Theories applied to my trailer

Stuart Hall's reception theory
Stuart Hall stated that an audience can have three different readings of a text depending on their views and social positioning. These include a preferred, negotiated and oppositional reading. The preferred reading means that the audience receives the same reading from the text that the director intended, negotiated means that there are some similar aspects to the directors intended reading, however there may be some differences, whereas an oppositional reading means they completely reject the initial reading.
The preferred reading of my text would be that the audience finds some similarities between the protagonist and themselves, which allows them to to experience the most effective 'thrill' from the film.
A negotiated reading would be that the audience is heavily interested in thriller films and respects the conventional aspects we have included, however they believe that the focus on romance at the start is not effective among the thriller genre.
An oppositional reading of my trailer would be that the audience doesn't understand the complex storyline and twisted nature of the antagonist, so therefore is very ineffective as a psychological thriller and having an impact on the audience.

Tzvetan Todorov
Todorov's theory states that most plot lines follow the same 5 step pattern, shifting from a state of equilibrium to a section of disequilibrium, to finally a return to the equilibrium. This relates to my trailer as it begins with a state of equilibrium where the protagonist and antagonist are seen to be in love and completing a variety of romantic activities together, which reflects a calm atmosphere. This is then disrupted when the antagonist is seen to become increasingly controlling over our female protagonist. This increase in dominance and power is displayed as our trailer plays through, building in tension and adrenaline. Although the audience never see the restoration of the equilibrium in the trailer, due to the common feature of a cliffhanger, the film would show that the female protagonist has escaped his control, allowing the characters to return to a state of equilibrium.

Levi-Strauss 
Levi-Strauss argued that there are binary opposition created in many plot lines. This can be applied to my trailer as it clearly states the common binary opposition of good vs evil. The female protagonist is presented on many occasions to be 'good', through the use of high angles, close ups and mise-en-scene which portray her as the victim, gaining her sympathy from the audience. The male antagonist on the other hand is heavily portrayed as 'evil' due to his increasing domineering actions and violent nature towards the female.

Roland Barthes
Barthes agued that there are 5 codes integrated into any narrative. My trailer uses both the enigmatic and action code in order to be true to a thriller film as well as making my text more applying to the target audience. The enigma code relates to the mystery in the text, leaving the audience with question. Our thriller uses this when a mid shot of an unknown hand pulling a knife out of a draw is shown at the end of our trailer. This leaves the audience wondering whose hand it is and whether the female protagonist actually makes it out of the situation alive, which therefore increases interest in our film. On the other hand the action code refers to sequential elements of action in a text. This is shown in our trailer when the male antagonist is violent towards the female, this can be inferred through the use of close ups of bruises and mid shots of him pulling her back towards him violently when she tries to walk away.