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Narrative (codes and conventions)

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The narrative here begins with a man the protagonist laying down casually sleeping unknowing to him some one opens his bedroom door, he continues sleeping as the figure draws near to him.

Stereotypically the film begins in dark setting and the subject is in a state of equilibrium, you can see that he is relaxed and then you can see the door opens. This again is another stereotype of thriller films where the doors open mysteriously; I this case the door is opened by a hand of a figure in the darkness. The audience at this point will be on edge as the use of mystery creates a tense and dry atmosphere.

The next scene is a continuous shot of the figure who has now appeared dressed In black edging towards the sleeping man. The figure then grabs the face of the man and he strangely wakes up and there is now one around him. After talking a walk into the bathroom the man washes his face and seems to feel at ease concluding it was just a dream.

Following the conventions a thriller the writer portrays the mans dream as reality only to reveal to the audience who have reached a climax of excitement that it is a dream not only this but because the actor awakes suddenly in shock as the audience there is an element of empathy as they feel as through they were in the actors place. In the next scene the man in the bathroom looking at him self in the mirror this again is a convention of a thriller film the use of a mirror give the audience the sense that they will see a figure in the background as well as the fact that mirrors in physiological thrillers are seen as a way of the character looking into there soul. This is seen her as the man looks at him self as through he is facing his demons.

As the man get a grip and goes back to sleep feeling secure in him self that this is all in his mind the guitar and box in the right hand corner of the room is now the figure that tried to suffocate him. The figure then lunges at him the use of a sharp cut leaves the film on a cliff-hanger. The mirror use in the film allows for a close up and a over the shoulder shot this allows us to see the expression on the protagonist face as well as putting the audience in the position of the antagonist. This again is a common shot used in thrillers because it gives a sense of both the antagonist and protagonist perspective. The switching and misplacement of objects is also used commonly in thrillers this helps build excitement through the unexpected. The use of a cliff-hanger successfully leaves the audience in a mystified state also the use of a dark room allows for the shadow of the antagonist to be seen which is found I almost every thriller. This build on the suspense as to what the figure will do to the protagonist as he lunges over.