2. How does your media product represent particular social groups

The protagonist in our piece is a stereotypical representation of a detective. A careless, brash alpha male, the Film Noir detective uses words instead of violence to make their point. Similar to the Western hero, he is alone, coming from and going nowhere. His clothes speak for his professionalism and occupation; shirt and tie + trenchcoat. They connote reliability and authority and through slow, mid shots and low angled shots, he is given power and dominance through the scene. The smoking and drinking are stereotypical traits of a 1940s detective and in this way the protagonist plays to type.Audiences expectations are that the detective will be precise, considerate and execute tact in a room with a murder victim, but he is none of these; he walks around, regardless of spoiling evidence, touching objects  in the room, such as the telephone prop. In this way, he is a counter type, not representing the social group of a stereotypical detective.