A teenage boy encounters a strangely dressed man dancing alone on the sidewalk at 2am. As the boy tries to avoid the man and continue on his way, he realizes the man is following him. This leads to an intense chase between the boy and the smiling man that ends with a jump scare. The short film analyzes uses Todorov's narrative theory of equilibrium, disruption, recognition, and return to equilibrium. It aims to convey messages about not trusting strangers and not wandering alone at night through conventions of horror and thriller genres like an unusual time, the man's strange behavior, and an escalating chase filmed with changing shots focused on the boy's perspective.

1. Short Film Analysis – 2AM
Narrative Outline A teenage boy walking to an
unknown destination / or strolling, at
2AMin the morning finds a stranger
in a bright suit dancing along the
sidewalk in his path, attempting to
avoid him he realises the man
following him. This ends in an intense
chaseand a jump scarefrom the
smiling man.
Narrative theory Todorovs Narrative Theory:
Equilibrium (walking) /Disruption
(weird man) / Recognition (man
following) / Equilibrium (end)
Genre Horror / Thriller
Conventions The Man is a Stranger – Don’ttrust
strangers. Hefollows him smiling.
This occurs at 2AM, an unusualtime.
Representations Don’tTrustStrangers / Don’tWander
At Night
Misc enScene Night / Yellow Suit /
Editing POV / Shots focused on the boy’s
view on the Man, keeping visualwith
what he see’s.
Sound Non-Diegetic: Faint Creepy Sounds
when there is Disruption / Loud
Sounds for intensity wherethere is
Recognition.
Cinematography Long Shots at the beginning at the
Man, shots become closer as he gets
closer to the boy. Shots are
continually quite shorton the boy,
some mid shots when he is running.

2. Performance StrangeMan acting unnaturaland
weird makes it creepy. This is
effective with the time (2AM)