Intro to narrative theory

Linear and Non-linear
 - In both of them, the event and order of event create the story
 - In the linear narratives, the story starts from the beginning, continues to middle events and finishes
   with the end. It also follows the timeline of the past, present and future.
 - In the non-linear narratives, the story does not always start at the beginning and can jump around
   the timeline of events.

Todorov Equalibrium 
 - The story in the film follows a particular order of events: Equalibrium, Dis-Equalibrium and New
    Equilibrium

Barthes' Theory of Narrative

 - This theory teaches that texts need to be unravelled and because of this, several meanings can be

    introduced.

 - He also says that texts can either be open or closed

Open: The text can be unravelled and have several different meanings 

Closed: The text only contains one meaning in the story

Bordwell and Thompson's theory

 - This theory states that a narrative consists of a chain of events in a cause-effect relationship

Reverse Chronology 

 - This is a way of telling the story in reversed order. The conclusion of the plot is revealed at the beginning.

Levi Strauss' Binary Oppositions

 - This is a theory that states that you need opposites involved to create and build the story. 

Textual analysis on Genre - 5 Films about Technology

Intro into genre theory

Genre Theories

Steve Neale:

Is a theorist who suggests that 'Genres are instances or repetition and differences'










Barry Keith Grant:

He came up with a theory that suggests sub-genres are used as more specific categories and allow audiences to identify and recognise them by using a familiar and what become recognisable characteristics.

Conventions of a short film

Welcome

Hello, my name is Jade Moon and I am currently a A Level media student at Coopers Company and Coborn School. The task I will be doing is creating a short film of any genre with the duration of around 5 minutes long. Over the upcoming months, I will be documenting my progress and the research I have carried out for the preparation on this blog. My preparation includes researching the conventions of different genres which I will then find helpful when creating my own short film. I will also be watching and analysing short films as well as learning how to use a wider range of professional editing software.