Narrative
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Narration structures a story through time and space to guide the audience's understanding. There are three key theorists of narration: Tzvetan Todorov's theory of equilibrium, disequilibrium, recognition, reparation, and new equilibrium; Levi-Strauss's use of binary oppositions between good and bad characters; and Vladimir Propp's concept of the rise and fall of the villain overcome by the hero, often with the involvement of a femme fatale. Narration helps the audience identify characters and their roles through techniques like lighting, camera angles, and shot types.
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2. Barthes' theory suggests narratives work through codes like actions that take on cultural meaning, seen in "Blank Space" through symbols like the white horse and pink cake implying romance and heartbreak.
3. Carlson categorizes music videos as performance, narrative, or conceptual depending on their visual elements. "Blank Space" contains both performance of Swift singing and a clear narrative story
Question1
The document discusses several conventions of thriller genres that were researched and incorporated into the student's media product. It covers conventions around sound, editing, camerawork, mise-en-scene, titles, binary opposites, and narrative structure. While some conventions were followed, the student also intentionally broke some conventions such as using slow motion editing rather than fast pacing and natural lighting instead of low key lighting.
Evaluation 1
The document analyzes how a trailer for the film "Eve" both conforms to and challenges conventions of real film trailers. The trailer begins conventionally by displaying the production company logo. It includes voiceover and subtitles to explain the narrative, slow pacing of scenes to set tone, and shows other associated production companies. However, it challenges conventions by having a young girl as the monster rather than a male, not concealing the monster's identity, and including on-screen text rather than just voiceover to convey the narrative. The trailer switches between following and challenging conventions to both draw in viewers familiar with standard trailers but also intrigue them with unique elements.
Media theories
Structuralism posits that genres have established codes and conventions that shape audience understanding. For example, horror conventions include isolated, dark locations and weapons. Barthes developed theories of how audiences derive pleasure from narratives despite knowing outcomes. Todorov's theory is that narratives follow a pattern of equilibrium, disequilibrium caused by an opposing force, and restored equilibrium. Propp identified eight common character types like villains, donors, and heroes. Clover's "Final Girl" theory described the common horror movie trope of a virginal female survivor. Freud's theories involved audience identification with masochistic victims rather than sadistic killers.
Rosemarys baby
The trailer provides an overview of the plot of the 1968 horror film "Rosemary's Baby" in under 2 minutes. It uses a combination of linear storytelling and cross-cutting between characters to introduce the main characters, a young couple who move into a new home. Suspense is built through ominous music, religious imagery, and shots suggesting something sinister is affecting the woman's pregnancy. The trailer represents the stereotypes of the time through its portrayal of gender roles and the use of a stereotypical "damsel in distress" character.
Different styles of a music video
This document discusses different styles of music videos:
1) Performance style focuses solely on the artist performing without a narrative, using various camera angles. Examples given are Arctic Monkeys and James Bay.
2) Narrative style tells a story through a sequence of events that runs parallel to the song. This engages viewers and defines artists. Examples are Chance the Rapper and Ludacris.
3) Cameo style features famous guest appearances unrelated to the song but promoting it. The Weeknd and Charlie XCX videos cut between narratives and performances.
4) Notion of looking style portrays characters watching others, often women sexually. Examples are Ne-Yo and Trey Songz videos viewing women as objects.
The Male Gaze Theory
The male gaze theory proposed by Laura Mulvey refers to how visual arts are typically structured from a masculine perspective to appeal to and satisfy the male viewer. It describes how women are often depicted as objects for the male gaze through techniques like framing shots that sexualize women's bodies and positioning women as accessories or trophies for male characters. Music videos like "She's So Lovely" by Scouting for Girls and "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke exemplify the male gaze through their objectifying portrayals of women that center the viewing experience on the male artists and audience.
Story and narrative
The document discusses various theorists' concepts related to narrative structure and representation in media. It covers Roland Barthes' ideas of open and closed narratives. It also summarizes Vladimir Propp's seven character archetypes commonly found in narratives. Finally, it provides examples of how different forms of representation, such as gender, place, and age are portrayed in movie openings.
Theoretical research
The document discusses various theories related to genre, auteur theory, audience theories, representation theories, and narrative theory that will influence the group's final film production piece. Genre theory research was conducted on thrillers to help categorize their film as a thriller and use common thriller conventions. Auteur theory holds that a director's creative vision is reflected in their films, and the group aims to make their piece recognizable as theirs. Audience and representation theories will influence their audience research and portrayal of characters. Narrative theories like Propp's will guide their character development and structure.
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The document discusses various theories related to genre, auteur theory, audience theories, representation theories, and narrative theory that will influence the group's final film production piece. Genre theory research was conducted on thrillers to help categorize their film as a thriller and use thriller conventions. Auteur theory research on director Wes Anderson's style will help make their piece more personal. Audience theory research on two-step flow will aid their audience research. Representation and narrative theory research will influence how they portray characters using stereotypes and structure the narrative respectively.
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Narrative
- 1. Narration
- 2. What is Narration ? Narration is when the audience are able to follow a structured and organised in a way that the audience are able to follow within the space and time that the film/ video is played for. There are three key main theorist which explained and come up with the idea of why the media concept of narration is used.
- 5. Recognition
- 6. repartition
- 7. New equilibriumFor example the music video for usher- confessions, we see usher with the girl and very happy- Equilibrium We then see Usher and the female actress fighting- Disequilibrium We then see her hit him across the face and walk away from him- Recognition Usher is then on his knees begging for forgiveness to the female role- Reparation At the end of the video we see Usher and the female actress walk off together happy again like at the beginning- New Equilibrium
- 8. Levi Strauss Binary oppositions pay a key part in Levi Strauss theory. The audience should be able to identify and be able to recognise the good character from the bad. For example for the hero good lighting, long shots and low camera angles help the audience to realise who the hero is in any kind of storyline. For out anti hero low key lighting, high camera angles and Extreme close ups of the villain would help the audience see who they should be supporting.
- 9. Propp We will always see the rise and fall of the villain when propp is involved. However the hero will have to overcome the villain and there is usually a femme fetale that will be involved in the drama. The audience again should be able to tell what kind of characters are being portrayed within the storyline ad there traits.