narrative theory

narrative is based around time –

its gernally chronological

its sequential – (having a the video clips link up/ or ramdomized, going back in time)

its linear

narrative of space and being connected (

narratives have a under lined theme – (music video – theme of isolation, lonliness, sadness – oppisite: happiness, joy, cheerful)

todorov – theroy of tripartite narrative structure (three prt narrative sturcutre: beggining, middle, end: equilibrium, disruption, new equilibruim ( make sure you reppresnt that begginning)

in my music video: whats the equilibruim? whats the disruption? friend dies. whats the new equilibruim? friend becomes lonely, lost, depressed

vladirmir propp – stock characters ( hero, helper, princess, villian, victim, dispatcher, father, false hero)

claude levi strauss – (binary oppostions) – stories are important as they provide messages and idenitfications, (better understanding)

symour chatman: satelites and kernels

narrative if the over all structure – can be broken down into a story and plot. ( music video is about the struggle of accepting the past, and feeling lonely)

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