2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

These are images of one of the two social groups that are represented in this thriller opening. These connote the innocence of children, they are helpless and we see that they are children because of what they are wearing. 

The first image is of a girl, the hoody that she is wearing says the name of her school so we know that she is under the age of 18, so still technically a child. The second image is of a young boy who is wearing a light jersey top and trainers, clearly dressed for play. The final image is of a girl who is in her uniform and so was killed on a school day. These characters are framed in a way so they look rather vulnerable, they are clearly alone and exposed; the first two are shown to be in some kind of forest because of the dirty floor and the leaves all around. The last image of the girl shows her entire uniform. They have also been moved, presumably by the killer, as they are shown in different positions and locations, which indicates they are treated as objects, something shown further by the fact he is taking photos of them after he has taken their lives.

This actor is an older character as he wears a trench-coat styled coat and a flat cap. He obviously has no time for fashion as his whole attire doesn't match. He wears white running trainers with black trousers and a polo-neck jumper with a zip with the trench-coat. The fact that he has a cheap muddy car shows that he does not particularly care for material things. His house was formally a barn with a courtyard so he lives in a rural area. From this we get the idea that he likes the quiet and doesn't want to be disturbed. 

He is filmed at some awkward angles which makes him seem even more odd: the close up of his gloved hand, the low angles he is often filmed at, how he is seen in shadow on the car or distorted through the glass:

        

        

        

We only have these hints to guess what kind of person he is but he seems quite clean and we see that he has some kind of OCD which we see here, later on in the opening, when he is taking out the implements, fondling them in a manner that is disturbing to the audience, and them putting them down in their own place.