Media Factsheet 14 - Telling Stories: The Media's Use of Narrative

1) Give an example from film or television that uses Todorov's narrative structure of equilibrium, disequilibrium and new equilibrium. 

Equilibrium: A commoner and the princess live a normal life.
Disruption: Princess Jasmine does not want to marry the evil Jafar as he just wants to marry her for the status she has.
Recognition: Aladdin finds out.
Repair: Aladdin saves her.
Restoration: Aladdin becomes her Prince.








2) Complete the activity on page 1 of the Factsheet: find a clip on YouTube of the opening of a new TV drama series (season 1, episode 1). Embed the clip in your blog and write an analysis of the narrative markers that help establish setting, character and plot.

3) Provide three different examples from film or television of characters that fit Propp's hero character role.
In Shrek the hero is Shrek as he saves Princess Fiona. He saves the princess and falls in love with the princess.
The princess is Princess Fiona. She gets saved and falls in love with the hero.
Lord Farquaard is the villain as he sends all of them to the swamp.4) Give an example of a binary opposition.
In twilight the first film it is a binary opposition. They have a very complicated plot. As vampire and warewolves do not get along as that is the stereotype in films but in twilight it is very opposite the stereotype in the first film.

5) What example is provided in the Factsheet for the way narratives can emphasise dominant ideologies and values?
The example provided is when the policeman captures the criminal in a crime drama the ideology of the value and order is emphasised.
6) Why do enigma and action codes (Barthes) offer gratifications for audiences?
The enigma and action codes offer gratifications for audience (Do not understand)7) Write a one-sentence summary of the four different types of TV narrative:

• Episodic narrative (the series); it is a story told though series.

• Overarching narrative (the serial); it is a big narrative that unites all individuals stories and themes.
• Mixed narrative; a story written or spoken to an audience.
• Multi-strand overlapping narrative (soap narrative); the narrative story continues a period of time.

8) How does the Factsheet suggest adverts use narrative?  
(Does not have on factsheet)