This is England

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0jkv2bRFgQ

Saturday night Sunday morning

This film has inspired us as it is one of the first social-realism films. Also, it is set in Nottingham which is where we are from so it has more meaning towards us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj00nZszmW4&feature=related

Propp's theory

• PROPP’S THEORY –Vladimir Propp’s theory was formed in the early twentieth Century. He studies Russian fairytales and discovered that in stories there were always 8 types of characters evident. These are: the hero, the villain, the donor, the dispatcher, the false hero, the helper, the princess and her father. He did not state these characters were all separate people e.g. the provider could also be the helper. There are only 8 different character types and only 31 things they ever do. Once you have identified the character type (e.g., the hero) it’s easy to guess what they will do (save the maiden, defeat the villain, marry the maiden or whatever) because each character has a SPHERE OF ACTION. This is easily relatable to films and programmes today.

Todorov's theory

TODOROV’S THEORY – Todorov proposed a basic structure for all narratives. He stated that films and programmes begin with an equilibrium, a calm period. Then agents of disruption cause disequilibrium, a period of unsettlement and disquiet. This is then followed by a renewed state of peace and harmony for the protagonists and a new equilibrium brings the chaos to an end. The simplest form of narrative (sometimes referred to as ‘Classic’ or ‘Hollywood’ narrative).

Narrative theory

In media terms, narrative is the organisation given to a series of facts. The human mind needs narrative to make sense of things. We connect events and make interpretations based on those connections. In everything we seek a beginning, a middle and an end. We understand and construct meaning using our experience of reality and of previous texts. Each text becomes part of the previous and the next through its relationship with the audience.

Representation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTzMsPqssOY


Representation is based on the interpretation of information; the interpretation can be formed from one's background and experiences. Bad representations can have a 'snowball effect' and get bigger and bigger and result into a moral panic.  This means that representation can often be a biased view which often occurs in the media with young males. In our film our main characters represent young working class males. Although they had bad habits, they are shown not to be heartless unlike the media portrays. This goes beyond the steroetype and shows more depth in a character and shows them to be more human than the media portrays.