Tzventa Todorov
3 Stages;
Equilibrium - Disequilibrium - Equilibrium
Vladimir Propp
8 Character Profiles;
- Villain
- Hero
- Doner
- Helper
- Princess
- Her Father
- Dispatcher
- False Hero
Christopher Vogler
Archetypes and 12 Stages of Hero's Journey
- Ordinary World
- Call to Adventure
- Refusal of the Call
- Meeting with the Mentor
- Crossing the First Threshold
- Tests, Allies, Enemies
- Approach
- Ordeal
- Reward
- The Road Back
- Resurrection
- Return with Elixir
Claude Levi-Strauss
Binary Opposites
- Good Vs Evil
- Man Vs Animal
- Girl Vs Boy
- Black Vs White
Barthes Enigma and Action Code
Enigma and Action Code
- Enigma Code;
A narrative device that teases the audience by presenting a puzzle or riddle to be solved. For example is the hero going to survive.
- Action Code;
A narrative device by which a resolution is produced through action, for example a shoot out. The action code is often considered to be present within the male genre.
Linear Narrative and Parallel Action
Linear Narrative;
A plot that moves forward in a straight line without flashbacks or digressions.
Parallel Action;
A narrative device in which to scenes are observed as happening at the same time by crosscutting between them.
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Thursday, 24 April 2014
Entry One
After discussing with Ollie some of my initial ideas, it became apparent to me that I really wanted to use the idea of having a voiceover onto a visuals. With the visuals having no sound at all, it will make it more impacting to the audience as they will be able to really listen to what is being said.
Main Idea
I got the idea from the popular film 'Titanic' where an older Rose is talking about her love for Jack Dawson, a man she courted against her fathers wishes on a once in a life time trip on a cruise ship that was said to be unsinkable. After losing Jack in the tragedy as the ship sunk, Rose then gave her name out as 'Rose Dawson', taking Jacks name to prove her on going love for him. At the very end of the film, there are a group of people sitting in a dark room, listening to Rose talking about her love for Jack. One of my favourite quotes from this part of the film is the following; 'Now you know there was a man called Jack Dawson, and that he saved me. In every way that a person can be saved… he exists now, only in my memory.' This quote is really touching and I really think it would fit in well with the genre and the idea of my film. Another famous quote that I would like to use is from a popular film 'The Pursuit of Happiness' when Will Smith is determined to tell his son never to give up on his dreams. The quote goes as follows 'Hey, don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. Alright? You gotta dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. You want something, go get it. Period.' This quote has stuck with me and impacted me ever since I first watched the the film.
Using these quotes, I am hoping to create a speech to be spoke above visuals of a young girl walking around a place where she remembered her father who was killed suddenly from unexplained circumstances.
Techniques
Throughout my film, I want to use a lot of fade to white and also fade to black as it is almost going to be like a dream/memory being relived. The film I am hoping to create is going to be inside an old lady's thoughts. Reliving old memories of her father who she loved dearly.
Main Idea
I got the idea from the popular film 'Titanic' where an older Rose is talking about her love for Jack Dawson, a man she courted against her fathers wishes on a once in a life time trip on a cruise ship that was said to be unsinkable. After losing Jack in the tragedy as the ship sunk, Rose then gave her name out as 'Rose Dawson', taking Jacks name to prove her on going love for him. At the very end of the film, there are a group of people sitting in a dark room, listening to Rose talking about her love for Jack. One of my favourite quotes from this part of the film is the following; 'Now you know there was a man called Jack Dawson, and that he saved me. In every way that a person can be saved… he exists now, only in my memory.' This quote is really touching and I really think it would fit in well with the genre and the idea of my film. Another famous quote that I would like to use is from a popular film 'The Pursuit of Happiness' when Will Smith is determined to tell his son never to give up on his dreams. The quote goes as follows 'Hey, don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. Alright? You gotta dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. You want something, go get it. Period.' This quote has stuck with me and impacted me ever since I first watched the the film.
Using these quotes, I am hoping to create a speech to be spoke above visuals of a young girl walking around a place where she remembered her father who was killed suddenly from unexplained circumstances.
Techniques
Throughout my film, I want to use a lot of fade to white and also fade to black as it is almost going to be like a dream/memory being relived. The film I am hoping to create is going to be inside an old lady's thoughts. Reliving old memories of her father who she loved dearly.
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
New Genres
Golden Fleece;
- Every Golden Fleece had a 'Road' - spanning oceans, time or distance. it signifies growth of the characters.
- Every Golden Fleece has a team or a buddy who represents the things the hero doesn't have.
- Every Golden Fleece has a prize at the end.
Out of the Bottle;
- A 'wish' asked for by the hero or granted by another, and the need to be delivered from the ordinary.
- A 'spell' which has rules.
- A lesson to be learned.
Fool Triumphant;
- A 'Fool' whose innocence is their strength and whose gentle manner means that are likely to be ignored.
- An 'establishment' the fool comes up against into which they don't fit.
- A transmutation in which the fool becomes something new.
Monster in the House;
- The monster with evil at its core
- an enclosed space which could include a family unit or a town.
- A 'sin'. Someone is guilty of something, which invites the monster.
Title;
Ruins
Cast;
Unknown
Genre;
Horror
Logline;
Loved up couple, Chris and Paige, take a trip to Egypt on their honeymoon but will the discovery of a secret hidden for centuries ruin their experience?
Title;
'Just Like Daddy'
Cast;
Mike O'Donnell - Freddie Highmore
Julie O'Donnell - Anne Hathaway
Standard Genre Definition;
Drama
Logline;
After giving up her husband to the army, Julie has the horrible task of uprooting her family and moving them down south. Not taking it very well, son Mike goes missing causing his mum to take on the huge burden of depression. Writing letters to her husband as a from of comfort, will her wish come true that her whole family will return home?
- Every Golden Fleece had a 'Road' - spanning oceans, time or distance. it signifies growth of the characters.
- Every Golden Fleece has a team or a buddy who represents the things the hero doesn't have.
- Every Golden Fleece has a prize at the end.
Out of the Bottle;
- A 'wish' asked for by the hero or granted by another, and the need to be delivered from the ordinary.
- A 'spell' which has rules.
- A lesson to be learned.
Fool Triumphant;
- A 'Fool' whose innocence is their strength and whose gentle manner means that are likely to be ignored.
- An 'establishment' the fool comes up against into which they don't fit.
- A transmutation in which the fool becomes something new.
Monster in the House;
- The monster with evil at its core
- an enclosed space which could include a family unit or a town.
- A 'sin'. Someone is guilty of something, which invites the monster.
Title;
Ruins
Cast;
Unknown
Genre;
Horror
Logline;
Loved up couple, Chris and Paige, take a trip to Egypt on their honeymoon but will the discovery of a secret hidden for centuries ruin their experience?
Title;
'Just Like Daddy'
Cast;
Mike O'Donnell - Freddie Highmore
Julie O'Donnell - Anne Hathaway
Standard Genre Definition;
Drama
Logline;
After giving up her husband to the army, Julie has the horrible task of uprooting her family and moving them down south. Not taking it very well, son Mike goes missing causing his mum to take on the huge burden of depression. Writing letters to her husband as a from of comfort, will her wish come true that her whole family will return home?
Thursday, 3 April 2014
The End - PAT
Mcguffin - An element that drives the plot.
Titanic - Rose
What they want -
Escape
Be accepted by her family to have a relationship with someone in a lower status.
Elf 2 - Buddy
What they want -
Everyone to believe in Santa
To prove that Santa visits everyone even if they are ill.
Titanic - Rose
What they need -
Learn to embrace freedom and live everyday like its the last
Elf 2 - Buddy
What they need -
Everyone to believe him and trust him
Creative Compass
Triumphant Ending
- Character gets what they want AND what they need
Transcendent Ending
- Character only gets what they need.
- e.g. Rose gets the sense of freedom but doesn't get the man she loves.
Tragic Ending
- Character doesn't get what they want or what they need.
Existential Ending
- Character gets what they want but don't get what they need
TITANIC
Triumphant Ending;
Rose gets a sense of freedom and she moves over to make room for jack so he survives
Transcendent Ending;
Rose gets a sense of freedom but doesn't get the man she loves.
Tragic Ending;
Rose dies alongside jack meaning she never gets to feel the sense of freedom.
Existential Ending
Rose gets the love from jack but still has to live under her parents rules and doesn't have her fathers acceptance.
Titanic - Rose
What they want -
Escape
Be accepted by her family to have a relationship with someone in a lower status.
Elf 2 - Buddy
What they want -
Everyone to believe in Santa
To prove that Santa visits everyone even if they are ill.
Titanic - Rose
What they need -
Learn to embrace freedom and live everyday like its the last
Elf 2 - Buddy
What they need -
Everyone to believe him and trust him
Creative Compass
Triumphant Ending
- Character gets what they want AND what they need
Transcendent Ending
- Character only gets what they need.
- e.g. Rose gets the sense of freedom but doesn't get the man she loves.
Tragic Ending
- Character doesn't get what they want or what they need.
Existential Ending
- Character gets what they want but don't get what they need
TITANIC
Triumphant Ending;
Rose gets a sense of freedom and she moves over to make room for jack so he survives
Transcendent Ending;
Rose gets a sense of freedom but doesn't get the man she loves.
Tragic Ending;
Rose dies alongside jack meaning she never gets to feel the sense of freedom.
Existential Ending
Rose gets the love from jack but still has to live under her parents rules and doesn't have her fathers acceptance.
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