Theory

Narrative

Propp

• Every story is based around one character
• Hero, Villian,  Helper, Princesses, False hero, Donor, Father/ gives rewards, Dispatcher sends them on there journey.

Todorov
Narratives conclude that all stories follow the same pattern.
Equilbrium- Normatlity- things seem to be normal.
Disruption- A event changes everything.
Resolution- The film trys to sort out the problem.

Levi Strams
Everything involves opposites

• Old vs Young
• Good vs Evil
• Law vs Criminals

Barthes
All narravtives have enigmas.

Exam Tips

• Take into the ecam coloured pencilsm fine liners and a ruler.
• Make sketches and diagrams to develop our answers.
• They will maybe give use things that they want in the crime drama or they will let us choose what we can inlude.

One of the four tasks:
Storyboard
Designing Dvd cover
Magazine/ Front Cover
Design a website Home page

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• First question is always on the codes and conventions.
• Agree or disagree with them, compare characters
• If they dont ask why they think it is successful they want you to add it anyway.
• They will expect you to talk about 3 shows (depth rather than breath)
• Make sure you add ven Diagram
• Reference to shows

Auidence:
A-A*- 2 examples of theroy

Example 1:Uses and Gratifications theory:

• Why we use the media/ pleasures that come from the gratification
• Information
• Entertainment- Enigma/ auidence/ own satisfication
• Indentify- Something for everyone
• Relationship

PROLIFERATION- INCREASED AMOUNT OF.

Example 2: Hyperdermic needle theory: Glues information to you, forces the information into your brain. Makes you beleive things that aren't ture/ False truth.

ATTENTION:

• Know character types well ( are they a hero or anti hero) How they work, good or bad, whatmotivates them. things that hold them back.
• Settings
• Set pieces, know those scenes that always in crime dramas.
• Know your jargens-blunt force drama- MO mode in which you operate.
• Write in roll.
• Be passionate
• Make it believable> BBc Iplayer> BBC3>BBc if it is successful.
• Expect rational/ Reasoning.
• Ways of advertising your show-Apps-facebook/ social media.