Thursday 30 September 2010

Propps theory for narration of a film

The main idea of Propps theory for how the narration of a film should be layed out:

1) Preperation (a community or family is in an ordered state of being, everything is fine or normal)

2) Complication (a villain comes along and harms someone that is close to the hero, so the hero plans action against the villain) 

3) Transference (the hero is given a magical gift, or tought to fight against the villain and arrives at the place he can fullfil his quest)

4) Struggle (There is a struggle between the hero and the villain)

5) Return (hero escapes, task is set for hero and he accomplishes it)

6) Recognition (the hero is rewarded)

Propps theory of character types

Hero ( someone who saves the day )
Villain (the bad guy)
Prize (reward for hero if he acomplishes his task)
Mentor (someone who guides the heroes to victory eg. gandalf in lord of the rings)
Helper (People who stay side by side helping the hero, eg robin with batman)
Blocker (people that stop the hero from his tasks, eg the germans in enemy at the gates)

Thursday 23 September 2010

Enigma picture



This is a rather mysterious picture which makes the viewer wonder many things. It shows a dark night in the forrest, a man who has his car near by and is opening many boxes while in a deep hole. Everything around him is dark apart from where his car lights and the moonlight is shining. First questions that spring into mind can be what might this man have on his mind and what would he be up to, also what is inside those boxes, and also what on earth would he be doing in the forrest at night by himself. He may be hiding something due to a crime hes commited, being in the forrest and as far away from the public as possible.It is rather mysterious due to the fact that the viewer has no idea whats happening and will never find out what is inside these boxes but may only guess as to whats happening.  The boxes may symbolise stolen goods, and the large hole in the ground may have been a hole that these boxes have been dug out from or are being put into.