In this post I will be applying todorovs theory to the Scream 4 trailer! Below you can watch the trailer:
Equilibrium: There is no equilibrium! As its a trailer there is no time to show the audience what normality is like, the audience needs to be sucked in straight away!
Disruption: The trailer begins with a phone call from the famous villain 'Ghost Face' - this is the first and most dramatic disruption as it signifies the return of the killer!
Recognition: After the phone calls people are murdered and the whole town is aware and fearful of the killer, at school the stock characters discuss the rules of a horror & how they have changed.
Repair: 3 of the main characters are desperatly trying to figure out who 'Ghost face' is in a bid to protect themselves and their loved ones.
Resolution: we are not shown the resolution of the film, this is because the purpose of the trailer is to create mystery and encourage people to go watch the film - and so if the trailer revealed the resolution there would be no need to watch the film. In this case we can we can estimate that the resolution will occur when they figure out who ghost face is.
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