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Understanding Narrative Theory and Its Application

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Charis Creber
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Learning Objectives: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Noam Chomsky ,[object Object]
Plot vs Narrative ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
For example, in Titanic… ,[object Object],[object Object]
Storytime vs Screen Time ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Time Manipulation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Location Manipulation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Todorov’s a pproach to n arrative ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Propp’s approach to narrative ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Propp’s approach to narrative ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Propp believed that there are seven roles which any character may assume in the story:
Claude Levi-Strauss’s approach to narrative ,[object Object],[object Object]
Examples of binary opposites ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Roland Barthes Codes ,[object Object],[object Object]
Narrative ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Sample Question “ Media texts rely on cultural experiences in order for audiences to easily make sense of narratives”. Explain how you used conventional and / or experimental narrative approaches in one of your production pieces.

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  • 15. Sample Question “ Media texts rely on cultural experiences in order for audiences to easily make sense of narratives”. Explain how you used conventional and / or experimental narrative approaches in one of your production pieces.