Monday 12 March 2012

Lesson 5 : Narrative and Characters


Wow so now you should know about at least 4 old, dead white guys who you can use in your media exam... They are

Propp - characters list : Hero / Villain / Donor / Dispatcher etc

Todorov - Narrative theory : Equillibrium / disruption / new equillibrium

Levi- Stauss - Binary opposites (Good vs Evil / Love vs Hate etc)

Roland Barthes - Enigma Codes - mysteries created for the viewer at the start.

If you name drop these guys in your exam you will definately get some good marks !!!

If you missed the lesson you could check out this lesson powerpoint.....


We also watched a clip from Luther series 2 episode 1 to spot the narrative devices HERE

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