Qualitative Data Analysis

Researching further into my idea with the help of the people we asked helped me realize that mis-representation is a big issue in films, as stereotypical views of a majority are portrayed through the characters and these misconceptions have been pointed out to us. A couple of people we spoke to said that their ethnicity's and religions are ongoing mis-represented, like Muslims are constantly branded as terrorists, which only a very small population are. We will aim in our production to steer clear of representations and stereotypes of the Muslim boy in the film, and create a true and meaningful representation of Islam, which people can gratify and the audience can relate to. Another misconception is that all teenagers are aggressive and violent to everyone, which again, is not true, and only a small group are. My opening sequence will explore the change of a once racist, who reforms his ways, which breaks the sterotypical teenage representation, and challenges the older members of the audience to reconsider their views of teenagers and teenage aims.

Current affairs and news stories may be an important aspect of my film, as there could be a scene in my opening sequence which shows the Muslim families reactions of all the ISIS and Islamic issues going on in the world, which could help establish an identity for the family, and also give the audience a view on these touched upon issues from people of the same Religion which allows the audience to see a different light to these issues that are currently going on all over the world. There could be a parellel storyline in the film which we can explore family life and every day issues in a Islamic western household, and the household of the typical British boy, in which would help the charachter's representation could be explored, and the oposing views on these news stories, and how the different religions/backgrounds are represented in each household, exploring racism behind closed doors.

Themes that the Target Audience said that were undeveloped in films included: Rape, Domestic Violence, FGM, Bullying, Self Harm & LGBT issues. These issues that were pointed out to me have triggered ideas for charachter's background stories. Like the Muslim boy could be experiencing mental health problems such as depression because of the racism and bullying he inccurs in school and by these white boys that bully him, which then leads to self injuring, and he keeps it a secret from his family and everyone around him. I would have to ensure I explored this theme well enough to include it in my film, and not have any graphic and triggering scenes for people who are recovering from self injuring or currently hurt themselves, as it is a very touchy and serious area to cover in a film, but it is a very real issue I feel I have to address.