Jordan’s Disturbia Analysis.

Genre SignifiersFast Paced Shots, High Tempo music – these are connative examples of the thriller genre. This is because they are often used to create an atmosphere and build tension and suspense, within the Disturbia trailer this has been carried out effectively because they have shown the disruption of the equilibrium which then allows them to build tension from there with the increase in tempo with the music and the fast paced shots.

Harming of people – within the disturbia the serial killer Mr. Turner is killing women, this is often found in thrillers as one of their genre signifiers because this helps to build tension and create emotion & enable the audience to feel a sense of fear for the characters.

Darkness Of trailer- this suggests the genre of the trailer seeing as once the disruption of the equilibrium has been showed the tone of the trailer then gets darker suggesting that it is from the thriller or horror genre.

Enigma CodesWhy is he on house arrest?What’s caused his neighbor to start killing people?Why is he doing it?Why is it only women are being targeted?The enigma codes are straight away revealed this is so that the audience watch further also the fact that there is a serial killer makes you wonder why, creating a big enigma code.

Editing And LightingThe editing within the disturbia trailer varies depending on the tempo of the music as the tempo raises the shots then become more frequent building suspense and tension. Also the lighting within the trailer has been used to set the tone and mood of the scene for example when the boy gets arrested by the police the serial killer has which has been projected from a low angle connoting evil and power. Also the light can reflect how the atmosphere and feelings are for a character when kale has been caught in the killers house the light is low key this then suggests to the audience that kales mood has darkened.

Mise En SceneSettings & Props.The settings that are used within the trailer are darker and gloomier then you would use for another genre this is so that it creates an atmosphere and mood for the audience; also the lighting within the trailer gives signals to the audience on how were supposed to feel at certain times this is done so that the audience can relate to the trailer and characters in a way.The props used within the trailer foreshadow future events for example kale’s tag it has a skull on it. The skull is a symbol of death which then suggests that death will take place later on within the trailer.

Use of costumeThe use of costume within the trailer is key, the serial killers costume is casual but has a dark tone too it which then suggests to the audience that this is a dark character whereas kales costume is not as dark nor dull as the serial killers costume suggesting that kale is your average person with that teenage twist to him allowing the audience to relate to him.

NarrativeThe narrative of the trailer is kale the character played by the actor ShiaLaBeouf gets in trouble with the police which suggests that he is an rebel which the audience can relate to is on house arrest. This gives a hint that the film’s target audience is aimed at teenagers, once being locked in his house kale then decides to spy on his neighbors being a bit cheeky, but then he discovers something that changes everything.He finds out that his neighbor is an serial killer who only targets women or people who get in his way as his soon to find out. Kale then becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind what his doing with the murder victims after he has had some coincidental meetings with Mr. Turner it then becomes a life or death situation. Also the skull on kale’s tags gives off an foreshadowing seeing as skulls are a symbol of death, this then makes you think or forewarns you that something Is about to happen.Kales tag also emphasizes the fact that he is bad this enables the target audience to relate to him seeing as most teenagers have been in some sort of trouble in their life.