Enigma code

During todays lesson we looked at Roland Barthes Enigma codes. We looked at Barthes 5 theories which where The Hermeneutic code- the voice of truth ( this is an element in a story that is not explained and , therefore excises as an enigma for the reader raising questions.
The Proairetic code- the voice of empiries
The semantic code- the voice of the person
The Symbolic code- the voice of the symbol
The Cultural code- the voice of Knowledge

The Enigma theory suggest a text which could be a film or poster where it portrays a mystery to draw the audience in and it poses a question so the audience get actively involved with the film. An example of this is a mystery film where the audience get involved to figure out the mystery them selves and to see if they are right.

STINCS Dawn of the Dead

Setting 

During the dawn of the dead sequence we see a lot of different places. We see rioting in streets and people running. This could show that the film is set in urban area. There is clips of people around the world. We later on see a Scene of the white house which could mean that the film is set in America.

Theme

By looking at the title sequence we can tell the theme for this film is action, thriller, horror, survival and zombies.

Iconography

Throughout this title sequence we see a lot of mutation in blood cells and zombies/ people infected and fleeing. From this we can tell that the film is a Horror genre and that it is based on a infection where there are zombies.

Narrative

The narrative for the film is told in the title sequence. We can tell that there was an infection that has been spread around the world and that people don't know what to do. Also that new reporters are going round the world to find out what is happening but they never return. The army also look like they are getting involved but the infection is getting out of hand.
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/dawn-of-the-dead/

Character

There are no hints throughout this title sequence to who is the main characters at all.

Style

The style for dawn of the dead is like a typical horror movie. They have used a lot of dark slides with red writing which is blood. Most of the images show who the infection first started and who it has mutated. They have used lot of horrific images.

Questionnaire

Overall our audience expect this film to be dark comedy, horror and action. They expect to see death, violence and zombies. They want to see zombies, killing, news footage and an introduction to the film in the title sequence. The sound they want to hear are scrams, zombie noises, gun fire and slow deep music in the title sequence. The low lighting they expect to see is low key and dark lighting. They think the protagonist should be aged from high teenager or to 20 year old. There are 3-2 on the type of font the title should be. 

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Group analysis of Evil Dead

Audience profile

Week 3

During todays lesson we was given four tasks to complete in our group but one task was for us to complete on our own. The tasks were

. Research codes and conventions of your chosen film genre- paying particular attention to title sequence.

. Write an audience profile for your films target audience; remember to consider primary and secondary audiences.

. Analyse at least one sequence from your chosen genre individually and one as a group, considering its use of generic conventions.Note down any features which you might like to use in your own work.

. Invent a production company name and design a logo for your production company

So for the two lessons we went off in our groups and started to work on the tasks together.