Alone With Her
Genre
The trailer for the film "Alone With Her" is clearly of the thriller/horror genre. We can slightly see throughout the trailer Carol Glover's theory; the idea that the final girl is terrorised throughout the film. We can see this in Alone With Her, as he is filming her whilst she is unaware, throughout the whole of the trailer, and she is getting increasingly distressed and terrorised throughout the whole film; she does not know that she is being watched, however we get an idea that she can sense something is going on/some form of disruption. Although she is not "terrorised" at the beginning, you can see by the end of the trailer, that some form of encounter with her stalker is happening.
Representations
We can clearly see that Laura Mulvey's theory of The Male Gaze has been used extensively throughout the trailer of Alone With Her, due to the fact that everything is seen through the perspective of the stalker, Doug, as the film is shown through what he has filmed of the young woman, Amy. Mulvey's theory said that The Male Gaze shows women through the eyes of a man, this meaning they are objectified, and either seen to be Mothers/Wives who should stay in the home, or sex objects. At the beginning of the trailer, it is quite obvious that the women are seen to be sex objects, as Doug's camera shows him looking at a topless female on the beach, down a womans' t-shirt, and up a girls' skirt. We can say that this is an example of the male gaze, as it is showing the women as objects.
We can also say that this follows certain stereotypes. The idea that men are always looking at women is clearly seen throughout the trailer, as the film shows everything through the eyes of Doug, the stalker, from shots which he has filmed of women. We could also say that it follows the stereotypes of young women being naive. The fact that Amy has allowed someone to learn so much about her, shows her to be naive.
Narrative
Throughout the trailer, "Alone With Her", in terms of Propps' character theory, we are made aware of who the villain is. We can clearly say that the Villain is Doug, the stalker. He is the one who is causing the upset and disturbances in the film, by watching Amy. We know this from the very beginning of the film, when we see him putting a camera in his gym bag, we know that this is a disturbing thing to do, to film people without their permission. However, I am unsure of which role should be assigned to the the character of Amy, .it is clear that she is the one fighting the villain, and so should she automatically be assigned the hero? It is hard to tell from the trailer, as we are obviously not shown what happens at the end of the film. We can however, say that her friend is seen as the "helper" as in the film, she is seen as the one who suspects the villain, and therefore is helping the hero in terms of fighting the villain.
Goffman's Character theory can also be seen throughout the trailer, we would say that Doug is the "Protagonist", as he is the main character. This being because we see the film through his films, and so this helps us to understand him more as a character. We would see the young woman whom he films to be the "deuteragonist", as she is seen as the secondary character. We can then see her friend to be the "bit player", as she is a minor character, however we can say that she is important, as she is the one who suspects the stalker.
In terms of Active characters, we could say that Doug is a passive character. We see the story through him, and we do not see his face often in the trailer, however he has an affect on the other characters in the film. We see the Amy to start the film as passive, as she is unaware of what is going on, and is just being watched as she goes about her life, however as she begins to suspect Doug, and towards the end of the trailer, she becomes quite an active character during the confrontation. Amy's friend could also be seen as active, as she is the first one to suspect Doug, as she helps Amy 'defeat the villain'.
Audience
I would say that the audience for the trailer would have to be quite active, in order to look at how Doug is finding out all the information about Amy. As the film is a thriller, it is important that the audience keeps up with events in the film, and so I would say that it is important for the audience to be concentrating on the film in order to fully understand it.
In terms of uses and gratifications, we take from the film that it is easy for people to find out things about your lives. The trailer emphasises this through the words "your lives are not as private as you think".This shows how easy that is for people to find out every detail about you, and makes us question whether we are open to giving out too much information, for the simple fact that Doug found it so easy to receive all of Amy's information and personal life.
Media Language
We can also say that this follows certain stereotypes. The idea that men are always looking at women is clearly seen throughout the trailer, as the film shows everything through the eyes of Doug, the stalker, from shots which he has filmed of women. We could also say that it follows the stereotypes of young women being naive. The fact that Amy has allowed someone to learn so much about her, shows her to be naive.
Narrative
Throughout the trailer, "Alone With Her", in terms of Propps' character theory, we are made aware of who the villain is. We can clearly say that the Villain is Doug, the stalker. He is the one who is causing the upset and disturbances in the film, by watching Amy. We know this from the very beginning of the film, when we see him putting a camera in his gym bag, we know that this is a disturbing thing to do, to film people without their permission. However, I am unsure of which role should be assigned to the the character of Amy, .it is clear that she is the one fighting the villain, and so should she automatically be assigned the hero? It is hard to tell from the trailer, as we are obviously not shown what happens at the end of the film. We can however, say that her friend is seen as the "helper" as in the film, she is seen as the one who suspects the villain, and therefore is helping the hero in terms of fighting the villain.
Goffman's Character theory can also be seen throughout the trailer, we would say that Doug is the "Protagonist", as he is the main character. This being because we see the film through his films, and so this helps us to understand him more as a character. We would see the young woman whom he films to be the "deuteragonist", as she is seen as the secondary character. We can then see her friend to be the "bit player", as she is a minor character, however we can say that she is important, as she is the one who suspects the stalker.
In terms of Active characters, we could say that Doug is a passive character. We see the story through him, and we do not see his face often in the trailer, however he has an affect on the other characters in the film. We see the Amy to start the film as passive, as she is unaware of what is going on, and is just being watched as she goes about her life, however as she begins to suspect Doug, and towards the end of the trailer, she becomes quite an active character during the confrontation. Amy's friend could also be seen as active, as she is the first one to suspect Doug, as she helps Amy 'defeat the villain'.
Audience
I would say that the audience for the trailer would have to be quite active, in order to look at how Doug is finding out all the information about Amy. As the film is a thriller, it is important that the audience keeps up with events in the film, and so I would say that it is important for the audience to be concentrating on the film in order to fully understand it.
In terms of uses and gratifications, we take from the film that it is easy for people to find out things about your lives. The trailer emphasises this through the words "your lives are not as private as you think".This shows how easy that is for people to find out every detail about you, and makes us question whether we are open to giving out too much information, for the simple fact that Doug found it so easy to receive all of Amy's information and personal life.
Media Language
Cinematography
The film has been shot through hand held camera work. This is effective, as we assume the film is being recorded from the perspective of the stalker. In this sense, we see what the stalker does. We know that it has been shot on handheld camera, as we see Doug conceal the first camera in his gym bag, Other shots have been made to look as though been shot through cameras which Doug has placed around the home.
Editing
The editing begins very slow paced, however it then speeds up when Amy's friend becomes suspicious, this being to add tension. The trailer shows a selection of clips, a montage, from the various different cameras of which Doug has concealed both around the house, and on his person.
Sound
The scene begins with music which shows that something is not right, there is a sense of building up - which creates tension for later on in the scene. Dialogue is used throughout the trailer, however it does not always show the source of dialogue, for example when he is enquiring about the cameras, it does not show his face, but we know that it is Doug speaking.
Mise-en-scene
In terms of location, the beginning shots from the beach are typical for someone who is of this nature. The fact that he is a stalker/quite perverse shows that the beach would be the perfect opportunity for him, due to the fact he is easily able to get shots of girls with minimal clothing. In terms of costume, he also looks like the typical stalker. The fact that he appears to look slightly geeky may show that he is wanting something he cannot have, or that is out of his league.
The film has been shot through hand held camera work. This is effective, as we assume the film is being recorded from the perspective of the stalker. In this sense, we see what the stalker does. We know that it has been shot on handheld camera, as we see Doug conceal the first camera in his gym bag, Other shots have been made to look as though been shot through cameras which Doug has placed around the home.
Editing
The editing begins very slow paced, however it then speeds up when Amy's friend becomes suspicious, this being to add tension. The trailer shows a selection of clips, a montage, from the various different cameras of which Doug has concealed both around the house, and on his person.
Sound
The scene begins with music which shows that something is not right, there is a sense of building up - which creates tension for later on in the scene. Dialogue is used throughout the trailer, however it does not always show the source of dialogue, for example when he is enquiring about the cameras, it does not show his face, but we know that it is Doug speaking.
Mise-en-scene
In terms of location, the beginning shots from the beach are typical for someone who is of this nature. The fact that he is a stalker/quite perverse shows that the beach would be the perfect opportunity for him, due to the fact he is easily able to get shots of girls with minimal clothing. In terms of costume, he also looks like the typical stalker. The fact that he appears to look slightly geeky may show that he is wanting something he cannot have, or that is out of his league.
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