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PROFILEGeorgia Tailby

The Characters

There are 3 main characters within the opening sequence, these are-■ Bart, played by Bartek Trojanowski■ Justin, played by Rory Baird■ Mark, played by Mark Tailby

Representations of the social groups within the film- Bart

The typical character that Bartek is meant to be portraying is a 16 year old, straight, white male, who has been living in a low E/D class household for most of his life. He has been exposed to drugs for the majority of his life as he has witnessed family taking them and his friends who introduced him to the drug scene. Bart has had an overall tough upbringing and is now looking for a way to fund his drug habit by selling drugs for big names in the industry. Bart acts very big, tough and streetwise, however since he has gotten in touch with Justin he has been a little on edge and is very anxious about getting into selling, however he feels as if this is the only option he has left. Bart’s role in the film is to help emphasise how dangerous and scary the drug business is and how much teenagers these days are exposed to drugs around them. However the film does turn into a chase where he and his dealer are being hunted down by police and private investigators to help make an end to the money loving cycle of drugs Bart eventually realises that this isn’t the life he wants to live anymore. Bart is often seen walking around with a gang or at night as this is when he feels most confident and he almost looks up to Justin as he has now made a life for himself within the drug industry. His costume is a black tracksuit as this is the stereotypical young teenage boy look and you often see a lot of people that hang out on the streets wear this as it can appear intimidating. He doesn't have any significant key props but he is often seen with a cigarette in his hand and listening to music.

Representations of the social groups within the film- Justin

Rory is portraying a 18/20 year old straight, white male who has always lived in a low E/D class but is now living a in a C class house and has really made a living for himself. A typical representation of a well know drug dealer is a nice car, lots of possessions and very self and money obsessed. Justin is very ruthless and always denominates the screen with his authoritative presence. Justin represents the ‘bad guy’ as he keeps pushing Bart into the wrong crowd and he also doesn't understand that hat he is doing is ruining lives. He is very scary and intimidating however we do slightly admire him for turning his life around. His props include his red Ford Fiesta and his Nokia phone which he gives to his drug distributers to use to call him if they have a problem. This is a key prop as it is a stereotypical ‘drug dealer’ phone and his drugs within the back pack are also a key prop for ensuring the audience are not confused n what he is doing. Justin’s costume is similar to Bart’s except he is slightly more formal as he likes to look ‘street wise’ however he is older, more mature and has more money than Bart so he is wearing an expensive one.

Representations of the social groups within the film- Mark

Mark is a 35 year old, straight, B class male who has been working in he private investigation police force for 15 tears. He has a wife and children and has been investigating the drug world in England for 8 years now. He found Justin on Facebook as he heard some rumours from criminals that he was supplying class A drugs to the public and he has been following him around and messaging him ever since. The purpose of Mark is to make the genre more identifiable. We decided to add Justin in the opening sequence as our first draft looked more like a gritty realism so the idea of a private investigator watching in on the deal made the genre more identifiable. His role within the film is to capture the criminals and try to shut down as many drug businesses as he possibly can.Mark is very formal and smart looking, he is wearing a suit and carries a police ID with him at all times, he often observes criminals from his black car and is under cover in the opening sequence. This costume will conform to the crime genre as it is comonnly used for similar characters e.g. James Bond.