The characters in the opening of my film are all male teenagers and are middle class. The clothes of the characters are not designer or from other expensive brands of clothing and so this could connote this to the audience. The setting of the film, which is near the centre of town and the time of day could, along with the clothing, connote that the teenagers are having a night out with their friends. Therefore, this links with the stereotypical view of society today that young males of this age group, particularly who are out late at night, are always the cause of negativity and are related to issues such as vandalism more than any other age group.
There are also aspects of the narrative which play a key role in the representation of the teenagers in the film opening. For example, when the two teenagers are going to knock for their friend, they enter the house, as the door is unlocked, without permission. This could connote to the audience therefore that the teenagers are naive and are also rude for just entering their friend's house without asking. Therefore, this could go some way to agreeing with the ideology that teenagers not only do not have a lot of manners, but also perhaps think they are less mature than they would like to think they are.
The teenagers choose to not opt for the help of police for example, when they find no-one inside, and take a huge risk by entering without the house without checking what is inside. They rely upon themselves to solve the problem and as a result, are perhaps not entirely aware of the potential problems and dangers they could be in by entering. This shows a lack of responsibility which is further reinforced by the making of the decision to send one of the friends, Greg, upstairs on his own.
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