Character contrast/Gender and number of characters

Our film required the use of three different characters which contrast against each other. Our reason for this is because we wanted to gain a contrast between the characters, the kind that is used in professional gangster films, such as snatch, lock stock and two smoking barrels etc, as each contain their own typical contrast. A good example that helped us base our recreation of this type of relationship is snatch, as characters such as 'gorgous george' and 'turkish', show the two traits which are required in every criminal relationship, the brains and the braun.
Therefore taking this relationship into account we managed to recreate a smimilar contrast.
In our film we have Jim being represented as a so called 'druggie', me Billy, being represented as the so called 'hard man', and Rory representing the brains of the whole operation. This also allows the audience to see the status within the group even though that each think they are equal, this is useful as it lets the audience know who is in charge and coveys the different mind sets that they are each in. Therefore the personality of each character gives the the code of status throughout the film.

Gender was not an issue for us while we were creating our film, as researching through gangster films we found that the vast majority of main charcters where men, so therefore we made sure that each character used was male. Also our audience is mainly aimed at males therefore we thought using male characters in a gangster moviewould target our audience better than using female characters.
We began to think about how many characters we should include in our film and thought that three would suffice. the reasoning behind this is because using three characters we can portray them as to be a group, instead of a two, which would make them seem more intimidating when entering the gangster world.

Costume

We used costume and props in our film to relate as closely as we could to each of the characters individual traits and personalities. Therefore conveying different codes for each character we give a stereotypical representation for each of them.

Jim- we went for the scruffy run down look, being represented as a 'druggie' he would not possibly care about appearance and will only be considering spending his money on drugs. His costume consisted of;

• An old hat, plain boring clothes, with a tatty cardigan over the top, scruffy jeans, and slim ripped shoes. overall baggy clothes

We tried to make Jims clothes hang off him and appear too big for him to give him that skinny, ill looking figure. In doing this it backs up our idea of the stereotypical drug taker type of person that jim is recreating.

Billy(me)- For my look we went for the tighter and more bulkier look, as in wearing a tight vest the audience can tell that this character wants to look big and menacing. The costumer consisted of;

• A tight sleevless top, with dark scruffy jeans and big bulky shoes, with a dark open jacket styled to make me look abit more of the cockney side

We made an effort to change me into the kind of clothes a typical hard man would were, as wearing tight clothes which show off mucsle and bulky shoes which convey the type of person I am acting, this portrays this strong representation of wanting to look big show off strength.

Rory- For rory we turned him into the smooth looking, clever character that he needed to become. We went for trendy clothes and sunglasses as using this costume gives him a higher status as it is superior to the other characters. He wore;

• sunglasses, a suit with a black skinny tie, shoes and a trendy jacket.

Using this costume gives the audiense insight into how already he appears to be ofa higher status to both other characters, and how possibly he can be seen as the brains of this trio.

Representation is shown throughout our film, as using different costumes creates diferent levels within the film. While also having certain aspects like gender and the number of people affecting the running of the film, also contrast is vital within a gangster film, as the audience need to know how the characters are different, as this way they can possibly relate to them, or just genrally understand them more as a character.