LO: To recap Propps narrative theory

To analyse how the characters are ‘Living With Crime’

TASK: Match up the characters with Propps seven spheres of actionTASK: Match up the characters with Propps seven spheres of action

HEROHERO

VILLAINVILLAIN

FALSE HEROFALSE HERO

HELPERHELPER

PRINCESSPRINCESS

DONORDONOR

DISPATCHERDISPATCHER

• Hero: Individual(s) who's quest is to restore the equilibrium.

• Villain: Individual(s) who's task is to disrupt the equilibrium.

• Donor: Individual(s) who gives the hero(s) something, advice, information or an object.

• Helper: Individual(s) who aids the hero(s) with their set task.

• Princess (Prince): Individual(s) which need help, protecting and saving.

• Dispatcher: Individual(s) who send the hero(s) on their quest.

• False Hero: Individual(s) who set out to undermine the hero's quest by pretending to aid them. Often unmasked at the end of the film.

LIVING WITH CRIMELIVING WITH CRIME

• Now rank the characters in a good/bad hierarchy

• Who is the villain? Who is the hero?

• Discuss with your groups your reasons for your decisions

• Extn: Who is ‘living with crime’ the most?

How are our characters living with Crime?

DRAWN INTODRAWN INTO

RESISTINGRESISTING

TRAPPEDTRAPPED

EXT: Which key scenes demonstrate this?EXT: Which key scenes demonstrate this?

Write at least 1 PEE for each

E.G.• POINT The young protagonist of Bullet Boy, Curtis is drawn into

crime.• EVIDENCE His brother Ricky, has just left prison and brings a gun

into the home. Shown in a POV shot we see Curtis watching where his brother puts the gun, foreshadowing to the audience that he might try to take it.

• EXPLAIN This connotes that Curtis is surrounded by crime and is more likely to get involved because of his brother.

• COMPARE Similarly in London to Brighton, Joanne, the young protagonist is also drawn into crime due to her need for money to get to her Grandma’s house.

• EVIDENCE Joanne, seen in a mid shot in the café with Derek, agrees to Prostitute herself for £100 in desperation.

• EXPLAIN This connotes her lack of options with this being the only way to make money fast. She is too young and uneducated to get money another way, so accepts the offer.

• LO: To analyse how narrative structures affect our two film texts

NARRATIVE?NARRATIVE?

Narrative elements

• Todorov’s theory• Propps seven spheres of action• Linear/non linear• Restricted/omniscient• Open/closed endings• Barthes – Action and Enigma Codes

Which key scenes are driving the narrative?

• Key turning points in the film…

Which key scenes are driving the narrative?

• Key turning points in the film…

London to Brighton

1.Joanne decides to go with Kelly2.Derek persuades Joanne3.Kelly saves Joanne

London to Brighton

1.Joanne decides to go with Kelly2.Derek persuades Joanne3.Kelly saves Joanne

Bullet Boy

1.Wing mirror gets smashed2.Wisdom kills rival gang’s dog3.Mum kicks Ricky out

Bullet Boy

1.Wing mirror gets smashed2.Wisdom kills rival gang’s dog3.Mum kicks Ricky out

Now plan an answer to this question

• What are some of the ways in which ‘living with crime’ is explored through the narratives of the films you have studied?

• What are some of the ways in which ‘living with crime’ is explored through the narratives of the films you have studied?

MIND MAP all the different elements you could include in your answer and fill out evidence for them

MIND MAP all the different elements you could include in your answer and fill out evidence for them

Now write at least 3 PEEs

• What are some of the ways in which ‘living with crime’ is explored through the narratives of the films you have studied?

• What are some of the ways in which ‘living with crime’ is explored through the narratives of the films you have studied?

What do we know so far?

• 4 large a3 sheets

• In pairs – go round the room and write all you know

• Swap – read notes, then add more

• FB at end – copy them for students

London to BrightonLondon to Brighton