Intertexuality

When someone uses intertextualitly, they are using an idea they have previously encountered and incorporate it into their own work, for example in films. Directors can choose to adapt a scene in their film that they might of seen in another.  Intertextuality is used so that something can be better understood or interpreted by the audience due to the fact that they may be familiar with the scenes.

The image on the left above shows a scene from a film called 'The Stepfather' where we see the curtains being pulled. This idea was copied by a film called 'Phycho' where we can see the same events taken place. This is an example of Intertexuality.