Essay question about Narrative

1. Narrative Applying Theory to your Own Production

2. Question “Media texts rely on cultural experiences in order for audiences to easily make sense of narratives”. Explain how you used conventional and / or experimental narrative approaches in one of your production pieces.

4. Propp

5. Barthes

6. Levi-Strauss to your practical production. Does your practical production conform to all/some/none of them?

7. Answer If all, your opening was probably quite a conventional narrative. If none, your opening was probably quite an experimental narrative. If some, your narrative likely had elements that were conventional and elements that were more experimental.

8. Answer You will need to provide evidence from your opening sequence to back up points about conventional/experimental narrative techniques.

9. Final Tips Structure is not important at this stage. You should not spend more than 30 minutes writing. This will be due for next week Monday.