1. How did you attract/address
your audience?
Textual Analysis – Evaluation 5
2. Shot 4
• This extreme long shot connotes the isolation and desertion of the
location, representing the effects of the nuclear war through the
emptiness of the shot and the waste iconography. My audience will like
this shot, as it introduces them to the disaster within the narrative, setting
up the enigma for them to resolve - at this stage they are putting their first
opinions on what they believe caused all this waste, preparing them to
find out what actually caused it.
3. Shot 5
• This medium shot on our protagonist creates an intimidate introduction to
our protagonist for our audience, as he is walking across the shot at a fast
pace. The medium shot distance connotes he is surrounded by
something, the nuclear war has consumed him – also, the darkness of the
shot connotes mystery, suggesting there is something hidden from the
audience, which they will find out. My audience will like this as they like
the excitement of waiting for something to be revealed.
4. Shot 11
• Shot 11 is a long shot however as the protagonist walks towards the shot
it ends on a close up connoting intensity, and represents his dominance
linking to Levi Strauss’s Binary oppositions theory, of GOOD VS. EVIL – as
the protagonist is good, his dominance links to the representation that
good always defeats evil in the end. My audience will like this shot as in
general, audience like to see good vs. evil and enjoy watching the battle in
the process.
5. Shot 16
• This over the shoulder connotes our protagonist wants to keep something
hidden, or to himself. The way he is clutching the radio represents his
desperation for communication suggesting he has been parted from it for
some time, the audience will like this as it is the first link to the loneliness
in the narrative and they want to find out why he has been parted from
communication resulting in our protagonist being so desperate to receive
some.
6. Shot 20
• This close up on our protagonist writing on a map connotes the intensity
of the situation, suggesting a plan he has just thought up and resulting to
desperate measures that he maybe needs to escape to somewhere fast
and is planning his route. The audience will like this shot as it connotes our
protagonist wants to get away, linking to our enigma, where the audience
make their first assumptions of where our protagonist wants to go.
7. Shot 27
• This long shot of our protagonist connotes he is trapped, in panic and
wants to escape. The colour correction on the shot connotes it is in his
mind, acting as a flashback. Also as it is a high angle shot it connotes
something is looking down on him, defeating him suggesting he is hiding
from a higher power or someone with more authority.
8. Shot 29
• This medium shot of our protagonist turned away connotes he is running
away from something that is near to him, the closeness of the camera
represents he only just gets away from the nuclear war, also shown
through the fact he is the only one that survives the “fake” nuclear war.
My audience will like this shot as the flashbacks are exciting and upbeat
with their faster beat, building a climax which they want to know more
about.
9. Shot 32
• This close up on our protagonist hidden, hugging himself connotes he is
alone, afraid and wants escape. The light colour on this flashback suggest
the theory that you “see the light” when you are about to die, suggesting
our protagonist nearly died. The closeness of the shot connote intensity.
Our audience will like this shot as it will excite them and leave them
hanging as to how he survived.
10. Shot 34
• This over the shoulder shot connote someone is watching over our
protagonist, and gives the audience a clear view of the message
suggesting the importance and the horror of what our protagonist has just
read. This sets up our disequilibrium, therefore the audience will like this
shot as they will want to know how our narrative resolves this.
11. Sound
• THE SIREN – during our flashback shots we
added in a siren sound to connote the war, a
sense of rush a panic suggesting the need for
our protagonist and his wife to escape fast as
the siren symbols danger.
12. Lithium – our production song
• The song is royalty free music by Kevin Macleod. He
granted us permission to use it for our production.
The song is conventional for the sci-fi drama with a
melody connoting an outer-world invasion, and
chords suggesting a problem but with a melodic
tune.
