Evaluation of our film (How are social groups represented in your production?)

The trailer opens with the camera panning towards a character, Cory Nelson, sitting in, what seems to be, his lounge area. The mise-en-scene of the character is casual clothing as we see him wearing blue jeans and a white t-shirt. The white t-shirt connotes innocence and shows our viewers the first victim of the trailer-adhering to the typical codes and conventions of a horror trailer. The shot used is a medium shot and was used to make it seem like the character is being watched. The non digetic music links with this scene as it helps to create tension and build up the suspense-this creates an enigma as the audience wonder who is watching our character and what the purpose of it is.

The next shot is a tracking over the shoulder shot following the character, Cory Nelson, from the antagonists point of view. During this 3 second shot we can see that the hooded figure is walking with his head down as if he is trying not to be noticed. This conforms to the typical codes and conventions of a horror film-he is unknown to the victims and is wearing dark clothing. The mise-en-scene of the antagonist is a black hooded jumper-which conforms to the typical conventions of a horror film, as the black clothing connotes darkness and evil. He is also concealing his identity-which is effective as it will leave the audience with suspense as they will not be able to see the identity of the villain.

The next shot is an establishing shot of a house-allowing the audience to see one of the many locations that will be used throughout the film. The low lighting outside suggests that something sinister may occur here, leaving the audience to believe that that this will be the main location of the film. The next shot is an over the shoulder shot of a girl, who is home alone, making a cup of tea. This links in with the previous shot and establishes a new character, most likely the protagonist, who also seems vulnerable. This shows a link that our antagonist targets vulnerable teenagers. The white clothing and the actions of the character emphasises this vulnerability as it connotes innocence-which conforms to the typical conventions of a horror film.

The next shot we see is a long shot of two of the characters and a third character approaching them. The character that was approaching them is the character we saw in the first shot- the one being followed. This could then make the audience now understand that these three characters are all the victims as there is a high chance the character following him at the beginning has followed him to the location he is at now. The location is fairly isolated so it would seem to the audience that they are easy targets because if someone was to attack them, there wouldn't be anyone else around. This puts them in a vulnerable position to the villain. The shot is another from the antagonists perspective and shows that they are still following the victims.

The next shot is a high angle shot of the same character that was being followed, and appears to be alone despite meeting two other friends. The characters dialogue of "Guys? Where are you?" and fast walking shows that the character is scared as he is vulnerable in an isolated wooded area. This conforms to the typical conventions of a horror film; it portrays the character as weak and vulnerable which makes him an easy target for the antagonist, causing the audience to feel scared for the character as he looks to be in danger.

The next shot is a mid-shot of the antagonist dragging the character from the last scene through the woods, however there is no sign of any blood which suggests that the character may not be dead yet. The victims body looks lifeless-which creates an enigma and causes the audience to question whether he is actually dead or whether he has been briefly knocked out. This could intrigue them as to how he ended up like this and what has happened to his friends-which would push them into wanting to watch the film so their questions can be answered. These aspects are conforming to the usual representations portrayed in a horror trailer as lots of different scenes are shown to create enigmas and suspense-allowing the audience to work out what has happened. The mise-en-scene of the antagonist a short black hooded coat and blue jeans. This suggests that the antagonist has maybe tried to blend in by wearing casual clothing-allowing him to get close to his victims without being suspected. This again creates more questions for the audience-allowing them to engage in the film, by becoming a detective, and solve the mystery.

In the other scenes, later in the trailer, we see the mise-en-scene of the antagonist change; he has a long black coat that completely covers him and the prop of a knife. This conforms to the typical conventions of a horror film as the audience do not know the identity of the antagonist. It also suggests that, maybe, there are two murderers, which would explain why the mise-en-scene has changed-as one of the murderers is new acts on instinct, the antagonist at the start in the woods, and the other is more professional who plans out their killings and covers their tracks. Or it could be the same person but they choose to work in different ways-making it harder for the police to catch them as they do not follow a pattern. All of these aspects create enigmas-persuading the audience to stay and solve the mystery.