Jordan’s Disturbia Analysis.

Genre SignifiersThe trailer Disturbia starts off with the equilibrium (following Toderovs Theory). Kale is a typical teenager who has been portrayed as a bit of a rebel seeing that he is on house arrest, eventually kale gets bored so he decides to spy on the girls next door to him when he then stumbles upon something terrifying (Disruption of equilibrium).Kale then try’s to find out why his neighbor is killing people… which then leads to the fast paced, high tempo shotsAt this point in time the enigma codes are starting to build up causing the audience to want to watch more.

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?

Sound & MusicThe trailer use voiceovers throughout the trailer this has been done so that the person who is narrating can give a audience a brief understanding of what’s going on also the use of non diagetic sound has been targeted for teenagers seeing as it was played when they got caught spying on their neighbor in a bikini. As the trailer progresses the tempo of the music raises to keep up with the shots this is creating tension and suspense for the audience.

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 light which has been projected from a low angle connoting evil and power.

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.