Our characters in The Alliance were inspired by the protagonists and antagonists in popular action/thriller movies. Examples of the types of movies our characters were inspired by were - The Expendables, Rambo and The Transporter. Because our target audience was around 15-30 year olds and primarily male, these films were very convenient when it came to ideas of what our characters were going to be like to catch the target audiences attention.
We aimed for our main protagonist to have similarities with actors like Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone and the roles they play in movies. These actors are very well known in the Action/Thriller category of film, and they are well known to be tough, skilled and play the role of a spy/soldier/mercenary in the majority of the films they star in. With the comparison pictures of our protagonist and 'Barney Ross' (Sylvester Stallone in The Expendables), we can tell from the Mise-En-Scene that these both have the same props - the prop shown in both of these pictures is a prop gun which is a big convention in any action/thriller film as they connote violence and in some cases power. Again through Mise-En-Scene we can tell that the costumes are different but both link to the setting/location of where the scene is set - the top picture shows our protagonist in camo and the colours are primarily green, this is because in the opening he is trying to stay out of site and by using the primary colour in the background he is able to hide within the trees etc. However with Barney Ross, he is seen wearing a military/mercenary uniform however he is in what looks like an urban building where he is in a gun fight with the antagonists, this costume immediately tells the audience of his role in the force.
