narrative + film genre

Question 1

5 stages of todorovs narrative

Answer 1

1- A state of equilibrium
2- a disruption to the equilibrium by some action
3- recognition that there has been a disruption
4- an attempt to repair the disruption.

Question 2

vladimir propp- spheres of action

Answer 2

the villan- whocreates the narrative
the donor- gives the hero soemthing
the hero- agent who restores the narrative equilibrium
the princess- usually the character who is threatened by the villan
the dispatcher- sets hero on their task
the false hero-seems to be good at the start but is revealed to be bad at the end

Question 3

Levi-Strauss and binary oppositions

Answer 3

binary oppositions- Binary Oppositions create meaning through establishing what something is not. We understand the world through a system of power weighted oppositions.

Question 4

why bother with genre

Answer 4

for audience
- expectation of the pleasure
- understanding how to read the film
for producer
- established audience
- formular for production
- know how to reach the audience
all of these reduce risk

Question 5

what 4 major components tothe theme

Answer 5

Setting, Theme, Mood, format

Question 6

what does Steve Neale declare?

Answer 6

that ‘genres are instances of repetition and difference’