Wednesday 11 October 2017

Essay Introduction

To what extent does 'Straight Outta Compton' represent black people negatively and does it encourage violence?

This critical investigation will focus deeply on the representations and influence of black people in film, news and television in general. This essay will also look further into the cause and root of black stereotypes and how they have developed or changed over time. Straight Outta’ Compton (SOC) is the main text I will be referring to during the course of this investigation. SOC is a 2015 American biographical drama film based on one of the most influential and memorable hip-hop groups of all time (N.W.A). The film was released on August 14, 2015, and has been a major success grossing over $200million worldwide. “You can’t come down here and harass my clients because they’re black!” This is a quote by Jerry Heller in the film which sums up the message that N.W.A attempts to get across about police brutality through their aggressive music. The quote is very direct and seems to conclude life in the 1980’s for an African American man in terms of getting harassed and interrogated by the police simply because of their skin colour. On August 27, 2015, Straight Outta Compton became the highest grossing music biopic of all-time in the United States with $120.9 million; the success of SOC instantly challenges the stereotype and supports the fact that black males are capable of success.

Friday 15 April 2016

Critical Investigation

“What's NWA stand for, anyway? No Whites Allowed”[1]
To what extent does 'Straight Outta Compton' represent black people negatively and does it influence its audience?
This critical investigation will focus on the representations and influence of black people in film, news and television in general. This essay will also look further into the cause and root of black stereotypes and how they have developed and changed over time. Straight Outta’ Compton (SOC) is the main text. SOC is a 2015 American biographical drama film based on one of the most influential and memorable hip-hop groups of all time (N.W.A). The film was released on August 14, 2015, and has been a major success grossing over $200million worldwide; on August 27 2015, Straight Outta Compton became the highest grossing music biopic of all-time in the US with $120.9 million. An interesting line that is stated in one of the harassment scenes is: “You can’t come down here and harass my clients because they’re black!”[2] This is a line by Jerry Heller in the film which sums up the message that N.W.A attempts to get across about police brutality through their aggressive music. The line is very direct and tells the story of life in the 1980’s for many African American men in terms of getting harassed and interrogated by the police simply because of their skin colour. Another similar line stated is "Officer Can I ask why you jacking us right now?"[3] These two lines are examples of the harassment that African American men face and this is shown multiple times throughout the course of the movie.

The success of SOC instantly challenges the stereotype and supports the fact that black men are capable of success. NWA were one of the most influential bands in history and this biography aims to show the impact they had on their audiences and the whole world. NWA has sold over 10 million units in the United States alone. NWA are also known for their deep hatred for the police system and they usually express through their tracks such as one of their biggest tracks named Fuck the police.

The book ‘Black Demons’ states how black stereotypes are constantly reinforced: “Many fulfill white American’s image of them legitimately by becoming successful gangsta rappers; others fulfill this image illegitimately by becoming baaad-ass niggers”[4] It is clear that the black image is almost inevitable to escape even if a black man shows success in music, this will still reinforce the current stereotypes. Crime is usually linked to black people in the book ‘Suspicion Nation’ research was carried out and showed: “That the public generally associates violent street crime with African Americans.”[5] Meaning the public instantly pair African Americans with crime due to the on-going stereotype that reinforces this thought.

‘Black Demons’ is immediately introduced with this line which seems to be a radical and slightly extreme statement: “I was told that all back men were inherently aggressive and violent”[6]. Evidently, stereotypes like this exist and are often reinforced by movies or television in general, however: “Similar to television, news coverage is yet another major source of information on crime that influences society in defining what crime is and who is a criminal.”[7] Many critics have stated that SOC is a movie that seems to reinforce stereotypes about black young men that are already out there. However, a movie such as SOC can be seen as a moment of black greatness and huge success with the likes of Ice Cube and also Dr Dre, a black billionaire. This can be linked to Galtung and Ruge’s theory of news values[8]; it is clear that ‘negativity’ plays a huge role in the delivery of news. Bad news seems to overshadow good news in terms of coverage; this is bound to play a role in black crimes and success due to the biased representation presented on the news.

SOC reinforces many stereotypes with the violence, sex and drugs which is heavily involved in the movie. On the other hand, SOC also shows moments of success such as big hits and records being sold, also the movie shows the rap group to be very influential during the 80s and 90s. With SOC showing both aspects of reinforcement of stereotypes but also at times challenging stereotypes; the audience is left to make their own judgement on the characters but what creates these stereotypes is: “The embrace of guns, gangsterism, and ghetto authenticity brought an aura of celebrity and glamour to the grim yet fabulously hyped portraits of ghetto life.”[9]

NWA gave people hope at the time and the artists acted as a voice for many people in expressing the issues with police brutality. This links to Propp’s narrative theory[10] in terms of NWA being the ‘heroes’ and the police acting as the ‘villains’. This shows that most stories follow the same internal structure in terms of narrative. This narrative of character roles played a role in the movie becoming a success because it created interest in the movie and showed a story throughout the movie. In regard to character roles, it was up to the audience to assign roles. Whether or not the audience choose to mark Jerry Heller as the villain or the police as the villain is interesting and creates a sense of character roles which adds tension to the movie. Many may regard Jerry Heller as the false hero who attempts to represent himself in a positive way but NWA are the authentic heroes.

In one of the clips a black officer states that "Rap is not an art"[11] This clearly shows the officer and society in general trying to discredit these artists from what they do. This then reinforces the stereotype that black males do nothing with their lives or waste their time however rapping and influencing many people globally is considered a huge achievement but the officer attempts to dismiss this fact. He also then continues to say: "These 'rappers' of yours look like bangers (gang members)"[12] This also raises the point that black youth are often judged on how they look. This can be linked to Alvarado’s theory of racial representations[13]; this scene links to the element of ‘Dangerous’ because the group look like a gang outside the studio which has caused the police to attempt to take action. The props used in the clip such as the caps they were wearing create the idea that these rappers are trouble makers or ‘unprofessional’. The scene then continues to the NWA rap group being harassed and told to ‘get their ass on the ground’ while the police interrogate them. This scene shows a powerful medium shot of the artists on the ground while the police are comfortably standing up. This gives the sense that the police are on top of these black men both physically and in society. The scene shows a good example of society levels in this the police being at a high compared to black men. This can be instantly linked to Dyer's theory of stereotypes[14] stating the more powerful often stereotype the less powerful. This is clearly shown in the scene where the police (a member of law enforcement) instantly judging these rappers (civilians) just because their occupation gives them authority in society.

The question is, is it possible to overcome these stereotypes? “African Americans, no matter how savvy, educated, or financially privileged, could not completely avoid the conditioning that resulted from the increasingly sophisticated bombardment of subtle and not-so-subtle messages created to reinforce how different and inherently inferior blacks are when compared to whites.”[15] This line is from the book ‘Brainwashed’ which seems to tackle the many reasons why the black male is inferior to the white male but also how the stereotypes seems to effect young black men in today’s society. However with many successful and influential black males today, it is thought that this stereotype should have been in the past or at least put to a minimal. Obama, the president of the US and the first black president is one figure that will play a huge role in challenging the stereotype. However this can be seen as: “Putting on the white mask”[16] which links to Fanon’s theory and this can explain Obama’s role in society of being similar to any other white president such as JFK. However, “Regardless of our individual social, economic, or media success, it has not affected the black bottom line.”[17] This line from the book brainwashed explains that regardless of black success, the stereotypes are often very hard to escape. The black image wasn’t tarnished overnight meaning: “It will take work from within the African American community to create a new and improved image.”[18] Which may take time due to the fact creating an image is so hard to do and has to be reinforced constantly in order to be remembered.

Many black rappers such as NWA themselves seem to objectify women and idolise money and drugs in their music. This is also shown in some of the SOC scenes where women are sexualised. Linking this to Mulvey’s theory[19] you can see that the women in scenes such as ‘Bye Felicia’ are clearly there for the purpose of the ‘male gaze’. The women in the scene walk around the hotel room topless casually which creates the idea of this being normality. An article from ‘The Mic’ states: “The movie has a significant woman problem, both in the lack of substantial female perspectives in the story and in how the main characters treat women.”[20] This looks into the fact that women aren’t significant in the film as there are no female roles that stand out. The treatment and representation of women in the movie are stereotypical and objectify women. Linking this back to the question, interestingly although black men are stereotyped, they still part take in creating and reinforcing some stereotypes of their own, such as women being objects and only seen for sexual purposes. This shows an interesting shift in black men moving from being the victims of stereotypes but actually the creators of some existing stereotypes.

Other media texts such as ‘Boyz N the Hood’ which was produced in 1991 also seems to reinforce stereotypes to an extent due to the content it displays to the audience. Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 American teen hood drama film written and directed by John Singleton in his directorial debut, and starring Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long and Angela Bassett, depicting life in South Central Los Angeles, California. This was the film debut of Ice Cube and Morris Chestnut.[21] SOC and ‘Boyz N the Hood’ both represent black males in similar ways this is likely to be because they were both set at around the same time although SOC was produced in 2015. Black men are represented as violent and aggressive; however there are aspects of the movie which challenge stereotypes. Ricky, a character from Boyz N the Hood is a hard working young man that is studying for college and is dreaming of playing professional football at the NFL. This challenges the common stereotype and allows the audience to perceive black males differently due to a different representation of African American men. One of the scenes in Boyz N the Hood showed Ricky and trey being stopped and harassed by both black and white police officers, this links to one of Ice Cube's lyrics as a NWA member: "Black Police showing out for the white cop"[22]. Considering this is an Ice Cube movie this was likely a demonstration of what happened in reality and his personal experiences as a young African American facing police in the 1990’s. Comparing this historical text to a contemporary text shows both similarities and differences. The treatment that black males receive from police is similar and this shows the continuous on going issue with police brutality. Straight Outta' Compton shows similar scenes regarding the police and their unfair treatment. However we can clearly see that the representations of the characters differ hugely, Ricky being the hardworking character shows different character traits to Ice Cube or Eazy-E.

Many believe that hip hop and rap are factors that give people a chance to create a stereotype with the violent lyrics and its huge influence on youth; while others believe that they are genres of music that have brought huge success for black people. ‘The Socialist Journal’ states: “I don’t believe that anyone fell in love because they listened to a Stevie Wonder song, rather their feelings were reinforced by the music. Similarly rap music doesn’t make anyone selfish but it does help to legitimize one’s desires and the efforts to fulfil those desires.”[23] This explains that although many claim that rap can influence people badly with its lyrics, it is completely down to the consumer to make their own decisions. However ‘The Impact of Rap and Hip Hop’ states that: “American youth are a target towards the marketers of rap and hip-hop. They are always influenced by the media and still trying to find their identity.”[24] This implies that rap and hip hop is likely to influence youth due to their undeveloped and easily influenced minds.

‘The Black Male Handbook’ explains how Hip hop has influenced lives, “For sure, hip hop both saved and changed my life, on so many levels: I have been deeply immersed in hip hop since I was a preteen”[25] This highlights the fact that hip hop is a significant aspect of many black men’s lives. Hip hop has been a factor that has steered many black men from committing crimes and getting in trouble with the law. SOC shows an example of this as the group, NWA were involved in drug selling and violence before discovering their talent and love for rap and hip hop. Rap and hip hop helped the group become successful in their craft and influence many people which resulted in the group eventually challenging the stereotype by showing their capability and talent. “Other observers have asserted that hip hop is the result of young people’s being locked out of the American economic mainstream.”[26] The two lines differ hugely and show two different views of hip hop. The line explains that hip hop is the reason for young people feeling alienated from the rest of society because they are highlighted when being involved with this genre of music. “Hip-hop no longer speaks exclusively to the marginalized populations within the United States. The genre is now not solely about expressing discontent or serving as a mouthpiece for the powerless.”[27] Hip hop is seen as a chance to give young black people a ‘voice’ in society allowing them to express how they feel about important issue such as police brutality which is still a problem today. SOC write and perform a song called ‘Fuck the police’ in the movie, this song expresses how they feel about the police and why they feel that way. However, the track includes a lot of profanity and shows their feelings in a very aggressive way. This can be seen as a way to reinforce stereotypes although this is giving them a voice; it is also showing black people to be aggressive and reckless due to their methods of expression.

With all into consideration the writer of SOC has written this in a specific way in order to inform, educate and entertain the audience. Movies usually aim to strictly entertain the audience however this is a biographical drama film that aims to inform and educate the audience of the rap group and their rise to fame, money and power. The representations that are created in the film of black people were made in order to create an almost identical story of the reality involving NWA.” Some rappers like NWA have used songs like, “Fuck the Police”, to express police brutality”[28]. However with songs such as ‘Fuck the police’, it is hard to represent the rap group in a sophisticated way, many would argue that this was only a way to express their feelings for police brutality which they have faced individually but also as a group.

Many say a movie such as SOC misrepresents black people and doesn’t give a fair representation. SOC gives the audience the impression that young black men are naturally troubled and constantly involved in crimes. In comparison, a movie like Coach Carter which is also based on a true story represents black youth as hard working and determined. Many of the characters from Coach Carter go to college or become professional basketball players. Timo who is one of the main characters in Coach Carter is seen as an intelligent and hardworking black man that faces many obstacles such as his cousin’s death however Timo shows strength and courage throughout the movie which represents black men differently. A character such as Timo Cruz from Coach Carter can be compared to Ice Cube in SOC and it is evident that the representations differ significantly. “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”[29] This is a line by Timo from the movie which sums up his character to be this intelligent young black man full of self-belief.

A line from ‘Black Demons’ states: “It is interesting that, as a group, whites have managed to escape being associated with crime.”[30] Evidently white people are not linked with crimes which is surprising considering many of the big stories have been linked to white crime such as the mass shooting at the church leaving 9 people dead which was committed by, Dylann Roof, a white man. “Each year, whites account for almost seventy per cent of the total arrests, and today they comprise about forty per cent of the prison population.”[31] Clearly white people have been underrepresented when it comes to crime, showing statistics that are surprisingly high. Linking this to SOC, CNN reported a segment stating that they were shocked that SOC’s release didn’t cause any shootings at movie theatres. It is evident from this that a movie such as SOC doesn’t encourage violence of any sort due to no shootings at the theatres. In comparison a movie such as Batman was previously involved shootings which highlight the fact that SOC’s reality doesn’t encourage violence but may also motivate the audience, watching the NWA group become a huge success.

A line from ‘Hip-hop revolution’ states: “The popular fixation of black people as criminal, lazy, witless miscreants in American popular culture has been well documented.”[32] Meaning news and film play a big role in ensuring that the image of black people stays the same and shows them to be violent criminals. It is often said that the elite are in control of these stereotypes because of their ability to feed the audience with misrepresented information or exaggerated news. This links to the Marxist view because it believes that the elite are responsible for creating and also reinforcing these stereotypes with what they choose to show the audience i.e. biased news segments. It can be argued that this is done deliberately in order for the elite to maintain power and control over the rest of society, giving them fewer chances to speak out or voice their opinions. An example of clear misrepresentation is the London riots. The London riots coverage showed many of the youth being represented poorly and in particular black youth. Many news articles had headlines such as ‘flaming morons’ and managed to make the youth seem ignorant however the riots sparked because of a reason which news institutions lack to provide to their audience.

SOC and other media texts seem to reinforce stereotypes to an extent however there are other factors that play a role in the creation of stereotypes such as news. The audience also however have the ability to make their own judgment depending on what they consume from distributors in film, news and television. Meaning that although some films misrepresent black people and create stereotypes, it is up to the audience in how they perceive this in terms of NWA being a success for their influence and music or a negative figure that reinforces current stereotypes. However with SOC’s producers being black men, the question is why do these black men choose to represent themselves in this way? Many would argue that this is the common perception of black men in society and in order to make a successful movie they would have to reinforce some of these existing stereotypes. On the other hand, it could be said that these common stereotypes has caused black men to start perceiving themselves in that way due to constant negative representations of black men in the media.

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Bibliography

Works Cited

Books:

Bloom, L. (n.d.). Suspicion nation: The inside story of the Trayvon Martin injustice and why we continue to repeat it.
Bowser, B. (2012). Gangster rap and its social cost exploiting hip hop and using racial stereotypes to entertain America. Amherst, N.Y.: Cambria Press.
Burrell, T. (2010). Brainwashed: Challenging the myth of Black inferiority. New York, NY: Smiley Books
Jeffries, Michael P. Thug Life: Race, Gender, and the Meaning of Hip-hop. Chicago: U of Chicago, 2011. Print.
Ogbar, J. (2007). Hip-hop revolution: The culture and politics of rap. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas.
Powell, K. (2008). The Black male handbook: A blueprint for life. New York: Atria Books.
Rome, D. (2004). Black demons the media's depiction of the African American male criminal stereotype. Westport, Conn.: Praeger.
Watkins, S. (2005). Hip hop matters: Politics, pop culture, and the struggle for the soul of a movement. Boston: Beacon Press.

Online:

CNN Is Very Worried About Violence At 'Straight Outta Compton' (n.d.). Retrieved March 09, 2016, from:

CNN Surprised ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Didn’t Cause Violence, Earned Record Money Instead. (2015). Retrieved March 09, 2016, from:

Bradshaw, P. (2015). Straight Outta Compton review – how hip-hop pioneers NWA took on the world. Retrieved March 09, 2016, from:

The One Scene in 'Straight Outta Compton' That Resonates Most in 2015. (2015). Retrieved March 09, 2016, from:

Does Hip-hop Drive Negative Stereotypes of Black Men? | The MSU Spokesman. (2013). Retrieved March 11, 2016, from:

The Impact of Rap and Hip-Hop Music on American Youth. (n.d.). Retrieved March 11, 2016, from:

Brookins, T. (2013). The Socialist's Journal: The Effects of Rap Music | EURweb. Retrieved March 11, 2016, from:

Moving Image texts:

Straight Outta Compton | Clip - LAPD arrests Cube, 2015 (video online) available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVFOoYpmOB8>
Straight Outta Compton: LAPD Harasses NWA Movie Clip, 2015 (video online) available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_lKAOeZT8Y>
Ice Cube Lyrics NWA Fuck Da Police, 2011 (video online) available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51t1OsPSdBc>
Coach Carter ‘Our deepest fear’ speech, 2005 (video online) available at:

Works Consulted

Books:

Anggraeni, Dewi. Breaking the Stereotype: Chinese Indonesian Women Tell Their Stories. Briar Hill, Vic.: Indra, 2010. Print.

Klotman, Phyllis Rauch., and Janet K. Cutler. Struggles for Representation: African American Documentary Film and Video. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1999. Print.

Treadwell, Henrie M. Beyond Stereotypes in Black and White: How Everyday Leaders Can Build Healthier Opportunities for African American Boys and Men. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2013. Print.

Online:

Ice Cube says Straight Outta Compton critics should make their own NWA movie. (2015). Retrieved March 09, 2016, from:
CNN Surprised ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Didn’t Cause Violence, Earned Record Money Instead. (2015). Retrieved March 09, 2016, from:

‘Straight Outta Compton, film review: The band movie that's got the wrong attitude’- (n.d.). Retrieved March 09, 2016, from:
‘Straight Outta Compton review: 'the real American Hustle'(n.d.). Retrieved March 09, 2016
Straight Outta Compton Review. (2015). Retrieved March 09, 2016, from:

‘STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON: ANOTHER STEP IN THE LEGACY OF ERASING BLACK WOMEN’-
Dailymail.com, D. B. (2015). EXCLUSIVE: Straight Outta Compton has it all wrong, says band's manager - film's hero Dr Dre broke up the 'black Beatles' with death threats against Eazy-E and 's***y' Ice Cube battered E in rap after rap. Retrieved March 09, 2016, from:
Ice Cube says Straight Outta Compton critics should make their own NWA movie. (2015). Retrieved March 09, 2016, from:

Moving Image texts:

50 Cent Candy Shop, 2009 (video online) available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRcnnId15BA>
CNN Surprised "Straight Outta Compton" Didn’t Cause Violence, 2015 (online video) available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvOwyXhPzE0>
Boyz n the Hood- Last scene, 1991 (video online) available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQdE0_Hy10M>




[1] Straight Outta Compton: Jerry Heller scene, 2015
[2] Straight Outta Compton: LAPD Harasses NWA, 2015
[3] Straight Outta Compton Clip - LAPD arrests Cube, 2015
[4] Rome, D. (2004) p.39
[5] Bloom, L. (n.d.). (2014) p.21
[6] Rome, D. (2004) p.27
[7] Ibid
[8] Galtung & Ruge, 1965
[9] Watkins, S. (2005) p.48
[10] V. Propp, 1928
[11] Straight Outta Compton: LAPD Harasses NWA Movie Clip, 2015
[12] Ibid
[13] Alvarado, 1987
[14] R. Dyer, 1979
[15] Burrell, T. (2010) p.22
[16] Frantz Fanon, 1967
[17] Burrell, T. (2010) p.22
[18] Article- The MSU Spokesman. (2013)
[19] L. Mulvey, 1975
[20] Article- TheMic .(2015)
[21] Wikipedia
[22] Ice Cube Lyrics NWA Fuck Da Police, 2011
[23] Brookins, T. (2013). The Socialist's Journal
[24] The Impact of Rap and Hip-Hop Music on American Youth. (n.d.).
[25] Powell, K. (2008) p.39
[26] Bowser, B. (2012) p.17
[27] Ibid
[28] Article- The MSU Spokesman, 2013
[29] Coach Carter ‘Our deepest fear’ speech, 2005
[30] Rome, D. (2004) p.32
[31] Ibid
[32] Ogbar, J. (2007) p.26

Wednesday 24 February 2016

Critical Investigation Checklist

Checklist- Peer assessment & Teachers EBI-
  • Shorter Paragraphs (throughout)
  • Include post-colonial theory Fanon (Page 3, Para 7)
  • More representation theories, Dyer (Page 3. Para 6) Alvarado (Page 3, Para 6)
  • Fix footnotes formatting (throughout)
  • Improve textual analysis (Page 2, Para 6)
  • Order books in alphabetically (Bibliography)
  • Add books to works consulted (Bibliography)
  • Add moving images to bibliography (Bibliography)

Other Changes:
  • Galtung and Ruge's theory (Page 2, Para 2)
  • Propp's theory (Page 2, Para 4)
  • Mulvey's theory (Page 3, Para 8)
  • Added 7 quotes

Wednesday 3 February 2016

Planning

Treatment 
1)      Robbers running to safety
This will be the opening scene where we will be able to see the three robbers running away with heavy bags. In this scene the robbers will get to a safe location (dark road or back road) where they will try to catch their breath. When the robbers get to safety they eventually start to panic because their getaway driver is late.

2)      Robbers get into the getaway vehicle
Eventually the getaway driver pulls up and they quickly get inside the car, the driver moves off very quickly and leaves the location. Now that the robbers have escaped and they are all safe they take off their masks and begin to celebrate. The robbers have managed to complete their mission and now that they are all happy they got money, the leader of the group suggest that they should all lay very low for a few months, The other robbers aren’t very interested as they are both focused on spending  their money.

3)      One of the robbers (snitch) gets arrested
In the next scene (New day) one of the robbers who will turn out to be a snitch begins to spend all of his money buying expensive clothing and jewellery, as he is walking out of a shop towards his car he looks to his left where he notices that the police are closing in on him, eventually they arrest him and put him in the back of the police car. Meanwhile, the other robbers are in a chicken shop not knowing what’s going on.

4)      The snitch is an informer
In this scene the informer will be getting interrogated by police and we will be able to see that he is looking scared. Straight after this there will be a shot where we will see an undercover cop slowly driving past the chicken shop (Where the robbers are) as he looks intensely in the shop whilst the other robber (informer) is sitting at the back. Then the police officer points at the robbers and the other robber (Informer) nods his head as he confirms their identity.

5)      *Rapping scene*
There will be 5/6 shots of the rappers

6)      The other two robbers get arrested and get interrogated
In the next scene the first robber will be coming out of the shop and gets arrested as soon as he comes outs and then gets put into the back of the police car, then there is another shot of the second robber getting arrested.   In the same scene the two robbers are getting interrogated by the police. However they are reluctant to speak.


7)      They come out of prison
In this scene the two robbers beat the chargers as they had good lawyers. Then they walk out of the police station in relief and as they are coming out of the one of the robbers get a text message with the snitches location. Then the two robbers are sitting at the back of a car in anger.


8)      *Rapping Scene*

9)      They confront the snitch.
Lastly, the car pulls up next to the snitches location where they wait outside for a while, they then go into the house and raid it and then one of the robbers kick the door open and the snitches face change in shock.

Mise-en-scene: casting details, location scouting with photographs, props, costume and make-up, lighting.

Casting details
Robber 1:Abdiasis
Robber 2;Mansour Mansour
Robber 3:Ahmed Ismail

Police officer 1; Jawad John Charles
Police Officer 2: Abdiashakur Hassan

Props and costumes:
Balaclava
black hoodies 
Robe
Gym bag
Fake money
Handcuffs
Police badge
Car
chain
Champagne class

 This is could be the place for the first scene where they just robbed the bank and they are waiting for the gateway car
 This location could be where the 2 other robbers chill and they order food and they are arrested by the police because the informant told them they were here.
This location is Westfield shopping centre and so this can be the scene the informant gets arrested after doing some shopping.