Focus on How Narrative and genre features Create Meaning and
The genre is revealed straight away for the audience with the opening shot of the title in red and the non-diagetic scream. Narrative is used in scream in many ways; firstly it does not follow the classic Hollywood structure of Equilibrium – Disruption – Return to equilibrium. It has a linear discourse and so promotes the actual experience of being in the film for the audience rather than a non-linear discourse, which would suggest the telling of a story for example. The genre is introduced also in the next sequence of shots by introducing the character. A pretty, blonde and wealthy American TEENAGER. This is very important these are all classic horror slasher genre codes. The sound bridge of the phone ringing draws in the audience. The phone is also another genre code. It is often used in slasher films as the prospect that someone can hear what’s going on but cant see, know or help is very disturbing. It is also the way of getting help police friends or neighbors so it is seen as something safe handy and useful to have in your home but the most important aspect of the use of the phone in slasher genres is that nearly everyone in the audience will have one. This helps generate a re
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Secondly Bobby, American TEENAGER, , cant help, genre create meaning, genre create, film audience, cause effect, phone genre, horror movies, antagonist bobby, create meaning,
Approximate Word count = 800
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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