Narrative Timeline:
Period of Equalibrium:
The period of Equalibrium never really happens. The trailer goes straight into disequalibrium . The cafe is lighted by floresent signs and is diserted. The weather is cloudy and dark.
Moment of Disequalibrium:The main moment would be the clock ticking very slowly and stopping.
Period of Disequalibrium:
Not being able to sleep.
Seeing things.buildings changing around them.
Running.
Screaming.
Having the same dream as eachother.
A man attacking them.
Knives.
Shapes in the wall.
Dreaming while they are awake.Scared to sleep.
Film Review: Title: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Director: Samuel Bayer
Year: 2010
Paradigmatic Conventions:
Setting: America "Elm Street" and dreams.
Character: Children from a nursery who are now young adults.
Villan: Freddy Krueger
Props: Knives on his fingers.
Plot Synopsis: A man is killing children in their sleep as they start to remember their childhood. He is making them remember more so that he can torture them as they sleep. They are trying to stay awake but their loss of sleep is making them ill and if they stay awake for too long they could fall into enternal sleep, a coma.
Poster Analysis:
Director: Samuel Bayer
Year: 2010
Paradigmatic Conventions:
Setting: America "Elm Street" and dreams.
Character: Children from a nursery who are now young adults.
Villan: Freddy Krueger
Props: Knives on his fingers.
Plot Synopsis: A man is killing children in their sleep as they start to remember their childhood. He is making them remember more so that he can torture them as they sleep. They are trying to stay awake but their loss of sleep is making them ill and if they stay awake for too long they could fall into enternal sleep, a coma.
Poster Analysis:
- Key image is the villain with his face covered by a large hat. This allows us to see just enough of his body but not his total face so we are still intrigued.
We are shown a burnt man and just one knife on his hand sticking out again allowing us to still be intrigued. The knife also has a glimmer of light shining off it to give us the impression that it is sharp, Also so that some people can recognise him from the previous films.
- The title is below him in red which is a well down symbolization of blood and danger. The colour also matches the colour of the jumper on the villain allowing us to see the connection between them. He is dangerous. The words “Nightmare” and “Elm Street ” are bigger then the other words allowing us to see them first and get a sense of this film, where the horror will come from and where it is set.
-The tagline is “Welcome to your new nightmare” this communicates the idea that this is a nightmare no one has ever experienced before and that perhaps you cannot escape it.
-The credit block is again at the bottom of the poster as well as the Studio and distributors logos.
-The release date is at the very bottom again in red and bold font to enhance this idea of danger and to also grab the reader’s attention.
We are shown a burnt man and just one knife on his hand sticking out again allowing us to still be intrigued. The knife also has a glimmer of light shining off it to give us the impression that it is sharp, Also so that some people can recognise him from the previous films.
- The title is below him in red which is a well down symbolization of blood and danger. The colour also matches the colour of the jumper on the villain allowing us to see the connection between them. He is dangerous. The words “Nightmare” and “
-The tagline is “Welcome to your new nightmare” this communicates the idea that this is a nightmare no one has ever experienced before and that perhaps you cannot escape it.
-The credit block is again at the bottom of the poster as well as the Studio and distributors logos.
-The release date is at the very bottom again in red and bold font to enhance this idea of danger and to also grab the reader’s attention.
