Narrative Theory

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  • Narrative Theory
    • Propp's Character Theory
      • The Hero
      • The Princess
      • The Dispatcher
      • The Villain
      • The False Hero
      • The Donor
      • The Dispatcher
    • Levi Strauss - Binary Opposition
    • Propp's Narrative Theory
      • 1. Preparation
      • 2. Complication
      • 3. Transference
      • 4. Struggle
      • 6. Recognition
      • 5. Return
    • Todorov's Equilibrium Theory
      • 1. Equilibrium
        • Balance / Routine
          • Disruption
      • 2. Disequilibrium
        • Recognition of the disruption
          • Repair
      • 3. New equilibrium
        • A new order is established
    • Barthes Codes
      • Narrative
        • Narrative texts are like tangled balls of threads which need unravelling so we can separate out the colours. Once we start to unravel a text, we encounter an absolute plurality of potential meanings
          • Codes
            • The end result of these ideas was five major codes for determining various aspects of narrative
              • The Hermeneutic Code
                • A story element that is not explained and, therefore, exists as an enigma for the spectator, raising questions that demand explication
              • The Proairetic Code
                • This refers to any action that implies a further narrative action
              • The Semantic Code
                • An element in a text that suggests additional meaning
              • The Symbolic Code
                • A "deeper" structural principle that organizes meanings
              • The Cultural Code
                • An element that presents our shared knowledge about the way the world works
      • Author
        • The notion of the author of a narrative as ultimately changing and the spectator has more control: ‘The poem belongs to the public.' Narrative meaning is actively created by the reader through a process of textual analysis.
          • Codes
            • The end result of these ideas was five major codes for determining various aspects of narrative
              • The Hermeneutic Code
                • A story element that is not explained and, therefore, exists as an enigma for the spectator, raising questions that demand explication
              • The Proairetic Code
                • This refers to any action that implies a further narrative action
              • The Semantic Code
                • An element in a text that suggests additional meaning
              • The Symbolic Code
                • A "deeper" structural principle that organizes meanings
              • The Cultural Code
                • An element that presents our shared knowledge about the way the world works
      • Mythologies
        • Barthes showed that it was possible to read the narratives of everyday life as mythic narratives
      • Vogler’s 12 Step
        • 1. The ordinary world
        • 2. Call to adventure
        • 3. Refusal to call
        • 4. Enter the mentor
        • 5. Crossing the first threshold
        • 6. Test, Allie and enemies
        • 7. The approach to the inmost cave
        • 8. The supreme ordeal
        • 9. The reward
        • 10. Then road back
        • 11. Resurrection
        • 12. The return with the Elixir
      • Shlovsky: Syuzhet and Fabula
        • Fabula
          • The raw material of the story
        • Syuzhet
          • The way a story is organised
      • Bordwell’s film poetics approach
        • Thematics
          • Considers motifs, inconography,representation, ideologies and themes S materials
        • Stylistics
          • Deals with the visual patterning of a film: staging, shot scale, composition, editing, camera movement and sound
        • Large-scale form
          • Considers principles that govern the shape and dynamics of a film

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