1. Work Ready? Lanyards on and visible
Mobile Phones in bags, switched off or to silent
Only bottled water on the table
Coats on backs of chairs
Bags on floor
Notepads and pens at the ready…

2. Unit 6: Critical Approaches to Creative Media Products
Objectives
Explore narrative theory (linear, non-linear, enigma, climax, Todorov’s theory)
Apply narrative theory to the development of your own idea.
Analyse the narrative structure of a feature film.
Introduce Assignment Brief

3. Linear and Non-Linear Narrative
Breaking Bad
Django Unchained

4. Linear or Non-Linear Back to the Future Trilogy

5. Linear or Non-Linear 28 Days Later

6. Linear or Non-Linear Batman Begins

8. Equilibrium Disruption
Recognition Repair
Return

9. Equilibrium Disruption
Recognition Repair
Return

10. Concept A monster that didn’t want to scare.
A robot that wanted to be loved.
A rebel army fight an evil empire in space.
A shark attacks and kills people on a tourist beach.
A guy discovers that reality is simulated

11. Controlling Line (A sentence with a B/M/E)
The top scaring monster realises that scaring is bad, so risks all to do the right thing.
A lonely robot falls in love when he is visited by a robot from space and he travels to find her.
A young boy, whose parents are murdered by the Empire, discovers his Jedi powers and uses them to defeat the empire’s base.
A man discovers that reality is simulated and enters the real world to join the resistance and becomes the One

12. Stage 1: Equilibrium Who is your protagonist?
What are there passions and fears?
Establish time and location.

13. Stage 2: Disequilibrium
Protagonist’s fears are realised.
Protagonist’s passions are challenged.
What is your disruptive event or person?
Establish enigma.

14. Stage 3: Recognition
What action does your protagonist take to re-establish equilibrium?

15. Stage 4: Repair What are progressive complications that are overcome?
What are there passions challenged further?
Climax

16. Stage 5: Restoration Return to equilibrium.
How has the protagonist changed?
What is the moral or lesson?