Representation in our trailer

Characters:

The characters in our trailer are supposed to represent stereo typical working class teenagers who would be likely to attend illegal raves and parties. To achieve this we carefully thought about what each character should wear and how they would act. The clothing we chose includes things like New Era caps, hoodies, jeans, and trainers. Also the way in which they wore this clothing showed that they were teens. For example jeans were worn low so boxers were visible, this is a connotation of gangster lifestyle which an American audience could also relate to if our film was to successful. By wearing well known brands like New Era, Nike, and Adidas shows that they are conscious about their image as these brands are popular with young people/teens. We also ensured that the way our characters speak accurately represents the language which modern day teenagers use.       

Mise-en-scene:

We have chosen to set most of our trailer in a forest, however we have a couple of shots from a rural village where the teens live.  The forest represents mystery as you can only see as far as the next few trees.  We also waited until there was a dull, foggy evening to film.  As when we filmed some of our original footage it did not give a scary enough feeling for a horror movie.   This location and weather contrasts with the safe, nicely weathered setting of the rural village they set off from. 

Sound:

We have chosen to use diegetic sound as well as non diegetic. the scene with me driving around a corrner with my music playing is a diegetic sound. We decided to have my music turned up loud so that it helps to portray stereo typical teenagers. The non diegetic sound that we have added is the sound track, this helps to build up the tension and makes the trailer seem more professional.  

Props:

the props we have used are a torch, some bags and an axe. the rucksacks have been used to make it look more like the teenagers are actually going to a rave in the forest. the torch adds to the uncertainty of what might be around the corner as it emphasises the fact that it is getting dark. With the axe we got verious different shots of it hanging, sticking into a tree, being held and a shot of it swinging. Although we did not use all of the shots the few selected worked towards creating a scary trailer as an axe can be seen as a murder weapon therefore it is a connotation of death.