We decided not to go with the idea of having Alex walking
down the street on her phone. This was because we thought that it would be more
intimate if we were to keep all the scenes shot in the house, but instead have
a chasing scene after that would take place late at night highlighting
discomfort for Alex on her own street. The first few shots would all tie well
with Laura Mulveys theory of the male gaze. We demonstrated this by having the
camera in Alexs’ bedroom watching everything she does. We also filmed some
shots where the camera would move up Alexs leg as she was laying down on the
bed.
Using the peep hole to see when the characters are
approaching the door gives the opportunity to show little snapshots of their
personality traits as they wait for the door to be answered. We therefore get
our first opportunity to put props 8 character theory into play as we try and
decipher which characters are which.
The shot where the villain is seen through the door is a
perfect way to catch a glimpse of the character. It represents some sort of
invasion and a disruption of the equilibrium. This links to Todorovs theory of
equilibrium where once there is a disturbance in the story it cannot go back to
normal without first having met the recognition and repair stage.
It is at this point that the disruption period will come
into play and the story will start to develop. This is shown on our story board
with scenes such as where Alex answers the phone and there is a mysterious
voice calling or where Tiffany’s nose starts to bleed.
As this is a trailer there will be no repair scene as the
intention of the trailer is not to give away the ending to the story. Therefore
at this point the scenes will develop in their brutality. Meaning that there
will be more blood and gore. At this point it will become clear that our
villain is female which goes well with the theory of the Monsterous feminine.
