Intertextuality is a term for visual referencing which is made between different movies of the same/similar genre. An example of this would be the movies What Lies Beneath, Fatal Attraction and Psycho. These three movies have similar aspects of mise-en-scene, sound and camera angles.
The running shower and the sound of water is significant in these films, it sets the scene and atmosphere. These shots clearly show the shower head to make clear the location and place.
The knife is significant as it brings about anxiousness and tension therefore is relevant for a thriller movie. Both movies Psycho and Fatal Attraction have this prop to show danger and portray a gruesome death.
Intertextuality may influence my own thriller opening to an quite a large extent as I could use certain images such as the shower running and knife, which I believe will help portray the genre better and set up the right mood.
Intertextuality may influence my own thriller opening to an quite a large extent as I could use certain images such as the shower running and knife, which I believe will help portray the genre better and set up the right mood.
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