Claude Levi - Strauss, Brinary Oppositions
During our thriller we used Brinary opposites to show to opposites set off against each other.
Examples of Brinary Oppositions are:
These screenshots show two different characters, being against each other.
Reception Theory, Stuart Hall
During our thriller we used the Reception theory to show opposition. The reception theory is normally used within in literacy, but when used in filmed media (our sequence) it allows the audience to find their own meaning and interpretation.
Examples of the Reception Theory are:
The audience wouldn't know why this character is travelling on the train.
The audience could be thinking
Why is he on the train?
Where is he going?
Vladmir Propps, argues that narrative always have certain character types who perform certain actions. Characters are agents of actions.
We had a villain and a hero. But we didn't show the stereotype. For example our villain was a woman and our hero was a man, normally within films its the other way around.
Roland Barnes, Enigma code; Action code. Also open, and closed texts.
An enigma code creates mystery and question for the audience.
Who is she?
Why is she walking around London?
Why is she the only character in colour?
We didn't show/give the audience the idea of who the villain was until the end of the opening sequence. This created an enigma code.
Tim O'Sullivan (1998) - argues that all media texts tell us some kind of story
By showing our character doing different tasks around London it creates a story for the audience to think about.
By using different theorists in our thriller, this will help and gain us skill when creating our music video.
The Brinary opposition goes along with the idea for our music video as we are showing somebody fighting demons. The reception theory will allow the audience to get their own view of the character in our music video, so if he should be able to now life a happy life or if his demons should still follow him.
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