Wednesday 2 October 2013

Fantasy stories

Vladimir Propp-The seven spheres of action:
The Villain: The Vengeful boyfriend who thinks he should marry the princess and be with her forever    
The Donor: The father informs his son that the villain is about to attack
The Helper: The princess brother punches the villain.
The Princess – She’s getting all of the attention because she is going to have a wedding, she flirts with the villain.
The Dispatcher- The father finds out about the princess behaviour and tells her future husband.
The Hero-The husband delivers a speech on how he would always be there for his wife, they get married and live happily ever after.
Roland Barthes
Enigma Code: Will the princess chose the villain instead of her husband to be? .This is an enigma code because the audience wouldn’t find out the answer until the end.
Action Codes: there aren’t any action codes in this as they’re no fights or arguments.
Multi- Strand Narrative- There is only one narrative that is over the whole episode or film.
Linear Pattern- This story does follow chronological order as there is a beginning, middle and end.
Equilibrium-
Everything is fine as everybody is getting ready for the princess wedding and everybody is happy. The family are all on a table
Disequilibrium-
The brother finds out about the villains plot and decides to intervene. This made everybody worried about the brother.
New Equilibrium- The son punches the villain, the villain back off and looks for a new women in his life. The princess gets married and continues her life.

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