Narrative Theory’s
Tsvetan Todorov
He said that all
narrative fall into a standard 3 part structure. They start with equilibrium
where everything is balanced, disequilibrium as something comes along to
disrupt that equilibrium, and finally reach a resolution when equilibrium is
restored or a new equilibrium is introduced.
Vladimir Propp
He constructed a list of
31 functions (these can happen, not necessarily all at the same time) and 8
character types that occur in all stories.
The characters consist of:
- Villain (antagonist)
- Dispatcher
- Helper (magical)
- Princess (or prize)
- Father
- Donor
- Hero
- False Hero
His work focused on the
theory of binary-opposition that is present in narratives. This is a theory that there are always
opposites such as, light/dark, good/evil, noise/silence, youth/aged,
right/wrong, poverty/wealth, strength/weakness, inside/outside.
The way we understand a
story comes from our own interpretation. Even though there may be one basic
narrative in any form of media depending on how who we are an our experience
influences how we interpret a video.
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