The main four:
- Roland Barthes
- Vladimir Propp
- Levi Strauss
- Todorov
Roland Barthes:
-Symbolic
-Enigma
-Actions (what happens)
Vladimir Propp:
Main characters and how they are presented
-Hero
-Villian
-Princess
-Helper
Levi Strauss:
Good vs Evil
Exterior vs Interior
Dog vs Cats
Male vs Female
Black vs White
Todorov:
There is always an thing or obstacle that someone will need to overcome:
The persons life will change from start to end.
Equilibrium then to the obstruction then to a different equilibrium.
Applying Barthers theory to Insidious 2 trailer:
-Symbolic
In the start of the trailer when the toy is moving across the floor making a happy noise it makes us wonder how it is moving towards her on its own which makes us ask questions and wonder why this is happening. Then the items on the board move on there own to symbolise paranormal acitivty within the area, this also creates a creepy sense of distortion in the trailer as the music cuts off and plays a kind of screaming sound.
-Enigma
When looking at the lady who suddenly appears behind the wife and then slowly stands up and walks off we wonder how she moved there since before she was not there and just appeared there, then she appears on the baby monitor in the childrens room without going up the stairs so this also makes us wonder how she magically made her way to the room.
-Actions
from looking at the actions when the wife is running away and screaming from the paranormal actions going on within the house this creates tension in the trailer and also makes the audience scared, the actions from when the child is running around the house also contrast with the paranormal behaviour which links in with the engima in the house.
In the start of the trailer when the toy is moving across the floor making a happy noise it makes us wonder how it is moving towards her on its own which makes us ask questions and wonder why this is happening. Then the items on the board move on there own to symbolise paranormal acitivty within the area, this also creates a creepy sense of distortion in the trailer as the music cuts off and plays a kind of screaming sound.
-Enigma
When looking at the lady who suddenly appears behind the wife and then slowly stands up and walks off we wonder how she moved there since before she was not there and just appeared there, then she appears on the baby monitor in the childrens room without going up the stairs so this also makes us wonder how she magically made her way to the room.
-Actions
from looking at the actions when the wife is running away and screaming from the paranormal actions going on within the house this creates tension in the trailer and also makes the audience scared, the actions from when the child is running around the house also contrast with the paranormal behaviour which links in with the engima in the house.