Narrative: Aim: Understand narrative conventions of genre products Objectives: Identify Todorovs 5 Stages of Narrative Transformation Apply Todorovs theory.

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Narrative: Aim: Understand narrative conventions of genre products Objectives: Identify Todorovs 5 Stages of Narrative Transformation Apply Todorovs theory of Narrative Transformation on a chosen text

What is Narrative?

The structure of the storyline The narrative is about how the events are told

Narrative Structure The narrative structure of a mainstream film starts with equilibrium Then something happens to disrupt that The rest of the film is about how normality is once more restored

Narrative Structure of Air Force One We will watch selected scenes from Air Force One to identify how the story is structured. Fill in each box with what happens in the story Todorovs 5 Stages of Narrative Transformation EquilibriumDisruption Recognition Attempted Repair Equilibrium Disequilibrium

Narrative Structure of Think of your favourite film and identify the 5 different stages below in that film Todorovs 5 Stages of Narrative Transformation EquilibriumDisruption Recognition Attempted Repair Equilibrium Disequilibrium