In our film opening only 4 characters are present, only one of which, the antagonist actually plays a major role. The other 3 characters are two news presenters and a cameraman who is not actually seen at all. However in terms of social groups we represent both genders and minorities during the scene.
The Main antagonist, Alex Brooks remains unseen throughout the scene and the film. He is a quiet disturbed teen who is hitting out at a society that has shunned him, by keeping this sense of mystery throughout the opening sequence and the film it creates a greater sense of fear for him as the audience cant identify the antagonist. This is very much in keeping with the horror film genre with the idea that the attacker isn't seen properly throughout, again also with the idea that its an outcast character who has been shunned and rejected by society leading them to hit back at people.
The news reporter at the scene of the crime, Jean Smith is a young black women. This means we represent a minority group in the opening as well as the female gender. In terms of the horror genre, this is very in keeping as often it is the young female women who is targeted seen as someone who is vulnerable, indeed in this sequence she goes missing.
The male news reporter Richard May fulfills the idea of a young professional male. In the opening sequence he plays only a very minor part reporting the news from the safety of a TV studio and so displays few particular character traits other than being a standard news reporter who has been faced with a crisis (the other reporter going missing) and reacts appropriately with surprise but deals with it professionally.
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