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AS Media Studies

• Aims• To identify, discus, analyse and apply narrative

theories to the film Kidulthood • Objectives• To identify and define some narrative theories

and their components and discuss how these work

• To discuss and apply these narrative theories in an analysis and discussion of Kidulthood

Narrative Theories task

• In groups identify and match up correctly:

• The 6 different narrative theorists• The 6 narrative theories• The sentences explaining the content of the

theories

• Be prepared to feedback your answers

6 Narrative theories

• Vladimir Propp• Levi-Strauss• Roland Barthes• Tzvetan Todorov• Stanley Kubrick• Syd Field

Narrative task sheet

• Apply each Narrative theory to Kidulthood and formulate your own answers

• Then discuss and share your answers with your group

• Be prepared to feedback your answers

Vladimir Prop and Kidulthood

• Who are the 8 character roles?

• The Villain?

The Villain

Vladimir Prop and Kidulthood

• Who are the 8 character roles?

• The Hero?

The Hero

Vladimir Prop and Kidulthood

• Who are the 8 character roles?

• The Donor?

The Donor

Vladimir Prop and Kidulthood

• Who are the 8 character roles?

• The Helper?

The Helper

Vladimir Prop and Kidulthood

• Who are the 8 character roles?

• The Princess?

The Princess

Vladimir Prop and Kidulthood

• Who are the 8 character roles?

• Her Father?

Her Father

Vladimir Prop and Kidulthood

• Who are the 8 character roles?

• The dispatcher?

The dispatcher

Vladimir Prop and Kidulthood

• Who are the 8 character roles?

• The False Hero?

The False Hero

Levi Strauss

• Binary oppositions in Kidulthood?

Roland Barthes

• Enigma codes in Kidulthood?

Tzvetan Todorov

• Underlying structure to the narrative

Syd Field

• 3 act structure

Act 1 – The setup

• First 10 mins• Show the audience who main character is and

why they should care what happens to them• Style/genre of film• Next 20 mins• Show nature of the problem hero has to face• PLOT POINT 1 (important piece of plot that

changes relationships, alters the tone etc)

Act 2 – The confrontation

• Longest act – hero in more and more extreme problems/situations

• They are helpless against the opposing forces• There may be a mid point where they start to

turn things around but not until plot point two will they realise the way to succeed

• PLOT POINT 2 (important piece of plot that changes relationships, alters the tone etc)

Act 3 – The resolution

• The hero wins out (often confronting the opposing forces on their own territory)

Stanley Kubrick

• Non-submersible units

• Scenes, images, actions, sounds or a combination of these that create a strong

impression on the audience that they cannot ignore, shrug off or forget