Group Narrative-Miss Georgiou

Group Narrative

The narrative is a story which is written in a constructed format. The purpose of a narrative is to add a theme to a movie, putting it into a specific genre. For example a narrative which involved killing or murder would be put into the thriller genre.

My group and I discussed our individual ideas by each of us explaining what we would like to be involved in our narrative, and why. Explaining how it would contribute to the thriller genre, for example included low key lighting or the narrative being located in a deserted destination as this adds suspense.  

Group Member 1-  Ellie Holt

For my idea i wanted it to be based on a troubled young child, who believes he hears voices in his head but his family think his making it up, this then leads to the death of the child. But the murder is unsolved as it is not a suicide killing. We see the killimg by a shadow stabbing another shawdow, but the audience are unaware if the shawdow was a person nor ghost. So the family begin to research into the child things to resolve the murder, and see weather he did hear voices in his head or it was a ghost.

The advantages of this narrative is that it involves hidden identity, as the audience are unaware to what has killed the child. Also the narrative being based on a young child will cause the audience to engage as they could usually relate, also feel vulnerable for the child. The disadvantages of this narrative is that it is stereotypical for a child to hear voices, as this is what would usually be what happens in a film not an adult, meaning the audience will feel like they have seen it before.

Group Member 2- James Craddock

James' narrative is going to consist of two completely different characters that end up in the same situation and have to find a way out of trouble. My idea is going to show how different peoples abilities can work together to save not just their own lives but those of others as well.

Some advantages of my narrative would be that it includes a hidden identity, this is going to create tension and suspense for the audience as the film progresses. The narrative is going to be based on the two known characters and the one mysterious character that the audience do not know. One disadvantage to the narrative is that the use of the hidden identity may be used in many other films as it is a key convention to a thriller film. 

Group Member 3 - Blessing Dada

Blessings narrative is going to include a main character who is the mysterious character and other characters that are all very similar. The story is that the myterious girl turns up to a sleepover that she's not invited to. The other girls and apprehensive about letting her in, but in the end they are forced to accept her in.

At first they are having fun, everything is fine. Then it gets to the time when the girls have to sleep the lighting becomes dark (dark setting, low-key lighting) To create suspense. And music starts playing to create tension. Then things start to happen, and the uninvited guest is accused of doing all these strange things but It turns out not to actually be her. So a turn in the plot will be shocking and suprising to the audience.

From looking at all of my groups ideas i think it would be best if we including parts of all our narratives as this would mean each person will have their on part in the clip that they created themselves.


Vladimir Propp:

Vladimir Propp was the russian critic that consisted the theory that the characters in the film had to perform functions, for example,  these films had to have a hero, villain, donor, dispatcher, false hero, helper, princess and the princesses father. The films that had these functions were obviously fairy tale films, for example, Shrek. Vladimir Propp used this theory as he believed it informed the audience of the narrative.

Tzvetan Todorov:

Tzvetan Todorov believed that there were five stages of the narrative, these were, all as it should be (equilibrium), the film should have a change of events, disorders then occur, then there is an attempt to fix this problem that has occured and after the problem has been resolved there is a new equilibrium. Todorov also believed that the film was all about the narrative and the equilibrium and disequilibrium involved. 

Aristotle:

Aristotle believed that a film should include an inciting incident, a dramatic question, a goal set for a character, an antagonist/protagonist, stakes, resolution and either sympathy or empathy.