Tuesday, 19 September 2017

Narrative and Character Theories

The Todrow Theory has 5 basic points

  1. The narrative starts with an equilibrium 
  2. An action or character disrupts that equilibrium
  3. A quest to restore the equilibrium begins
  4. the narrative continues to a climax
  5. Resolution occurs and equilibrium is restored 
When applying this to a music video points 1,2 and 5 are the most relevant. 

Propp's seven character theory
The hero
The Villain
The doner/enabler
The Helper
The princess
The false hero
The dispatcher.
Usually there is always one of these characters in a media text however they don't have to be literal as the villain in a post apocalyptic film could be the elements, similar to The Book of Eli the dispatcher is God as he told him to carry the book to safety.

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