Enigma codes are used throughout many horror films and are especially effective in film openings, enigma codes are used to set up and propose questions about a particular scene that are usually answered later on, they keep their audience thinking and on their toes making them less passive in their viewing, this is key when it comes to raising tension in the audience.
Action codes are also used in many horror films, they are generally used to trigger enigma codes with the audience, a classic example of an action code in a horror film is a potential victim falling over during a chase scene proposing the enigma code of will she get up or is she about to die? Action codes are key to setting up enigma codes most of the time or answering them and are a very effective way of keeping an audience active in their viewing of a horror
Action and Enigma codes are normally used in many different types of movies to help us to pay more attention to the movie and to be caught under the illusion that it is real even though it is not, they are basically used to raise and answer questions during a movie for example, in dawn of the dead emergency news bulletins are put on TV whilst the main characters are in the shower so they do not see the warnings but neither do we so it makes us wonder what was the emergency bulletin about, also the same for when Anna’s in the car on her way home as she changes radio station when an emergency bulletin is being said so both Anna and the audience miss it which makes us want to know what is going on, this hooks the audience and makes them want to watch more.
From my research I can see that action and enigma codes are a key part of making an audience relate to a media production and help build up a relationship with a character that they know nothing about, I will therefore have to think of ways in which I can use this to my advantage when it comes to making my own film opening.
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