Theory to Scelestus Opening

So we have just finished our rough draft for our film opening Celestes and I wanted to talk about the different film theories that we wanted to apply or try to apply to our project. The first theory is the Hitchcockian theory, And it basically shows the threat to the audience before something happens. So we placed the audio cues of the banging and the screen right before our actor Madeline Russo heard it. This makes the audience be filled with suspense as they know something that the protagonist does not know so it shows a dramatic irony. Another main theory we wanted to apply to our film. Opening was the gender representation theory, and many females do not get a protagonist role because of a role of their vulnerability this is shown through the death of our actor who played as Lily Solace. But we also wanted to go against the gender norms and make our protagonist less vulnerable to show that not all women follow the typical stereotypes. This is shown through Madeleine acting shot, but immediately going right into action to go call the police. Now in a rough draft, we don’t have the scene, but we filmed it and will add it later on.

Moreover, another theory I wanted to apply to this project was the apparatus theory. It means that every editing and cinematography technique used is used to convey an emotion for the audience. I showed this through using tight scenes after Madeline found a body to make the audience feel a little claustrophobic so they could feel the tension rising. The last degree I wanted to apply was the uncertainty theory, and this Theory makes the audience become uncertain of what the ending would be like. This is shown through Madeline running to the room to call the police, but the film opening cuts to make the audience become inclined to know what happens next. The phone call scene will be added in our final version since we had to refilm it.