Barthes has a theory where he believes that films have an enigma code which means that the film has a mystery and the audience needs to solve that mystery. He also believes that there are action codes so when the audience keep watching when there is action, for example when someone pulls out a gun. The producers of the film encode messages in media texts such as film and TV and the audience then decodes the hidden messages. Enigma codes portray a mystery to draw an audience in and to make them keep watching. The film ‘Case 39’ (2009) features an enigma code as it makes the audience question what happens at the beginning of the film. The audience are confused at the beginning of the film as the parents are hurting the child which makes the audience think that the parents are evil due to their actions and the child is innocent. This therefore creates suspense and grips the audience to make them keep watching to find out why the parents were acting evil. The first scene of the film creates a mystery which is then resolved at the end of the film as the child actually turns out to be the bad villain instead of the parents. We can incorporate the enigma and action codes into our short film as we are doing an adventure film which would mean it would create a mystery for the audience which would create suspense.
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noah beck
11/14/2021 11:14:22 am
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