In our lesson the other day we spoke about how race and ethnicity is represented within TV drama in particular, however this made me recognise how we should be aware of how race is considered in our Thriller.
Its an important area of casting and role, that you are aware of how the people are placed and how different audiences understand things differently - because of their background and beliefs. This can obviously be very difficult as there is such a wide variety of people to please equally.
Racial issues are very diverse and often completely misrepresented and negatively stereotyped as I discovered when reviewing a variety of TV dramas. As the UK is an increasingly multicultural society and things brings huge benefits as well as tensions.
Some examples of positives are:
> Cultural richness ie.food, music ...
> Beliefs
> Harmony
> Learning
> Language
However of cause there are downsides, for example:
> Conflicts between different religious beliefs
> Discrimination
> Overcrowding (in some areas) of one particular religious follows - can lead to conflict and unfriendliness if not part of that society
The News and Media constantly stir up racial tensions by reinforcing negative stereotypes of Muslims, asylum seekers, young black youth etc..... As a result of this racial tensions are easy to stereotype and are misunderstood by onlookers.
In our Thriller we will consider all races and ethnicity's and make sure all our characters aren't perceived negatively. This is to ensure that our film can be related to by all people - in hope to create a more diverse film and as a result a wider viewing audience.
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