MEDIA THEORIES
A2 EXAM

TODOROV

5 STATES

Story: full sequence of events unfolding in chronological time.
(Both) Plot: What shown/seen on screen, essential key points of story (done to maximise effects)

Linear: Everything runs in chronological order
(Both) Non-linear: Time and events don’t occur from start to finish (flashbacks, ellipsis, enigma)

(Fixation) Open Narrative: continuous narrative, plot can continue
(Swindler) Closed Narrative: clear beginning, middle and end

AUTEUR THEORY

CHARACTER:

PROPP
8 CHARACTER TYPES

MULVEY
MALE GAZE

DISMEMBERMENT

FREUD
FEAR OF CASTRATION

AUDIENCE

HYPODERMIC NEEDLE THEORY

Blumler & Katz
Uses & Gratification Theory

TWO STEP FLOW

INOCULATION THEORY

MASLOW
HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

SOCIO ECONOMIC GROUPS

LIFE STYLE CATEGORIES