Dixon
Wheeler Winston Dixon once theorised that men and women in any horror's opening title sequences are not characters per se, so much as they are targets or 'sites of activity'. What this means is that the characters won't have any character or backstory building and are simply there purely to introduce the antagonist of the film and, therefore, subject to their demise at the antagonist's hands.
The use of this theory would be difficult within our movie trailer as it involves two friends who know each other well and one of them dying to become the killer. Because of this, implementation will not be necessary as a main feature of the trailer we'll be making because the main focus is the killer being one of the friends focusing on the other girl.
If we were to expand, the first girl would have to be someone like a bully or a self-absorbed prep. This would alienate her from the audience which would make bringing her in to die much easier. However, we must keep in mind both continuity and narrative if we do this.
The use of this theory would be difficult within our movie trailer as it involves two friends who know each other well and one of them dying to become the killer. Because of this, implementation will not be necessary as a main feature of the trailer we'll be making because the main focus is the killer being one of the friends focusing on the other girl.
If we were to expand, the first girl would have to be someone like a bully or a self-absorbed prep. This would alienate her from the audience which would make bringing her in to die much easier. However, we must keep in mind both continuity and narrative if we do this.
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