ASSIGNMENT 15: NARRATIVE & FILM THEORY Research Assignment:

Set: Tues Oct 11
Due: Thur Oct 20

Task: to complete a research presentation on Narrative & Film Theorists. This is to be completed in one single powerpoint (or prezi) which 4 sections (A, B, C & D)


Information: Narrative Explained
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.
Therefore, when analysing a narrative we analyse the construction of the story ie the way it has been put together, not the story itself. All media texts have a narrative, whether they are a six hour TV miniseries or a one paragraph newspaper story or a glossy magazine photograph. All films will have some form of narrative and the way the narrative is presented in different films are presented very differently. There are also theories about how films are structured, constructed and presented to audiences which are various film theories. This assignment is for you to learn these theories and consider how you will incorporate them into your own opening sequence.
Remember to use mostly visuals, not a lot of text:
P: point make a point by putting a clear title and/or subtitle
E: evidence provide an image as evidence to your point
E/E: explanation/ underneath/beside the evidence (image) use bullet points to
Effect explain it further and the effect of it



***YOU CANNOT PLAGARISE OFF THE INTERNET. THIS MEANS COPYING A WORD OR PHRASE FROM ANY SOURCE AND USING IT AS YOUR OWN, IT MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS OR YOU WILL RECEIVE AN AUTOMATIC U GRADE.


PART A Slide 1: Include a title page
Slide 2: Define what narrative is and the different types of narrative in film. You should include some examples of films to support your research about different types of narrative in films.


PART B Tvzetan Todorov (narrative film theorist: narrative structure)
-general info about him
-introduce his narrative theory: (key terms: equilibrium, disequilibrium and new equilibrium)
-use 1-3 films to explain his narrative theory and how it is employed in the films, use stills to support


PART C Claude Levi-Strauss (narrative film theorist: narrative conflict)
-general info about him
-introduce his narrative theory: (key terms: binary opposition)
-use 1-3 films to explain his narrative theory and how it is employed in the films, use stills to support


PART D Vladimir Propp (Film theorist: Character types and stereotypes)
-general info about him
-introduce his Character film theory: (key terms: all of the different types of characters and their purpose)
-use 1-3 films to explain his character film theory (use films to explain all of the different types of characters)


PART E 1. Erving Goffman's, (Character theorist)
(extention) 2. John Campbell, Gorden Fletcher, and Anita Greenhill (Modern Character theorists)
3. Jonathan Bishop
-general info about them
-introduce their Character theories: (key terms: all of the different types of characters and their purpose)
-use 1-3 films to explain their character theory (use films to explain all of the different types of characters)


Some websites to help:
Be careful not to use all of your research from Wikipedia, remember it is not the only source and it isn’t always reliable)
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=947547
http://www.mediaknowall.com/gcse/keyconceptsgcse/gcsenarrative.html
http://www.mediaknowall.com/alevkeyconcepts/narrative.html


Some others to be posted later.


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