narrative museum

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Narrative
Seona & Emilia

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HOW ARE YOU MARKED?
 Explanation/analysis/argument (10 marks)
 Use of examples (10 marks)
 Use of terminology (5 marks)
 DEFINITION: A theoretical concept which encompasses
common sense words such as story.
 Plots are taken from stories, they decided the beginning middle
and end. Stories are continuous.

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THEORIST: STRAUSS
 This theorist talks about binary oppositions. For example this
could be good & evil, day & night and light & dark. This can
be easy to implement into your essays because it’s a very
simple theory to understand. An example of how you could
apply this theory to your trailer could be…
 The Widow’s Web: Lighting- The day time scenes in
comparison to the night scenes
 Azrael: The good of the character Mardy and the evil of your
femme fatal
 Poker:

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APPLIED TO REAL MEIDA TEXTS
 Binary oppositions can be seen in Double Indemnity 1944 (Billy
Wilder). The male and female characters are very different from
each other. The male is weak compared the femme fatal which
can be seen in multiple shots for example the scene of them first
seeing each other she is standing over him on a balcony and he
is shot with a high angle which makes him appear less
dominant.

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THEORIST: PROPP
 This theorist outlines character types that can be found in films are some
can be found within your trailers. These characters include A villain, A
hero, A helper, A princess etc. He also includes the hero’s journey within
his theory of character types.
 How can this apply to your trailers?
 The Widow’s Web: The hero’s Journey can apply because within the trailer
you can see the journey of Mark Rivers who acts as a failed hero.
 Azrael: The helper/ hero could be Jess as she is trying to uncover who
killed Mardy.
 Poker:

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APPLIED TO REAL MEDIA TEXTS
 This theory can be seen in lots of noir films. Films such as
Nightcrawler- The villain is the protagonist Lou Bloom. Drive-
The hero is the protagonist ‘Driver’ played by Ryan Gosling.
China Town- The victim is the femme fatal Evelyn Mulwray.

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THEORIST: TODOROV
 This theorist talk about a narrative structure. The structure follows this order:
 Equilibrium, Disruption,Realisation,Attempt to repair,Restoration of the equilibrium
 This can be difficult to apply fully to your trailer because it’s based more on a whole
film but there is certainly elements that can apply.
 The Widow’s Web: Attempt to repair- Mark is desperate to find the truth of The Black
Widow and save the city.
 Azrael: Disruption- The death of Mardy
 Poker: Attempt to repair- Detective trying to solve the murder.

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APPLIED TO REAL MEDIA TEXTS
 This theory can be seen in films such as The Dark Night- The
disruption is the enter of the Joker and the trouble he causes.
Also seen in China Town- Jake tries to find the truth and this is
an attempt to repair even if unsuccessful. Girl On The Train- The
disruption is when Megan Hipwell goes missing.