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    This document provides an introduction to key concepts in narrative theory, including definitions of narrative, plot, and story. It discusses several theorists who identified common structures and patterns in narratives, such as Todorov's 5 stages of equilibrium, disruption, recognition, attempt to repair, and reinstatement of equilibrium. Propp identified 8 character roles and 31 narrative functions. Levi-Strauss saw narratives reflecting a culture's values through binary oppositions. Barthes described 5 codes that create meaning in narratives. Cameron identified modular narrative forms like anachronic, forking-path, and episodic structures. The document encourages applying these theories to analyze film trailers.

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    This document provides an introduction to key concepts in narrative theory, including definitions of narrative, plot, and story. It discusses several theorists who identified common structures and patterns in narratives, such as Todorov's 5 stages of equilibrium, disruption, recognition, attempt to repair, and reinstatement of equilibrium. Propp identified 8 character roles and 31 narrative functions. Levi-Strauss saw narratives reflecting a culture's values through binary oppositions. Barthes described 5 codes that create meaning in narratives. Cameron identified modular narrative forms like anachronic, forking-path, and episodic structures. The document encourages applying these theories to analyze film trailers.

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    This document provides an introduction to key concepts in narrative theory, including definitions of narrative, plot, and story. It discusses several theorists who identified common structures and patterns in narratives, such as Todorov's 5 stages of equilibrium, disruption, recognition, attempt to repair, and reinstatement of equilibrium. Propp identified 8 character roles and 31 narrative functions. Levi-Strauss saw narratives reflecting a culture's values through binary oppositions. Barthes described 5 codes that create meaning in narratives. Cameron identified modular narrative forms like anachronic, forking-path, and episodic structures. The document encourages applying these theories to analyze film trailers.

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    What is

    Narrative
    Theory?
    Introduction to key
    concepts
    Winter term

    What is narrative?
    In media terms, narrative in the
    coherence/organisation given to a
    series of facts. The human mind
    needs narrative to make sense of
    things, thus narrative is an
    umbrella term that also covers plot
    and story.

    Plot - is the narrative as it is read,


    seen or heard from the first to the
    last word or image.
    Story - is the narrative in
    chronological order, the abstract
    order of events as they follow each
    other.

    What is narrative as an
    umbrella term?
    Narrative?
    signs/signifiers
    codes and conventions

    structure

    mise-en-scene
    plot

    mainstream/alternative

    Tristan Todorov (1939-)


    Tzvetan Todorov suggested that many narratives (stories) could be broken into
    specific stages.
    1. EQUI LI BR
    IUM the setting is established, key characters are introduced and
    BRIUM
    the storyline is set up.
    2. DI SRUPTI ON - oppositional characters (characters who will play opposite the
    key character, either in a relationship, e.g. the hero/h eroine, or in the
    conflict, e.g. hero/ villain) appear and the story takes a particular direction.
    3. RECOGNI TI ON OF DI SRUPTI ON the lives of characters and events are
    interwoven. Tension builds throughout this section, which is oft en the longest.
    4. ATTEMPT TO REPAIR DI SRUPTI ON the highest point of tension aft er which
    there is a change in dynamic.
    5. REINSTATEMENT OF EQUI LIBRI UM - matt ers are sorted out, problems
    solved and questions answered.

    Music Video: The 1975:


    Robbers

    Vladimir Propp (18951970)


    8 character roles
    31 narrative functions
    This theory concentrates on the
    chronological flow of the story.

    What would your main


    character roles be?

    8 character roles

    Claude Levi-Strauss
    (1908-)
    This theory reflects the values,
    beliefs and myths of a culture.
    Binary oppositions

    Mr Church

    Narrative Codes
    Barthes described five codes which
    are woven into any text to create
    meaning:
    1.The Cultural (Referential) Code
    2.The Symbolic Code
    3.The Semantic Code
    4.The Hermeneutic (Enigma) Code
    5.The Proairetic (Action) Code

    Allan Cameron: modular


    narratives
    Anachronic
    Forking-path
    Episodic
    Split-Screen

    How do your narratives fit


    these theories?

    Trailers
    Apply your knowledge of narrative
    to the following trailers

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