The document discusses different narrative codes seen in films. It explains that a hermeneutic code refers to a narrative enigma, or mystery, that is typically not resolved until the end of a film to maintain suspense. An example given is not knowing who stabbed a character or why. A proairetic code refers to actions that imply further actions or reactions, creating suspense about possible outcomes. The film discussed has hermeneutic codes around a child being abused and whether the father has a drinking problem. It also has proairetic codes, as the abuse impacts the boy later in life and flashbacks show what he tries to do to resolve it.

1. Conventions

2. The Hermeneutic Code
A Hermeneutic Code is another word for a narrative
enigma normally in order to maintain interest the
narrative isn’t revealed until the end of the film.
An example of a narrative enigma is if someone gets
stabbed at the beginning of the film then the audience
would be thinking who is the person who just got
stabbed and why did he get stabbed also who stabbed
him

3. Narrative enigma’s in
our film.
In our film we have some fairly specific narrative enigma’s.
For example why is this child being abused and what has he
done. Also does his dad have some kind of drinking
problem.
Our film doesn't have the typical enigma’s of a thriller
because it doesn’t have any death or weapons so they are
fairly unordinary

4. The Proairetic Code
The Proairetic Code: actions that suggest further
action/reactions. it is also known as the action code
an example is a character has an argument and the
audience wonders what the outcome from this
argument will be. This creates suspense and
tension as the audience wonders what the
outcome will be and start trying to guess what it
will be.

5. The Proairetic code in
our film
our film contains some proairetic codes for example the
boy in the beginning is being abused and this has an impact
on him in later life through the flashbacks we then see
what he is going to try and do to fix this.

6. The Proairetic code in
our film
our film contains some proairetic codes for example the
boy in the beginning is being abused and this has an impact
on him in later life through the flashbacks we then see
what he is going to try and do to fix this.