MOOD BOARD POSTERS
NARRATIVE ESSAY
In horror films and trailers, according to theorists Bordwell and Thompson, narrative is “a chain of events in a cause-effect relationship occurring in time”. Narrative can be organised in a sequence of events that are in chronological order, to create conflict or realism and mystery for the audience. I will be using my trailer, The Last Ones Left, to apply, analyse and evaluate how the narratives fulfil their purpose. The first narrative theory I will be applying is Todorov’s three act structure; equilibrium, disequilibrium and resolution. However, in most trailers the resolution isn’t shown in order to create suspense and to coax the audience to wanting to see more by going to watch the film. In the trailer, The Last Ones Left, we displayed the equilibrium through found-footage style editing to give the audience an idea of the plot and what the film would entail. The sounds of the sirens during those first ten seconds did lead into the disruption because in reality we associate si
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