Cameron Elliott A2 Media Blog

Application of Theories to my Trailer (EXAM QUESTION)  Cameron Elliott The 5 theorists that I researched recently, analyse characters and roles more than the actual story ir narrative of a production for the most part. As my trailer did not contain an abundance of characters, many of the following theories will not apply. However, there will be some that are relevant to my trailer, as I'll explain throughout the course of my essay.  The first theory I would like to talk about is Propp's character theory. Propp argued that there were various character types in cinema. The first example of this is 'the hero', 'the villain', 'the false hero' etc. My trailer actually reflected this theory by portraying a clear hero and villain. While it didn't contain any of the other Propp-endorsed character types, it contained enough to suitably reflect Propp's theory.  The next theory and theorist I'll be looking at is the famous Todorov theo...

5x300 Word Analysis on Horror Themes Task 2:  Write a 300 word summary on  each  of the bullet pointed theories (1500 words in total - embed examples of videos of scene or trailers you have found that demonstrate this) FINAL GIRL The 'Final Girl' is a very common trait or convention of horror films, but it is exclusive to the Slasher genre. The Final Girl is essentially self-explanatory, one of the lead characters who happens to be a female, who makes it to the very end of the film, being the final survivor. While the aforementioned traits are the necessities of the 'Final Girl', there can be other, contrasting traits of the Final Girl which are like sub-conventions of the entire 'Final Girl' idea. The first of these less necessary conventions is the idea that the 'Final Girl' has a shared history with the killer/villain, heightening the tension of the narrative. Normally she will have been an ex-lover or maybe someone who has rejec...

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