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Tzetan Todorov's theory

Tzvetan Todorov suggested there were 5 stages to a narrative:

1. Equilibrium – A happy start
2. A disruption of this equilibrium by an event – A problem occurs
3. A realisation that a disruption has happened
4. An attempt to repair the damage of the disruption – the problem is solved
5. A restoration of the eqilibrium – A happy ending 

In our trailer some stages of Todorov's theory are shown. Stage 1,2 and 3 are shown in our trailer. The equilibrium is where the news report is shown, then there is a disruption of the equilibrium when the first murder occurs. The realisation of the disruption occurs when the girls are watching the news report on TV and where the lights go off.  

evaluation task 4

this is the camera we used the go pro hero3+ this was a very good camera as it shoots in 1080p and had multiple functions that we could of used to our advantage. one of the main aspects from the go pro is the wide angle shot so it caught everything in the background and gave away the location on the trailer and showed the audience it was in a residential area 

This knife was a significant prop in our film, It was used in multiple scenes by our antagonist, the knife is first shown in the scene of the first murder, it is the weapon that is used to kill the first victim. Antagonists usually have a weapon that they use on their victims and in our trailer the knife is ours.

This TV was used in two of the scenes in the trailer, we used the TV to put the news report from one of our actors onto the screen for the two girls to watch. This is shown in our last scene where the 'Stalker' comes in as the report ends. We put the report on the TV by uploading it to YouTube then going on YouTube on the TV.

This coat was used by our main character/antagonist, we thought that with the antagonist mis-en-scene was very important. By dressing in all black, it connotes darkness and mystery. Also the character had his hood up the whole time to hide his identity which then creates an enigma.

evaluation task 3

This is our audience response for our stalker trailer.  we got plenty of positive feed back that can help us when we want to improve our trailer. our audience responded well to our different transitions (the static tv transition) as it was something different and it showed it was a cctv camera trying to be portrayed. the negative feed back saying that the static was too loud in proportion to the other sounds in our trailer. we agree with that and we went back to adjust the sound, although when the transition did come into shot we made the whole class jump as no one was expecting it and it was very loud so a positive came out of the static tv transition being very loud.

At the beginning with the still shot of Tom during the news report our camera was a bit unstable and the shot was a bit shaky. we agree with this too, it was hard to hold the camera very still as we didnt have a big enough tri-pod. this made the camera mans job harder as the go pro is a very small camera to its easily jolted.

character interveiw

This is our actor interviews, in this we asked three of the main cast members a series of questions, which are based on movie production and there role in our trailer. From Left to Right we have Jack Nunn,who plays one of the victims, Alex Morgan who plays the main antagonist and Chloe Young, who plays another victim/protagonist.

Evaluation task 1

These are some screenshots from our trailer which I think are worthy of evaluation as they show some conventions an audience should expect from a trailer.

Screenshot 1: The first screenshot introduces the only character we see speak in this trailer, this character provides the basic story and background, but not enough to tell the audience everything,giving rise to an enigma code as we aren't told everything like the antagonists name but we are told he's dangerous. This screenshot is also located on scene and would appear more believable as we were going for a realistic news report, as the costume we used were smart clothing that an audience would expect to see from a news reporter. The camera was set up at a low angle to give the reporter a dominant view of the audience giving him the power.  

Screenshot 2: This second screenshot introduces a couple of other characters and at this point we are not shown the antagonist, leaving his appearance an enigma, the setting seems rather normal which could suggest the trailer is conventional as it starts of with a normal setting and then something disturbs the equilibrium. The camera angle is a long shot, which gives the setting and location to the audience it also enables us to see all the actresses on screen,also with female protagonists we are being conventional to horror films as normally in modern horror films we have seen an increase in female protagonists as it appeals more to the female audience, it can also appeal to a male audience as the 'Male Gaze' theory suggests.

Screenshot 3: This shot is a part of our story set up, as we want to make the audience believe that this film is based on a true story. The font we are using is orator it is a very basic font, but this is because we want people to be able to read the font, The background is black to make the text stand out, and black can also represent death and mystery, we also made the text white which can represent safety and innocence, which can represent the victims the audience see's in the trailer.

Screenshot 4: This high angle long shot, gives the audience the power, as unlike the victim on screen, we are able to see the antagonist behind him, this shot also introduces us to the third victim in the trailer. The audience at this point should feel a sense of fear as they should know what is about to happen. The victim is wearing just casual clothing suggesting he is not important, it also suggests the film could be a horror/thriller because a lot of this genre will take the normal and change it, we have taken a normal walk and made it slightly more spine-chilling. We also leave an enigma by not showing what actually happens. It is the first time we see the antagonist and it appears very threatening in all black which could represent evil, he also has a mask on which means the audience don't know who he is and it leaves the audience thinking what happens.

Screenshot 5: This screenshot is a low angle long shot, unlike the high angle we use to show the victim, we use low angle for the antagonist to walk past as he holds the power and looks imposing on the audience, this adds tension to the trailer. The location of this part of the trailer is in broad daylight and in a remote part of a town, this means very few people are likely to see the murder happen.

Screenshot 6: This image is a high angle shot, we have placed this scene in black and white, this is suggests the image is from a CCTV camera, which is what we wanted it to look like, this image also surprisingly gives the audience the power over the antagonist which is something we wouldn't expect, however it could suggest that there is a vulnerability in the antagonist, as we are able to view him from the high angle. 

Screenshot 7: This shows a birds eye view of the antagonist, it is one of our most effective shots because it is very menacing to the audience, because we can see the antagonist enter and exit the scene, we are also left with an enigma because we don't know how he got into the house. The music at this point has built up a lot of tension and the audience would believe a climax is coming.

Screenshot 8: Is a threatening close up, tracking shot, this shows the antagonists intent to murder and gives the audience some clues to what he is going to do, it is also menacing to the audience as the camera is only tracking slowly and we can't really see what's in front of him, leaving an enigma as to where is he going.

Screenshot 9: This shot was important because it really should have an impact on the audience as they have just seen the lights go out and the scream, the lightning suggests something bad has just happened and we thought it would be a good background cover to show our title, the title is also white, however this is primarily to make it stand out on the black background.

Stalkers directors commentary

This is our directors commentary where we explained why we used certain shots and expanded on our theories on how it would effect our target audience. Myself, jack Nunn, Ronnie Bennet and Thomas Popay took turns to explain certain shots of our trailer individually to show our knowledge of media and to tell our audience how we did our shots and how we truly wanted it to be portrayed. for example the first shot after the static tv transition it was supposed to show the audience that its a CCTV camera but it may of been hard to realise that while watching our trailer.