Media texts are all representations of reality, intentionally mediated so that they are perceived in a specific light intended by their producers. Representations are also dependent on the media, as without them, our perception of reality is limited. Therefore representation is a fluid, two way process, which can relate back to our A2 teaser trailer, about four psychologically damaged people dealing with their compulsion to wreak havoc on their society.
David Gauntlett argued that identities are not given, but constructed and not negotiated. In our trailer, we decided to construct two identities for each of the 4 characters, the ‘normal’ persona, which is deemed acceptable in society and the ‘crazy’ persona, which is violent and dangerous. We do this through our use of costume; in the opening shots of our trailer, two protagonists wear lighter coloured, urban style clothing to present them as young teenagers who are comfortable in their environment. 
Towards the end of the trailer, we dressed the protagonists in darker, torn, ripped clothing and reddened scars to visually signpost that as they become more violent (demonstrated by high angle extreme close-ups of blood running upwards of a hand, and eye-level extreme close-ups of bloodied screwdrivers), their previous identity is increasingly merged. Moreover, we present the protagonists as enjoying the damage they inflict on others, whilst they’re in their ‘crazy’ persona. We do this by showing the protagonists laughing and dancing by the darkened waterfront, illuminated by Canary Wharf’s lights in a mid-shot, and by a low angle extreme close-up of one of the characters laughing down into the camera.
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