believes that binary opposites are important in narrative,
as they help thicken the plot and further the narrative
Good vs Evil
Girl vs Boy
Crime vs Justice
Andrew Goodwin
believes that in
music videos
the narrative
often links to
the lyrics and
the tempo of
the music
Vladimir Propp
believes that media texts need
particular characters to
develop the narrative
hero
princess
villain
dispatcher
believes certain parts of
a narrative always
happen
hero battles villain
hero is given quest
princess is made distress
Todorov
believes there
are several main
stages to
complete a
narrative,
recognisable in
any story:
-equilibrium
-disruption
-resolution
-equilibrium
Alan Cameron
believes there are
several types of
'unusual' narrative
ANACHRONIC
NARRATIVE: includes
regular flashbacks and
flashforwards, with all
different narrative parts
being just as important
FORKING PATH
NARRATIVE: shows two
different consequences
that are diverse only as a
result of a small
change/decision
EPISODIC NARRATIVE:
separate narratives
have some sort of
link, e.g. different lives
being linked by a
particular accident
SPLIT SCREEN
NARRATIVE:
different
stories, linked
by the fact that
they are shown
on screen at
the same time
Unrestricted/Restricted Narration
UNRESTRICTED: where
information is given out in as
much detail as possible with very
little restrictions so that the
narrative is clear. Audiences
often know more than the
characters
RESTRICTED: where the narrative is kept minimal,
with parts unclear. Audiences are often in the dark
over a lot of the narrative (used effectively in the thriller genre)