Friday 10 January 2014

Cloverfield

 Cloverfield

Cloverfield is a 2008 American science fiction monster film. Through out the trailer there are multiple camera POV, action and character personalities. I am going to discuss key features of Media such as Todorov's theory of equilibrium, Propp's character type and lastly Barthes - enigma and action codes...

First of all the the equilibrium starts off with a party, a surprise party for one of the main characters. The camera views show a POV as if you're at the party with multiple other people, then the lights jitter and everyone panics. The TV is turned back on where the news broadcast a "Earthquake" in New York. The party is taken to the roof where everyone is confused and baffled by the recent events and this is where the second equilibrium comes into place. Large meteor type things rein down on the city causing everyone on the streets to panic and run. They go outside to see that they have nearly been crushed by the head of the Statue of Liberty.




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