Representation in our film

  Welcome back readers! Today I will be discussing the topic of representation. As we know, in today’s media world many film producers feel the need to include various ethnicity’s and genders, so that their viewers can relate to the characters and their issues. Take for example a homosexual man as one of the core characters in a film, which would certainly bring in a whole portion of the lgbtq community to consider watching the movie. Although we do not want to take away from their representation, we also do not want to focus on the character’s romantic preferences during the film. 

We want to focus on Ricky’s issue with overcoming his depression in his life, as well as finding himself through the sport of football. We feel that having a partner to chase after is not something Ricky particularly something he will be interested in, nor be a good character arc for him at the moment. None of the other characters will be providing the audience their romantic preference, as it is not a topic we want to cover in this movie. 

Concerning gender, we have kept the film strictly biological men, at least for the opening sequence, to target an audience of predominantly male. As many know, American football is played primarily by men, as well as advertised and watched by them, with the exception of females being a minority among the fans. We do encourage fans of both genders to go watch this football movie, but the likelihood that more men would be inclined to go watch it is much greater than women going to watch it. 

Regarding ethnicity and race, we have a decent mix of them in our opening sequence. We include a cast with Asian, African-Americans, and Hispanics, all of which allow for representation of ethnicities. We hope this will allow our audience to feel more comfortable watching the movie, as well as relate to it a bit more. That’s it for today’s blog, tune in next time to hear an update about film production!