Micro Features Overview Revision TASK: Using your A3 Analysis sheets, Key Scene Analysis sheets and the resources available in the FM4 – Section A Page, YOU MUST establish HOW the micro features presented in EACH text help construct the following: • Narrative – For example the “straight line” (Athol Fugard) of Tsotsi’s life and how this is represented to the spectator; HOW ‘The Setup’ (Syd Field) is represented in ALL 4 Texts – for example the archival footage of the riots in Paris accompanied by a meaningful non-diegetic soundtrack in La Haine; The order (Linear? Non-Linear) of the narrative in City of God; The representation of ‘villainy’ (Propp) in ALL 4 Texts • Narrative Themes – Violence, “Decency”, Redemption, Lack of Matriarchal/Patriarchal figure, Poverty, Neglect, Romance – Is there a classic Prince falls for princess (Propp) character representation, Crime, Prejudice, Discrimination, Rich vs. Poor, Powerful vs. Powerless and “Ghetto mentality” – Fight for survival.
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Micro Features Overview
Revision TASK:
Using your A3 Analysis sheets, Key Scene Analysis sheets and the resources available in the FM4 – Section A Page, YOU MUST establish HOW the micro features presented in EACH text help construct the following:
•Narrative – For example the “straight line” (Athol Fugard) of Tsotsi’s life and how this is represented to the spectator; HOW ‘The Setup’ (Syd Field) is represented in ALL 4 Texts – for example the archival footage of the riots in Paris accompanied by a meaningful non-diegetic soundtrack in La Haine; The order (Linear? Non-Linear) of the narrative in City of God; The representation of ‘villainy’ (Propp) in ALL 4 Texts•Narrative Themes – Violence, “Decency”, Redemption, Lack of Matriarchal/Patriarchal figure, Poverty, Neglect, Romance – Is there a classic Prince falls for princess (Propp) character representation, Crime, Prejudice, Discrimination, Rich vs. Poor, Powerful vs. Powerless and “Ghetto mentality” – Fight for survival.
1. Is Toto’s (Salvatore Abruzzese) betrayal of Maria the defining example of HOW the text “shatters any romantic myths about the gangster genre” (Michael Covino - 2009)?
2. Is this an act of ‘villainy’ (Propp) OR is this the defining ‘disequilibrium’ (Todorov) in the text?
Micro Features – HOW do they construct the narrative?
Sound Cinematography
Editing Mise-en-scene
Narrative
• Syd Field Narrative Theory
• Vladimir Propp – Narrative Functions and Characters roles
• Todorov’s 3 Part Narrative
• Linear (Beginning – Middle – End) OR Non-Linear (Flashbacks/forwards) structure
Sound Cinematography
Editing Mise-en-scene
Narrative
• Syd Field Narrative Theory
• Vladimir Propp – Narrative Functions and Characters roles
• Todorov’s 3 Part Narrative
• Linear (Beginning – Middle – End) OR Non-Linear (Flashbacks/forwards) structure
Sound Cinematography
Editing Mise-en-scene
Narrative
• Syd Field Narrative Theory
• Vladimir Propp – Narrative Functions and Characters roles
• Todorov’s 3 Part Narrative
• Linear (Beginning – Middle – End) OR Non-Linear (Flashbacks/forwards) structure
Sound Cinematography
Editing Mise-en-scene
Narrative
• Syd Field Narrative Theory
• Vladimir Propp – Narrative Functions and Characters roles
• Todorov’s 3 Part Narrative
• Linear (Beginning – Middle – End) OR Non-Linear (Flashbacks/forwards) structure
COMPARISON
Once you have completed your overview, YOU MUST identify any similarities/differences in the construction of the Narrative through the micro features deployed by the Directors.
Extension – YOU COULD think about HOW the locations and the figures of authority impact the Narrative for the spectator as well.
