1. ORIGINAL EQUILIBRIUM (normality)
2.DISRUPTION
3.RECOGNITION (of disruption)
4. ATTEMPT TO RESTORE original equilibrium
5. NEW EQUILIBRIUM
Barthes was a French semiologist who identified 5 different codes by which a narrative engages the attention of the audience.
In order of importance these are:
The enigma code - the audience is intrigued by the need to solve a problem
The action code – the audience is excited by the need to resolve a problem
The semantic code – the audience is directed towards an additional meaning by way of connotation
The symbolic code – the audience assumes that a character dressed in black is evil or menacing and forms expectations of his/ her behaviour on this basis
The cultural code – the audience derives meaning in a text from shared cultural knowledge about the way the world works.
In my music video we will be featuring some of Barthes notions.
For instance, we will be using:
The enigma code - the audience's need to solve a problem. The problem in this case being the couples break up
The action code - the audiences excitement to solve the problem. In this case resolving the heartache of both the girl and boy.