1. Narrative TheoryTake Three Productions Jasdeep Kaur Jabbal

2. NarrativeBy definition, a narrative is a way in which a story is told in bothfictional and non-fictional media texts.The 4 main narrative theorists are Todorov, Propp, Mulvey andLevi-Strauss. 3. TodorovTodorov was a Bulgarian literary theorist,this theory provides a basic format for allnarratives he suggested that mostnarratives start with a state of equilibrium. 4. Tzvetan TodorovHe then goes on to describe five stages that structureconventional narratives:1. A state of equilibrium (All is as it should be.)2. A disruption of that order by an event.3. A recognition that the disorder has occurred.4. An attempt to repair the damage of thedisruption.5. A return or restoration of a NEW equilibrium 5. Todorov Theory Our Production This structure is valid to our own production, Life Is a Journey, but the states arenot in the same order. At the beginning it starts of with the recognition that the disorder has occurredby Tom who waits and watchs Anna packing her bag. Then there is an attempt to repair the damage of the disruption by when Tomstops Anna packing and pushs her to the wall. Also the state of disruption is when Tom and Anna get into a heated argument;this is a disruption of the equilibrium which is at the beginning. Then there is a rewind of everything to the state of equilibrium, where there is amontage of both Anna and Tom, this allows the audience to gain anunderstanding and a strong liking towards both characters. Finally towards the ending the state of disruption is shown again; this is when Tomand Anna get into a heated argument; this is a disruption of the equilibrium. From this, we get the audience to not only experience the idea of how they met,both characters are reminiscing and remember how they got together, andwhy they are still together this also adds to the attempt to repair thedisruption and also the question about the disruption. 6. Vladimir ProppVladimir was a Russian critic and literary theorist that analysed over 100Russian fairytales in the 20s. The model is applicable and useful in that ithighlights the contrast between supposedly unique stories. Heanticipated that it was possible to categorise characters and theiractions into clearly categorised functions and roles. Vladimir also stated that there are 8 main characters involved insuch a narrative, these are: The villain The dispatcher The donor The hero Her father The helper The princess of the prize The false hero 7. Propp Theory OurProductionIt does not seem as though this narrative will be applicable to our shortfilm, the reason being, our short film only has two characters, both ofwhich are in love and there is no such villain or father, or a helper or aprincess, etc. 8. Claude Levi-StraussStrauss was a French anthropologist who studied Myths and Tribalcultures, examined how stories subconsciously reflect the values, beliefsand myths of culture; his theory argued that all narratives could bereduced down to binary opposites for instance, the poor and the rich,the old and the young, a boy and a girl.According to Claude All narratives have to bedriven by a conflict by a series of opposingforces. This conflict would eventually cause thenarrative to restore some sort of balance. A goodexample of a binary opposition could be in manymarvel films, however, specifically, Batman; TheJoker being the villain, and of course, Batmanbeing the hero. 9. Claude Theory OurProductionWithin the media industry, this theory is used very frequently in films,however perhaps not so much my own. There may be a binaryopposite as there are two characters, one is a boy, the other a girl, andso, once they argue, this may show a binary opposition. 10. Laura MulveyLaura is a British feminist film theorist;she came up with the theory of themale gaze. She believes thataudiences have to be able to viewthe characters from the perspectiveof a heterosexual male this involvesthe camera lingering on certainparts of a females body forinstance, her breasts or her curves,this relegates women to the status ofobjects. 11. Laura Mulvey Theory OurProductionFor our production, it may be likely that this theory is to be used as weare using a young, beautiful girl and therefore, it may inevitable thatpeople are to gaze at her feminine aspects, such as her curves.Also, due to the fact that both characters are to be in a relationship,Tom, the male character may present Anna in such a light that she willbe desirable for those in our target audience that are males as outproduction is to be aimed at both males and females.