2. The Todorov’s theory is present within our own
mystery thriller this is because our thriller
shows equilibrium. There is peace as the
children were getting ready for bed. They are
brushing their teeth together and are having an
argument over the mouth wash. After this there
is some evidence of disequilibrium as there is
an unknown in black who makes itself present,
scaring the kids and taking little boy. This is
also shown through the newspaper reports and
the mother running up the stairs after hearing
her son scream.
3. This could also suggest that the movie will
sabotage Todorov's theory as equilibrium the
boy is being taken away may not be restored
because the storyline doesn't continue in
order for the audience to see what will
happen next.
4. Within our media product we also sabotage
Prop’s character theory; as the all the
characters portrayed in our media product
cannot be categorized into his different
'functions'. The characters are not portrayed
to be princess, helper or a hero within our
media product. Therefore, there is a slight
compliance with the theory as an innocent
boy is being stolen and he was a gift taken
away from his mother which can be linked
with the 'Orpheus' in 'Kate Domaile’s theory.
5. Furthermore Levi Strauss's theory of binary
opposites was also present within our media
product. Conventions of the mystery genre in
my media product challenge and support the
mystery genre through the costume, sound
and effects used in the opening.
6. However, we used dark in order to convey
what was going on in our mystery thriller as
we used the lights within the bathroom to
flicker, in order to convey an atmosphere of
panic.
7. There are many different codes and
conventions which used in our opening
thriller. We challenge and supported mystery
thriller through Mise-en-scene by making
sure that we had dark settings and creepy
sound for our film. This is also in
correspondence with the convention of low
lighting within mystery thriller films.
8. We used lamps and torches in order to create
an artificial light. The low lighting that we
used also created a dark atmosphere and
made our media product eerie.
