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- 2. Luke Luke will be the main focus in the soap opera trailer. The trailer will begin with him walking out of a Police station as he has had to do time because he has been doing drugs and selling them. Luke will be played by Robert Henderson. We picked Robert as he could fit the stereotype of a roughed up chav if his costume changes to fit the stereotype.
- 3. Outer Presence - Luke Mise-en-ecene elements such as Luke's hair and costume will be suited to his stereotype of a bad boy. Luke will have a top knot hair style which will help to show that he is not a stereotypical good guy. He will wear some jeans (black) (preferably ripped) with a t-shirt and a grey hoodie this will help to connote that he is a dark character who may cause some sort of trouble. He will look rough to connote to the audience that he is a troubled character and is rough and someone who you wouldn't want to mess with. He will also wear tracksuits which is a stereotype of a chav. Luke will need to look almost thuggish to fit the character stereotype.
- 4. Inner Presence - Luke Luke although he comes across as a tough guy who doesn't care about anything inside he actually cares. He cares for one person mainly which is his Girlfriend Sian who is the reason that he decides to stop doing drugs. Luke will be fighting a struggling battle with himself as he doesn't want to go back to his old ways but with the temptation being there he struggles to cope, with everything going on around him. Luke comes across as rude and arrogant but he is actually deep down very caring and sensitive and will do whatever it takes for his family and the ones he loves. Luke is a recovering alcoholic and drug user.
- 5. Context - Luke Luke lives in a run down house with his parents he hopes to move out soon so that he can be with his Girlfriend Sian. He lives off of his parents as he doesn't have a job since he had to go in and do some time. He wants to get a job again so that he can afford to live on his own as he doesn't want his parents to care for him for all his life. He has recently come out of prison for serving time as he was caught in the possession of drugs, and was also growing some. Thus when he returns to the street people are apprehensive of him actually returning because they know what he has done. Luke is 19 years old. He would be in the socio-economic grouping of D (based on his parents) as both of his parents are semi and unskilled manual workers. His psychographic grouping would be the struggler as he could be perceived as the loser or victim.
- 6. Sian Sian will have a main role in the trailer as she will be shown to have a relationship with both David and Luke. We will also see her find out that she is pregnant. We have decided to cast Sarah Taylor as Sian as she fits the look of Sian. She will also need to be able to show the stereotype of a chav and we feel that Sarah will be able to do this as she takes drama at A-Level.
- 7. Outer Presence - Sian Sian will wear very casual clothes which aren't that expensive to show her social class of being working class. Sian won't look as scruffy as some of the other characters. She will wear a white strap t-shirt with a black jacket she will wear blue skinny jeans and will wear boots. The use of Sian wearing casual clothes will help to show that she is not a vein person and will wear what she wants to, she isn't concerned with looking perfect. Sian will be petite and fair haired.
- 8. Inner Presence - Sian Sian’s inner presence is that she is actually a very weak and fragile person. She wants someone to always be there for her so when Luke is arrested she doesn’t know what to do with herself. She is also a very conscious person so she knows that the mistake she made by sleeping with her ex boyfriend was a bad decision and it is eating away ate her because she can’t tell Luke. Sian is also very scared she doesn’t know how she is gong to be a mother when she can barely keep herself above water.
- 9. Context - Sian Sian has just finished school and is now doing a beauty course at her local college. She lives with her mum as her dad died when she was 7 years old. Sian wants to move out of her house with her mum and stay with Luke in their own place. She doesn't’t get along with Diane which results in her not being able to stay at Luke’s place. Sian Is 17 years old. She could be considered as fashionable to an extent. Her socio-economic grouping would be D as her Mum is a semi- unskilled manual worker. Her psychographic grouping would be the aspirer as she is concerned more with how other perceive her.
- 10. David David will be seen in the soap opera to be having an affair with his ex girlfriend Sian. David will be played by David Perkins, we feel that he will be able to fit this character as he fits the representation theory set by Dyer as David legitimizes inequalities between characters as he shows that people on benefits are lower compared to other characters such as Diane who is not on benefits and is higher up then David. The audience will also be able to quickly identify David as a chav through mise-en-scene elements such as his costume.
- 11. Outer Presence - David David will support the stereotype of a chav as he will wear clothes which conform to that stereotype. This will help the audience to recognize his character type. David will not come across as rough as what Luke will this is because we want to show that not all chavs as are rough as they are stereotyped to be. David will wear typical clothing such as tracksuits which will help to connote to the audience that he is a chav. David will have a rough look through his costume but we want him to have a perfect quiff so that he does not conform to the full stereotype.
- 12. Inner Presence - David David is a strong character and this shows when he will fight to get what he wants. He has always been jealous of the fact that Luke and Sian are together as he regrets breaking up with her. He has a hidden jealousy and wants to take any opportunity he can to get Sian back. David although he comes across as an arrogant character he actually is sensitive and doesn’t want to have what he wants taken away from him.
- 13. Context - David David is 19 years old. He is Luke’s mate and they have known each other for years. He is a heavy alcohol and junk food consumer and spends most of his money on alcohol and drugs. His socio-economic grouping would be E (based on his parents) as his parents are unemployed and are living off of benefits. His psychographic grouping would be the struggler as he doesn’t have stability in his life and people may see him as a victim or loser because of the fact that his parents are living off of benefits.
- 14. Charlie Charlie is Luke’s younger sister she will be featured in the trailer as we will see her adjusting to her brother coming back out of prison. We will also see Charlie struggle with her sexuality as she is a lesbian. Charlie will be played by Charlotte Tubb who we feel will be able to play this character as she fits the stereotype of a lesbian through her appearance.
- 15. Charlie – Outer Presence Charlie will need to come across as the stereotypical lesbian with a slightly gothic style we will achieve this through the mise-en-scene elements with her clothes. She will wear darker clothes to show that she does not wear the stereotypical pretty girls clothes so that she can fit in.
- 16. Charlie – Inner presence Charlie feels like she doesn’t get any of her parents attention. Before her brother going into prison she was ignored in the household in her parents eyes Luke was perfect and Charlie was just weird with her piercings and dark clothing style. However when her brother got done for drugs she then had her parents full attention and was the number one child. She is also confused about her sexual orientation no-one in her family has ever been ‘gay’ and Charlie is scared to come out to parents because she doesn’t want to be out casted again when she has just gained her parents love.
- 17. Charlie - Context Charlie feels like she doesn’t get any of her parents attention. Before her brother going into prison she was ignored in the household in her parents eyes Luke was perfect and Charlie was just weird with her piercings and dark clothing style. However when her brother got done for drugs she then had her parents full attention and was the number one child. She is also confused about her sexual orientation no-one in her family has ever been ‘gay’ and Charlie is scared to come out to parents because she doesn’t want to be out casted again when she has just gained her parents love. Charlie is 17 years old. She is petite and has short hair, she is fashionable and wears some of the high street brands. She would be in the socio-economic grouping of D (based on her parents) as both of her parents are semi and unskilled manual workers. Her psychographic grouping would be the explorer as she is always experimenting with things whether that be her hair or her clothes.