Sexuality in Skins

How is sexuality represented in the first 10 seconds of skins.

The first camera shot at the beginning of the clip is a close up of his face with his eyes closed. His groomed hair suggests he is a neat person, although it could represent that he hasn't been asleep which could link with the stereotypical representation of a teenager being 'out all night' and not sleeping. The pale/yellowy skin colour of his face could support this as it could connotate illness or hung-over etc. He then opens his eyes in sync with the church bells in the background. The close up of the opening of the eyes brings you in and makes you more involved as you get an effect as though your looking through his eyes and his daily life etc. The character also looks confused and as though he has something on his mind.

The church bells are a cultural code and we know that it represents church. As the camera slowly zooms out to reveal to us the setting you can see a non stereotypical view on this character. The idea of him being awake early on a Sunday when you usually assume teenagers to have lie ins (as Saturday is the night to go out) it doesn't suit the typical teenage representation. Again, this links with the suggestion that he could have something on his mind.
As the camera zooms out more we get a birds eye view of the character in his bed. The way he seems to have 'slept' (if he has or not) is not normally how you sleep. It could link with not haven't slept or it could link with his neat personality that you can infer from his image.
His bed covers could portray a big part of his personality. They are not your typical covers so you can infer that he is a very confident and daring character however this contrasts with what we are shown from his character so far (Him looking worried etc.). The confidence could link with his care about his image and 'looking good' for girls. However his care about his image could also suggest he's quite sensitive, and may have a low self esteem as he seems to feel like he has to make the effort.
So far we question whether he has something on his mind and is worried and whether he is either a very confident proud person, or an insecure, nervous character.
Another point we notice is that he is on his own in the centre of his bed which is a symbolism code of him being neat. From this we can infer he's single and maybe bisexual which could be what he is worried/unsure about. His neat personality and care about his image could also support this. We often stereotype gay men to care greatly about their appearance.
The church bells we hear in the background are a cultural code so we all know that they represent church. You can link this with the sexuality of the character as church oppose this. Also he could be a religious character so he could also be worried about being judged by his church. This is also a typical storyline you see in soaps.
The camera shot centres the character in the middle. Everything around the character is symmetrical which also links with what his personality may be. The sounds you hear in the background are all diegetic sounds such as the birds and bells which set the scene. We get the impression that this character is an important and main character. Also we can infer that everything evolves around him and he may be 'popular' causing him to feel a lot of pressure which may be why he cares about his image. He could be the centre of all attention which means he has no room for any faults and if people see his sexuality as being unacceptable because of the church, then he would be very worried. You can also link this with his room being neutral. Its almost as if he's 'playing it safe' so that people don't judge him. However the bed sheets and the trolley oppose this.

As the camera continues to zoom out it reveals more of his room. As we can see the room is very neutral which doesn't say much about his personality as they're not bold, personality reflecting colours. You could suggest from the neutralness that he is a boring character however the fact that we're introduced to him first and the attention is brought upon him out ways the 'boring personality' suggestion.
The trolley in his room is obviously out of place. Once again this hints personality traits. He comes across very confident as you infer that he stole this trolley. This also suggests his family don't care much so we get an incite of what his family are also like. The acting out could be caused by his worry over his sexuality.
There are also enigma codes in this. The clip questions the audience and leaves them asking questions, drawing them in more. One question may be the 'being awake before the alarm'. The sound of the alarm is an action code, as he gets out of bed as a response to the alarm going off.
Another thing we notice about his room is the open curtains. This links with the suggestion that he hasn't been asleep. The light shining in from the window causes a shadow over one side of the character and creates the illusion of the character having two personalities. This links with my two suggestions of his personality either being insecure or, the complete opposite, confident. Also it could links with light/dark - truth/lies. So we get the impression that he has two sides of him. One being his image and the other being his secretive side where he could, indeed be hiding the truth about his sexuality.