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The Enigma Code
Roland Barthes' enigma code is a theory that refers to the idea that a text, e.g. a film, uses complex narrative themes to make the audience question something and therefore read into the text with great interest. This could be something like Who is the murderer? Why is the woman seducing the male protagonist? or What is going to happen in the dark warehouse? An enigma code brings tension that builds up in a film to draw the audience in.
Roland Barthes' enigma code is a theory that refers to the idea that a text, e.g. a film, uses complex narrative themes to make the audience question something and therefore read into the text with great interest. This could be something like Who is the murderer? Why is the woman seducing the male protagonist? or What is going to happen in the dark warehouse? An enigma code brings tension that builds up in a film to draw the audience in.
Where have we included and utilised this theory in our film Identity?
- The biggest enigma present in our narrative is Who is Mia Bramley and why has she taken all of The Husband's money?
- The false identity, theme of identity theft and an escaped wife exposes many questions the audience will have. For example they will want to know why she has run away, where she is going and what The Husband will do to her when he finds her.
- Lastly, we are going to use a mysterious soundtrack which has eerie sound effects to create a sense of unease for the viewer. The enigma codes are heightened by the tension that the music creates and the shots appear much more dramatic, believable and anticipating for the audience.
James Damico - Noir Narrative theory
"A man whose experience of life has left him sanguine and often bitter meets a not so innocent woman of similar outlook to whom he is sexually and fatally attracted…… an event brings about the sometimes metaphoric, but usually literal destruction of the woman, the man to whom she is attacked, And frequently the protagonist himself."
Our film follows Damico's model in some ways in that The Husband has fallen in love and married somebody who in reality, he doesn't truly know and is 'cheated' by her. She steals his money, leaving his life to fall apart and thus fate has lead him down a journey of heartbreak, bankruptcy and a life of never knowing.
THEORIES LEFT TO EXPLAIN AND RELATE TO MY FILM'S NARRATIVE:
THEORIES LEFT TO EXPLAIN AND RELATE TO MY FILM'S NARRATIVE:
Binary Oppositions - Claude Levi-Strauss
How did we portray binary oppositions? Through:
-high key and low key lighting contrasts
-switches between silhouettes, back lighting and normal lighting
-the tense hands of The Husband and the calm hands of the Private Investigator
-the louder, busierr and more chaotic scenes around London compared to the plain, dark, quiet scenes within the studio
-the contrasting appearance of Blake and Mia
-themes of life and death, light and dark, calm and angry, slow and fast paced shots/editing, low angle and high angle shots, blurred to focus in-camera manipulation.
How did we portray binary oppositions? Through:
-high key and low key lighting contrasts
-switches between silhouettes, back lighting and normal lighting
-the tense hands of The Husband and the calm hands of the Private Investigator
-the louder, busierr and more chaotic scenes around London compared to the plain, dark, quiet scenes within the studio
-the contrasting appearance of Blake and Mia
-themes of life and death, light and dark, calm and angry, slow and fast paced shots/editing, low angle and high angle shots, blurred to focus in-camera manipulation.
The Male Gaze - Laura Mulvey
Poppy is subject to the male gaze theory particularly through our use of shot types. We often used close ups to fragment her body and accentuate her femininity e.g. her lips, hands, legs or eyes. Her lipstick, sound of her heels and seductive glazed facial expressions all further stress her sexuality and we use this to the advantage that it appeals to a male audience. The audience can gain an emotive connection with the character and thus pushes them past being passive viewer's to more active viewer's with feelings towards a 'fictional' person.
Poppy is subject to the male gaze theory particularly through our use of shot types. We often used close ups to fragment her body and accentuate her femininity e.g. her lips, hands, legs or eyes. Her lipstick, sound of her heels and seductive glazed facial expressions all further stress her sexuality and we use this to the advantage that it appeals to a male audience. The audience can gain an emotive connection with the character and thus pushes them past being passive viewer's to more active viewer's with feelings towards a 'fictional' person.
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