Theorists in our thriller opening

Todorov

Our piece very much supports Todorov's narrative theory. At the beginning of the piece, equilibrium is displayed through the use of the photo montage. We purposely used photos where we were smiling and happy, to help to set up the relationships between the three of us and to display the strong bond that we held at the beginning of the piece. This equilibrium is them destroyed by the dark, pan shots of Jasmine's body in the garage. This shows that something bad has happened to Jasmine, representing the disequilibrium in our piece. Although the equilibrium is not restored in our opening sequence, this would be set to happen at the end of the final film, where all characters in the piece will have the ending that they deserve.


Levi Strauss

We also very much display the theory of binary opposition by Levi Strauss throughout our piece.

Good Vs Evil is very much displayed through the direct comparison between Josh and Jazz's characters. Josh is shown to be strong and powerful, whereas Jazz is left seeming weak and vulnerable under Josh's control. This is very much shown through the shot where we zoom into Jazz's eye and when the camera zooms back out, the character has switched to present Josh's character instead. The use of this shot displays this binary opposition by clearly displaying Jasmine's fragile facial expressions in complete comparison to Josh's harsh, stern expression, reflecting his anger and rage.

Life Vs death is displayed through the juxtaposition of light and dark shots throughout the piece. A main example of this is where we pan across the montage of bright, happy pictures but these are then directly followed by the dark, eerie pan shots of Jasmine's dead body in the garage. Placing these shots directly next to each other helps to highlight these differences very strongly, creating an unnerving atmosphere for the audience.