Representation of Age:
Children are shown as powerless and weak and are not capable of taking care of themselves leaving an adult to take care of. Teenagers are shown as being criminals, lazy and aggressive and always disruptive within their community. Different from this, adults are shown as powerful, strong and leaders in any situation. They are also shown as being clever, reliable and discrete. Old people are shown as weak, having to rely on other people and confused.Adults are the main age group to be the protagonist or antagonist within a crime-thriller and other age groups are not normally the main character therefore being the victim of the film.
Mise-En-Scene:
Children are often dressed in colourful clothing showing the fun happy side to them and they are normally quiet and scared when it comes to something serious. Teenagers will be dressed in casual clothing and will dress themselves how they want. They would have attitude and wouldn't care who is talking to them and always stand up for themselves, or try to. Adults would be dressed in casual/smart clothing reinforcing their stereotypical personality as being 'smart and clever'. Old people would always be dressed smart and boring.
Editing:
There would be cuts of children and old people because they are less interesting and the audience don't really care what they do, also their would be an ellipsis to hurry up the scene that is focused on them. There would be action-match when adults and teenagers are involved so you see the important parts of the action that they are involved in.
Sound:
The type of music would vary considering the different age groups for example, their could be rocky/hip-hop style of music when teenagers are involved and there would be slow/classical music when an old person is in the scene. Teenagers would contain a lot of slang in their vocabulary showing the youth side of them and adults would have a more formal approach when speaking. They would also swear to show their powerful side.
Camera:
There would be short takes of children and old people because they are boring and they are not involved in a lot of action, mainly little things which lead up to the action. There would be canted angles of teenagers to disorientate the audience and show the wild side of teenagers and there would be close-ups and medium shots to show the adults facial expressions and body language because they are the main age group that we focus on within a crime-thriller.
Representation of Gender:
Men and women are shown very differently in films. Men are shown as the more stronger gender and are always in control of a situation and know what to do. Where as, women are shown as weak and play victims in crime-thrillers so the audience empathise with them more.
Mise-En-Scene:
Men are normally dressed in more mysterious clothing and smart clothing emphasising how powerful and discrete they are. Also, they would have strong, muscular physique so they look the part of being powerful and the hero/villain of the film. Women are normally dressed in house-ware to make them look weak and dull however as the film progress' they wouldn't really have any clothing on apart from a top or underwear so it makes them look like they have been abused. They would have a small build to show how frail they are.
Editing:
Both genders would have the same editing shots as they have equal roles within the films. The protagonist and antagonist would have an important role therefore we would see long takes of them to see what their doing and the same for the victims because the audience is interested in what they're doing and how their going to escape from the situation.
Sound:
When men would speak they would have a loud, blunt and forceful speech to again show their power within the film and also to show they are a leader in a situation. However, women would speak more quieter, higher and unsure of what they're showing emphasising their weakness. Also, in the background, when a man is in the scene there would be blunt and sharp noises to create tension and there would be soft, sad non-diegetic music when a woman is in a shot.
Camera:
There would be high angles of women to make them look small and puny and to show their weakness and there would be low angles of men to make them look big and strong and to show off their power. Also, their would be close-ups of women just to show the sadness on their face but there would be medium-shots of men to show their solid body.
Representation of Ethnic Groups:
Ethnic groups are normally shown as being the villains in a crime-thriller because they are seen as poor people who become criminals to be able to support their family. White people are often shown as good people and are the victim of the film so the audience sympathise for them however ethnic minorities such as black and asian people are shown as villains and normally end up being imprisoned or dying because they are 'not fit for society.'
Mise-En-Scene:
White people's costumes are oftenly smart/respectable clothing to show their good status within society and to show that they are rich and powerful. Differently to this, ethnic minorities are dressed in hoodies and saris to show their ethnicity within the community. Also, their body language would be aggressive in a crime-thriller and white people would be confident in the way they stand because they are seen as respectable people. Also, there would be low key lighting when a ethnic minority is shown to be mysterious and scary.
Editing:
There would be cross cuts from one a of ethnic minorities to a group of white people to contrast the good and bad between them. They would show the ethnic minorities doing bad things to back up the stereotype of them and they would show white people doing good things. There would also be long takes of white people to show their importance within the film.
Sound:
Ethnic minorities dialogue would be simple because they are stereotyped to not know any English. There speech would have an accent so the audience could label them as an ethnic minority and instantly place them as a villain. However, white people would have a more formal speech and their dialogue would vary unlike the ethnic minorities where it would be limited.
Camera:
There would be high angles of the victims to show their weakness however they wouldn't all be high angles because the audience are to empathise with the victims so it would be more eye-level shots so the audience can relate to them. Also, there wouldn't be low angles of the villains to make them look powerful because ethnic minorities are seen as the evil of society so instead there would be close-ups and medium shots to show them instead of their power.
Representation of Class:
It depends on the storyline of the film for the different class'. Lower class are seen as the criminals of society so they are generally seen as the villains. Working class people are similar to lower class and are seen as lazy, aggressive and not sociable people in society. Middle class people are seen as happy and caring people because they are able to afford things and don't have to worry about the little things in life.
Mise-En-Scene:
Lower and working class people wear similar clothing such as jeans, hoodies, trainers and these types of clothing are seen as criminalistic clothing because they allow the people to be mysterious such as the hoody. Middle and upper class generally wear smart clothing or clothes that make them look elegant. They are free to express themselves however they want and can buy any clothing they ant to make them look good. There body language is also calm and peaceful because they have no worries such as have to find money for food, electricity, gas just like the citizens of lower and working class do.
Editing:
There would be cross cuts from all class' to show the difference within their households and the audience can see how each class cope. Also, their would be long takes to take in every detail that the people do in a crime-thriller. We would be able to see how much hatred the lower class have for the upper class. If the film is a teenage crime-thriller then the camera would be of an eye-line match so we can identify with the teenagers, just the same for upper class or lower class or working class.
Sound:
Lower class people's dialogue would be completely different from upper and middle class citizens. They would be limited and they would use slang rather than real English language. Upper and middle class people would use correct terminology for everyday terms and there vocabulary would vary extremely. Lower class people would have a more aggressive tone because they would feel lonely and betrayed by the government and they wouldn't stand for anything that they don't want.
Camera:
I think that there would be low angles on people from upper class because they have a lot of power due to their money and their would be eye-line shots with working class people because the majority of people are working class. There would be loose frames of lower class people to show their loneliness within their community and there would be tight frames of upper class people to show that they are not lonely and they can take care of themselves.
Examples of each of these groups in films:
Age:
Children - Teenagers - Adults - Old People - 
Gender:
Ethnic Groups:
Black People - Asian People - 
Class:
Lower Class - Upper Class -
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