Bussing Scene and analysis

When filming our bussing scene me and my group had a limited amount of time to film enough footage to compose our scene. When filming we realised how much more difficult it would have been if we had not planned our plot and shots beforehand, as it would have taken more time, which we did not have. However improvising a little was good as we thought of better/alternative shots when actually filming, rather than sitting down and writing them up. We used Todorov's theory of narrative; equilibrium and disequilibrium. The equilibrium was the characters normally walking in a group and the sound of the birds chirping; this made the audience feel at ease. Then the moment of disequilibrium was shown through the discontinuity of editing and the fast pace. In post production we actually recognised that the light contributed to the to the atmosphere; it becomes lighter as the protagonist is running away which anticipates she will escape. The stereotypical horror film/trailer is usually set in darkness, so it was difficult as me and my group were shooting in the day time. The question that was posed was; will people easily recognise our scene as a horror film? Iconography is evidently important in a horror film as it creates the genre, so would the setting/atmosphere have a big impact? However we managed to draw up the interpretation/conclusion that the light symbolised the girl's freedom as she ran away. We had to emphasise our camera shots further so the killer was a silhouette- a mystery character dressed in black (stereotype). In addition we applied Propp's theory of eight characters and structuralism. So this ensured the audience would be entertained and scared by the fear of the unknown. The feminist theory was also portrayed as the protagonist managed to escape the killer; breaking the stereotype of the 'stupid' blonde, big breasted, promiscuous female.