Narrative Codes -Roland Barthes
Hermeneutic or Enigma Code:
When a narrative withholds information to develop mystery or leave a plot point unexplained.
This code covers movies in which viewers don't fully know the entire story or get it revealed at the end. It often appears in mysteries and thrillers to build suspension and keep the audience guessing as to what the full image actually is. I would describe it like a car's blind spot never allowing a driver to have complete awareness of what's around them. I would use this in my movie because it's shown through the perspective of my main character, and she doesn't piece the puzzle of her life together until the very end. Since the opening scene, though, it's clear that there's something the audience doesn't have a backstory to happening.
Symbolic Code:
Signs or symbols within a production that represent opposition or antithesis. An example would be the color palettes used in the Barbie movie. The overwhelming use of pink is directly juxtaposed with the darker color palette after the Kens take over.
I plan on using something closely similar. My idea was that since the main character's mindwipe (however I decide to do that), she only a has pure, innocent, oblivious perspective and thoughts. Because of this, the beginning of the movie consists of bright and soft pastels and light colors. When she stumbles across the familiar tree and notices the noose, the lighting will get noticeably darker and then return when she walks away. Throughout the movie, as she finds more out and gains that awful knowledge, the lighting will turn the movie into a dark, gloomy, rainy world.
Barthes’ Five Codes. (n.d.). Changingminds.org. https://changingminds.org/disciplines/storytelling/articles/barthes_five_codes.htm
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