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Thor Ragnorok - narrative theory applied

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Thor Ragnorok - narrative theory applied

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This Marvel feature film follows the eponymous protagonist/ hero 'Thor' - the god of thunder - in his battle to save his home realm of Asgard from subjugation by his evil older sister and chief antagonist, Hela. An equilibrium state of apparent happiness and peace is established in Asgard at the beginning albeit that Thor has been imprisoned by the underworld demon Surtur. However it established that he is simply doing his usual job of keeping Asgard from harm and quickly succeeds - preventing any disruption.
The real disruption is caused soon after by the death of Thor and Loci's father, Odin, allowing their previously unknown evil older sister, Hela, who is the key villain, to return to Asgard and take over.
Thor is a fairly typical hero who is helped by his brother Loci who, as expected in previous films, turns out to be a 'false hero' by betraying his brother but in this film redeems himself by returning to help his brother defeat Hela and evacuate Asgard. In this he is aided by other helpers such as the comic character Korg.
Thor's father Odin plays the dispatcher role - frequently offering Thor advice in dream sequences. He also acts as donor, having previously provided Thor with his hammer, he helps Thor discover that his real power is his control of lightning.
The 'princess' role is more atypical in this film. There is a suggestion of romance between Thor and Valkyrie but this character is strong and independent and ends up fulfilling the role of helper alongside Hulk. The princess role is actually fulfilled by the Asgardians who have to be evacuated from Asgard to avoid being destroyed.
A resolution is found when Loci brings a massive spaceship to evacuate the people of Asgard and a new equilibrium is reached where they appear to now be fated to wander the cosmos aboard this ship.
The narrative is closed at the point of the end credits - a satisfactory resolution has been found - the people are saved. However, as is a convention with most Marvel feature films, an additional teaser scene within the closing credits keeps the narrative open and encourages viewers to watch the next Marvel film which will continue the narrative.
There is an assumption that the audience will get to see these now familiar characters again in future narratives which is likely to attract further revenue. Enigma codes are also used to signal future narrative developments such as when Loci sees the blue Tesseract - a magical, power-giving 'infinity stone' -  in Odin's vault. This is also a reference to previous Marvel films in which the Tesseract plays a key part.

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Both diegetic sounds and non-diegetic sounds are used in practically every movie being made today.

Diegetic sounds are from noises that are happening in the scene that haven't been edited in, this means sounds like people talking or things like footsteps. People can usually tell which sound is diegetic from what they can see on the screen.

Non-diegetic sounds are sounds that have been added in, this can include things like music, a narration and sound effects. Non-diegetic sounds are often used to add drama to moments that would be silent without it.

As an example of the effects non-diegetic sounds have on films; I have edited a scene from the movie Zombieland to take out the non-diegetic sound. The clip is shown bellow.
This is an edited clip of a scene from the movie Zombieland directed by Ruben Fleischer in 2009.
As you can see, the non-diegetic sounds were used as mood music and sound effects to create a moment that feels like something dramatic and intense is about to happen. As soon as the music was taken away the feeling of the entire scene changed and the intensity of the scene vanished.

Sometimes people crossover both diegetic and non-diegetic to create a trans-diegetic transition. An example of a trans-diegetic transition is when there is a radio on the screen playing a song and when the video cuts to a different scene but the music is still playing in a non-diegetic way.

Overall, Non-diegetic and diegetic are both equally important in a movie, since diegetic is about what the characters hear and non-diegetic is about what the audience should feel.

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The difference between diegetic and non-diegetic sounds.

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Both diegetic sounds and non-diegetic sounds are used in practically every movie being made today.Diegetic sounds are from noises that are happening in the scene that haven't been edited in, this means sounds like people talking or things like footsteps. People can usually tell which sound is diegetic from what they can see on the...

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In your ClassNotes in the CDMP Notebook, choose a favourite film or soap and analyse the narrative structures present, applying as many of the narrative theories you have studied as possible. Aim to make at least eight different observations and explain how the use of narrative engages and keeps attention of the audience.

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NARRATIVE STRUCTUREClosed Narrative 'Tight' reading involved with audience aware it's watching a two-hour story and therefore reading with ...

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3. Open and Closed, Linear, Single and Multi -strand narratives

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3. Open and Closed, Linear, Single and Multi -strand narratives

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Open, Closed, Multi-strand, Linear and Non-linear narratives

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By Holly Hosler-White Open, Closed, Multi-strand, Linear and Non-linear narratives. Open narrative open narratives usually have many characters and no forseeable ending. a good example of Open narrative is Soap Operas, such as Eastenders and HollyOaks. They're usually multi-stranded and in Chonological order or 'Real-Time'.

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This is a well-studied field, so there are many. The main ones are summarised in this blog ...

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NARRATIVE Narrative is the art of storytelling, something we all do every day. It is an important part of our lives and something that we value highly. When we watch a film or TV or read we are receiving narratives. We are going to look at narratives in Film & Broadcast Fiction although there are...

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Unit 29 BTEC Creative Media Production and A Level media support material

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This video is a digital project created for BCM310 based on Representation of Muslims in media and its effects on Muslim. The video highlights how unfairly Muslims are portrayed as barbaric, uncivilized, deceitful and terror in the mainstream media - in movies, cartoons, television shows, newspapers and even in video games, and the consequences Muslims face all around the world.

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Lily Allen | The Fear (Official Video - Explicit Version)

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Lily Allen satirises the representation of women in the media ..

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Lily Allen satirises the representation of women in the media ..

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Lily Allen - Hard Out Here (Official Video)

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The new Album 'Sheezus' Out Now: http://smarturl.it/iSheezusdeluxe Lily Allen - Hard Out Here (Official Video) - Available to download now : http://smarturl.it/HardOutHere?IQid=youtube Director -- Christopher Sweeney Producer -- Amalia Rosen-Rawlings Pro. Co. -- Good Egg Follow Lily online: http://www.lilyallenmusic.com https://twitter.com/LilyAllen https://www.facebook.com/lilyallen http://instagram.com/lilyallen http://lilyallenmusic.tumblr.com https://plus.google.com/+lilyallen http://sptfy.com/lilyallen

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Representation of Bisexual Women In Television

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In this video we will be discussing the representation of women in music videos. Women are often shown in music videos in a negative light. We will be looking at three different types of representation. The first is men representing women as lesser, the second is men representing women as sexualized, and the third is how women represent other women or themselves.

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USE THESE TERMS/ THEORIES IN YOUR VIDEO ANALYSIS!

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USE THESE TERMS/ THEORIES IN YOUR VIDEO ANALYSIS!

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Research each of the terms on this page and apply them to your own Music Video Analysis

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Enigma code: what is the central enigma (mystery/ problem/ question) to be solved in the film?
Action codes: what visual shorthand (symbols/ signs/ codes) are being used to communicate meaning e.g. a wife throws a husband's belongings out of the window = there has been an argument/ he has cheated

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Todorov and Propp's Theories - Back To The Future

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Back to The Future in the eyes of Todorov and Propp.

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5. Todorov's Theory of Narrative explained

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5. Todorov's Theory of Narrative explained

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A powtoon explaining Todorov's Theory of Narrative-- Created using PowToon -- Free sign up at http://www.powtoon.com/ . Make your own animated videos and animated presentations for free. PowToon is a free tool that allows you to develop cool animated clips and animated presentations for your website, office meeting, sales pitch, nonprofit fundraiser, product launch, video resume, or anything else you could use an animated explainer video.

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Common issues of representation in the media:

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Common issues of representation in the media:

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Race e.g. representation of black people
Class - e.g. 'chavs' in UK
Gender - of women in particular
Age e.g. 'the youth' or 'OAPs'

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Are you being put in a particular position? E.g. are being told a secret, like someone's confidante (below)? Or are you an observer or  'voyeur' (right) peering into someone's life? Are you being asked to empathise with a central character?

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Are you being referred to? Are you watching someone? Is your viewing presence acknowledged?

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Are you being spoken to or looked at?

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An Introduction: http://www.slideshare.net/anne.horne/media-narrative-theory
Key theorists:
Todorov: 1. Equilibrium 2. Dispruption 3. Recognition of Disruption 4. Attempt at Resolution 5. New Equilibrium
Propp: 'Spheres of Action': Hero, villain, donor, helper, princess/ victim, dispathcher, false hero
Levi-Strauss: 'Binary Oppositions' e.g. light vs. dark, good vs. evil, old vs. young, weak vs. strong, insider vs. outsider

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The way a media product ‘speaks’ to it’s audience. In order to communicate, a producer of any text must make some assumptions about an intended audience.

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Absolutely key - what you are watching is not reality. Is it?

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Media Representation | Media in Minutes | Episode 7