Friday, 28 September 2012
Thursday, 27 September 2012
The Narrative Theories
Propp's introduced the theory that there are a set of characters which appear in every storyline these consist of 8 roles:
- Hero- Person on the quest
- Princess- Prize for the hero, does not necessarily have to a women.
- Helper- Helps the hero on the quest
- False Hero- somebody who believes are the hero
- Dispatcher- sends the hero on the quest
- Father- Rewards the Hero
- Villain- attempts to stop the hero on the quest, interferes can be evil
- Donor- Provides an object to help the Hero on the quest
Levi-StraussStrauss theory suggests that there are some sort of binary opposition in every media text or there is a conflict between the two opposites.The audience are aware of which side to support and this theory provides the audience with an interesting concept and allows them to make their own decision.For example:
- Good & Bad
- Rich & Poor
- Love & Hate
- Black & White
TodorovThis theory states that there are five major stages of every media text, these are as follows:
- Original Equilibrium- (Reality/ Normality)
- Disruption ( in the storyline or narrative)
- Recognition ( of the disruption)
- Attempt to Restore ( the original equilibrium)
- New Equilibrium ( the final stage)
Roland Barthes
Barthes identified 5 different stages which engages the audience. These are in order of importance: - The Enigma code- the audience is intrigued by the need to solve the problem
- The Action code- the audience is thrilled and excited to see the problem being resolved
- The Semantic Code- an additional meaning by way of connotation that the audience is directed towards
- The Symbolic Code- certain symbols set by the society and norms that makes the audience assume in certain ways.
The Cultural Code- the audience is aware of meanings that are accepted by the world in the same way.
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
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