite and carrying a briefcase. Also by adding a cigarette adds to the portrayal of everyday life and we hoped people may relate and identify with this. We also tried to make Ians character appear much older then he is through his clothing to give the idea that he was a business man. The characters ethnicity was white.

For myself and Orries character we were portrayed as being lower class, this is through the clothing we wore which was quite revealing and scruffy to show not much care or consideration was taken in our appearances. This was because the characters we were playing were situated inside a crack house our characters were a lot younger then Ians and this was shown through the body language of us. The ethnicity for myself is white and for orries character mixed race.

For Lukes character we tried to portray him as being high-class then myself and Orries character but still of lower status. He played the drug dealer and was dressed casually in quite baggy clothing which was tracksuit bottoms and t-shirt we decided to also give him a hat to add to the drug dealer effect. Again his character was portrayed as being young but older then myself and orries character and his ethnicity is white.

The representation of all the characters we played are mostly negative, however with Ians character although he is being portrayed as middle class and quite presentable the viewer knows he is up to something. The rest of the characters are portrayed negatively this is easily identified through the clothing and body language of our characters.