In Media Studies, it is important to tell the difference between narrative and story

Story = a sequence of events, known correctly as the plot

Narrative = the way those events are put together to be presented to an audience

The way the scene in a film is put together Types of Narrative fairy tales

Science fiction

Russian theorist suggests that all narratives follow a three part structure.

They begin with equilibrium, where everything is balanced, progress as something comes along to disrupt that equilibrium, and finally reach a resolution, when equilibrium is restored.

Equilibrium Disequilibrium New equilibrium

Normal day, his walking up his son to go to school

Long shot of him picking up his son so they can go home

The war started, and they starts to kill people

Mid shot, of the camp master frightening to kill the fisher man son

He loses his family, indicate how war can effect people

Close up, shot of his face with the diamond

Long shot, he founds someone to help him to found his family

Long shot, of him hugging his family. He got his family back.

Mid shot, he got put into the slave prison

Mid shot, He becomes an inspirational speaker

born on April 17, 1895 in St. Petersburg to a German family. August 22, 1970(aged 75) Analysed over 100 German fairytales Vladimir Propp suggested that characters took on the role

of narrative 'spheres of action' or functions.

He studies Russian fairytales and discovered that in stories there were always 8 types of characters evident.

The hero ( seeks something) The villain (opposite to hero) The donor (helps the hero) The dispatcher (sends the hero off) The false hero (takes credit for the hero’s actions or tries to

marry the princess) The helper (helps the hero in the quest) The princess ( the prize/reward for the hero, but also need

protection from the villain/false hero The father (decide who the princess marries)

The hero- Shrek The helper- Donkey

The donkey is Shrek best friend and he helped Shrek throughout the mission. Indicating that they have a strong friendship and will do anything for each other

He rescue the princess and loves her no matter what. He even tried to changed himself because he thought the princess did not like his look. The princess father at the end gave him, his daughter and they lived happily ever after

The villain- The fairy Godmother The princess

She has a diary where she rights about what her future prince would be like, and how he will save her

Although she not the ordinary princess but she found love, with an Ogre

She’s the princess fairy godmother, but she has a dark secret, and will do anything to ruin Shrek and Fiona relationship

She’s wants her prince charming back (Shrek)

She’s making a potion, the light is red which indicate that she’s evil and dangers

She’s frighten the princess that she will turn him into a frog. Showing that she has more power then him

The false hero – The fairy godmother son

The donor- Puss (cat), Pinocchio, Gingerbread man

The father

This three are the donor because they help Shrek throughout his mission

The father gives his daughter to the hero, how saved his daughter from the dragon. He loves his child so much and made the daughter decide who she wanted to marry with.

He pretended to be Shrek so that the princess can fall in love with him. He was the one that meant to save the princess, but it was too late

28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) France the "father of modern anthropology". Examine how stories reflect values,

belief myths of culture/religion He uses Binary Opposition His research had been adapted by

Media and also schools/college, to underlying themes and symbolise opposite in Media text

a pair of direct opposites such as good and evil, white and black or male and female

for example Spiderman: Hero Villain Good Evil Saves the world Destroy the world Red/blue black with a cyber

mask

Born: 11th June, 1922 Died: 19th November, 1982 Nationality: Canadian Erving Goffman's (1959) character theory suggests that there are

four main types of broad character in a media text or production;

Character Roles

The protagonist Leading character

The deuteragonist Secondary character

The bit player Minor character whose specific background the audience is not aware of

The fool A character that uses humour to convey messages

Leading character

Mid shot of her and husband happily married for 18 years anniversary

Close of shot of her smiling

Mid shot, of her husband and his mistress and their kid

Mid shot, isolated waiting for her husband to come home

Mid shot, she’s angry Mid shot, of her, husband and the mistress having an argument

Close up of her face, about to cry

Mid shot, of her asking her mum for forgiveness

She got a job as a waitress

She falls in love with the delivery man

The delivery man who helped Helen pack her close

The deuteragonist The fool

The bit player

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