The document discusses key elements of the horror film "The Ring" including its narrative structure, characters, and use of technical film techniques. It notes that the film follows a typical structure of building crisis, disequilibrium, and resolution. It also explores the film's use of camera angles, editing, lighting, sound, and themes of good versus evil. Iconography, such as the appearance of the first victim, and props, namely the mysterious videotape, are highlighted as important narrative devices.

1. The
Ri n g

2. The 4 micro elements - theory
• The ring follows Tudorovs structure of equilibrium – disequilibrium –
resolution, this is a typical structure for the majority of horror films as the
crisis is built up but in the end everything returns to normal.
• Propp suggests that there is a limited umber of characters that can feature
in the film, the ring includes a villain, hero and helper.
• Barthe identifies 5 narrative codes which the viewer decodes, they create
meaning and are culturally formed expectation. For example the semantic
codes, which explores the meaning of connotations.
• Levi- strauss beleives narratives are structured using binary opposites, for
example in the ring you see technology verses psychology.

3. The 4 micro elements
Camera angle, editing and shots: Sound diegetic:
-the audience can relate with the character, when -Trickling rain, this is reflecting
the camera is from their point of view, the general mood during the
-the high angle shot from the stair case, shows the film.
character below was insignificant and vulnerable. -Loud trains passing by, during
-The long shot of the boy standing at the the point in the film this
Bottom of the stairs shows reflects how unclear her
Weakness thoughts are.
-An extreme long shot of the car, Technical -piercing ringing noise makes
leads to into a zoom, then the the reader uncomfortable
camera follows the car and finishes
codes Non-diegetic sound:
inside -jarring music is used to creates
the car. This sequence of shots show a journey of anticipation (violin)
discovery a character is making.
-zooming back as the character enters the Lighting:
cabin, tells the audience, what happens inside is In general the lighting is very grey, this
unpleasant. colour is melancholy and fits with the
-depth of field shot shows isolation genre of film. It represents gloom and
-The quick shot while the horse is free, shows an upcoming death.
chaos.

4. The 4 micro elements
Through out the film we can see The theme shown in ‘the ring’ is good
iconography, for example the first girl verses evil, through out the film the main
we see dies is wearing a white shirt character is trying to defeat the legend of
and has long blond hair. This almost the tape. She is determined to stop evil
resembles an angle, which in turn though discovering the truth.
makes her appear innocent.
Theme and
In a scene we see blood
The main prop could be iconography dripping from the characters
the tape, although this
doesn’t actually resemble nose, this resemble there life
anything, its just as scary because slowly coming to a end. The blood
the audience can relate to it. A tape dripping acts as a timer, ticking
is an object everyone is familiar away.
too, which makes the film feel more
realistic.