Ifaz Chowdhury

Representations
We have eight characters in our opening sequence. To a certain extent we wanted to
include some codes and conventions so that it would be obvious to our audience that
it is the opening sequence of an action film.

Character Representations:
Protagonist Chief (Billy Gravestock)
Gender- Chief is represented as a stereotypical male protagonist who is much
superior to the rest of the males. We see this through his actions as he decides
everything going on with his gang for example the Chief does not do any work as he
is the boss. Also he has a shotgun which emphasises the power he has over his
gang.

Race- Chief is of a Caucasian race and therefore it is stereotypical that he is

represented as a protagonist as the majority of the British population is Caucasian.
Age- Chief is represented an young adult around the age of 22-27, there are no
stereotypes regarding age.

Disability- Chief does not show any sign of physical or mental disabilities although
his personality comes across is very intimidating which adds to the stereotype of
males being superior.

Sexuality- In the sequence it is not clear if Chief is heterosexual or homosexual, we

did not think it was relevant to our film.

Ifaz Chowdhury

Protagonist- Hal and Joe (Sebastian and Nathaniel)

Gender- As males Hal and Joe are represented as the superiors in the group In
terms of academic abilities. This is stereotypical in movies as power can be
perceived as strength or intelligence.

Race- Hal and Joe are Caucasian due to this being a British film, the majority of
British films the protagonist are Caucasian so we had decided to follow the
stereotype.

Age- Hal and Joe are represented as young adults around the age of 20-22, here
are no particular stereotypes that are relevant regarding this age group here are no
particular stereotypes that are relevant regarding this age group.

Disability- Hal and Joe show no disability mentally or physically however we can
see that there physical appearance make them look vulnerable. The audience know
this when Hal and Joe rely on Robert and Chief to protect them.

Sexuality- It is unclear to the audience whether they are heterosexual or

homosexual, we did not think it was relevant to our film.

Ifaz Chowdhury

Protagonist- Billy (Barry Turi)

Gender- Billy is represented as a male as he plays one of the dominant roles in the
gang, he is second in command. We see this when he was chosen to look after the
money.

Race- Billy is also white, so for the same reason we kept the protagonist white due
to the majority of British films have white protagonist.

Age- Billys age is not relevant towards stereotypes but his age is around the region
of 23-25.

Disability- Billy does not show and physical or mental disabilities as he excels in
both mental and physical abilities.

Sexuality- it is not clear whether Billy is homosexual or heterosexual, we did not

think sexual representation was relevant to our film.

Ifaz Chowdhury

Protagonist- Robert (Ifaz Chowdhury)

Gender- Robert is a presented as a male since he plays the role of the bodyguard
for the gang.

Race- Roberts ethnicity is unknown due to the mask which covers his face but we
know that he is not white. We know that in the majority of British films ethinc
minorities has less authority than white people.

Age- Roberts age is not relevant towards stereotypes but his age is around the
region of 23-25.

Disability- Robert does not show and physical or mental disabilities as he excels in
both mental and physical abilities.

Sexuality- it is not clear whether Robert is homosexual or heterosexual, we did not

think sexual representation was relevant to our film.

Ifaz Chowdhury

Antagonist- Unknown (Harry Martin)

Gender- Harry is presented as a male since he plays the role of a rival gang
member of The Ballers.

Race- Harry is white, we decided this as the majority of action films have white
people as the people that have the most authority and we see this when this
antagonist was the only one to use diegetic dialogue.

Age- Unknown antagonist (Harry) age is not relevant towards stereotypes but his
age is around the region of 23-25.

Disability- Unknown antagonist (Harry) does not show and physical or mental
disabilities but we see him being careless and then end up being killed.

Sexuality- it is not clear whether the Unknown antagonist (Harry) is homosexual or

heterosexual, we did not think sexual representation was relevant to our film.

Ifaz Chowdhury

Antagonist- Unknown (Reece Grizzle)

Gender- Reece is presented as a male since he plays the role of a rival gang
member of The Ballers.

Race- Reece is also white due to the fact that he is second in command and has
high authority due to his race
.
Age- Unknown antagonist (Reece) age is not relevant towards stereotypes but his
age is around the region of 23-25.

Disability- Unknown antagonist (Reece) does not show and physical or mental
disabilities but we see him being careless and then end up being killed.

Sexuality- it is not clear whether the Unknown antagonist (Reece) is homosexual or

heterosexual, we did not think sexual representation was relevant to our film.

Ifaz Chowdhury

Antagonist- Unknown (Jordan Burnett)

Gender- Jordan is presented as a British black male since he plays the role of a rival
gang member of The Ballers.

Race- Jordan is a British black male he is a pawn in the rival gang, in the majority of
films black are stereotypically seen as the weaker race which is why is why he have
given them this role.

Age- Unknown antagonist (Reece) age is not relevant towards stereotypes but his
age is around the region of 23-25.

Disability- Unknown antagonist (Jordan) does not show and physical or mental
disabilities although this Unknown antagonist (Jordan) can be seen to have some
sort of disability due to his race.
Sexuality- it is not clear whether the Unknown antagonist (Jordan) is homosexual or
heterosexual, we did not think sexual representation was relevant to our film.