Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Evaluation Activity 1: Narrative


At the moment, the trailer in our narrative isn't obvious, but this is because we haven't yet put the narration in over the top that will basically tell the audience what is going on. There is more narrative towards the start of the trailer - my character is a retired government operative who then suddenly gets kidnapped by the antagonists. Richard's character, a current government agent, rescues me, and we work together to unearth the antagonists evil plot. It's a fairly generic action film narrative and the rest of the film is the standard running around chasing antagonists, but this is exactly what we were aiming for, as these films get a large audience. We are conforming to the expectations of an action movie by having little plot and letting the action speak for itself. The above frame is taken from near the start of the trailer, where it is established that I am a retired government agent, and I'm living in peace. However, the burnt down pier in the background foreshadows the desolation that is to come, showing that our protagonist can never escape the dangers of his former life, even in retirement. The sunset signifies the end of this era of prosperity, and the coming of darkness. It is the last moment of peace and calm before the storm.