We looked in more detail at codes and conventions and we discussed them as a class. The codes and conventions we looked at were technical codes, verbal codes and symbolic codes. We learnt that the technical codes involved camera angles, lighting, frames and typography. We learn that the verbal codes involve everything to do with language, this includes everything in the scene that is written or said. The symbolic codes are everything that is linked with our cultural reference or experience.
We also learnt more about equilibrium, disequilibrium and equilibrium restored. Equilibrium is the atmosphere or mood at the beggining of the film. Disequilibrium is when the atmosphere or mood gets disturbed, when something goes wrong and there is a twist in the story. Equilibrium restored means when the problem has been solved and happiness/equilibrium has been restored.
Recently, We have also learnt about Todorov's theory and Propp's theory. Todorov's theory is the basic structure for all narrative sequences. He states how most films usually involve equilibrium, disequilibrium and equilibium being restored. This is often reffered to as 'The Hollywood Sequence.' Propp's theory was formed in the 20th century. His main studies consist of russian fairytales. He discovered that in these studies there are usually 8 types of characters. Once the character has been identified, it is easy to guess what they will do in the narrative.
The final thing we learnt was Levi - Strauss' Binary Oposition. This is when narrative tension is based on opposition or conflict, this usually occurs in a movie ideological level, e.g westerns.
Thats all for now,
Samantha xx
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You should re - label this Narrative Theory. Always use headings for your posts that will link with your research/planning
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