Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Narrative Theorists- Valdimir Propp

This narrative theorist came up with seven different character types that appear in most if not all films. These are:
Hero- usually male who embarkes on a quest,
Villian- who usually disrupts the equilibrium.
Princess- usually female who is in danger from the villian and gets rescued by the hero.
False hero- uaually appears to be a good person but at the end of the film, it shows that the person was indeed bad.
The donor- usually gives the hero something to help him on his quest.
The helper-  aids the hero.
The dispatcher- usually sends the hero on their quest.

For example, Harry Potter...
Hero is Harry
Villian is Voldemort
Princess is the magical world
False hero is Dumbledore
The donor is Snape
The helpers are Hermione and Ron
The dispatcher is also Dumbledore






















In relation to my short film, there is a hero, a villian, a princess and a false hero.




The hero and the princess is Aimee who is played by Becky. She is the princess




as she needs saving from her boyfriend who tries and kills her. She is also the




hero as she survives being hit by a car.










The villian and the false hero is Jack who is played by Zak. He is the false hero as




he is supposed the hero and save his girlfriend but he is the one who is trying




to harm her. Leading from this he is also the villian. 

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