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    There are three main narrative theories used in media: 1. Tzvetan Todorov provided a basic 5-stage narrative structure to organize stories. 2. Vladimir Propp analyzed folk tales and identified 7 common character types. 3. Levi Strauss developed a theory that words are symbols representing a society's ideas, and can have opposite meanings from their literal definition.

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    There are three main narrative theories used in media: 1. Tzvetan Todorov provided a basic 5-stage narrative structure to organize stories. 2. Vladimir Propp analyzed folk tales and identified 7 common character types. 3. Levi Strauss developed a theory that words are symbols representing a society's ideas, and can have opposite meanings from their literal definition.

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    There are three main narrative theories used in media: 1. Tzvetan Todorov provided a basic 5-stage narrative structure to organize stories. 2. Vladimir Propp analyzed folk tales and identified 7 common character types. 3. Levi Strauss developed a theory that words are symbols representing a society's ideas, and can have opposite meanings from their literal definition.

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    Narrative Theory

    There are 3 main narrative theories that are used in todays


    media. This was used to help structure our short film.
    Tzvetan Todorov was a Bulgarian theorist and provided a basic
    narrative structure to structure a story. There were 5 stages.

    Vladimir Propps character theory

    Everyday life for James and Michael this portrayed through


    A character theory is used to understanding
    media, such as print or electronic media texts
    the flash backs of them standing at their parents gravestone
    or productions such as films and plays. It is useful for analyzing and understanding media
    in which people take on the role of an actor or social actor.
    James listens to his voice mail and finds Michael has been
    affected by the passing of his parents and is accepting defeat
    where he plans escape the pain by killing himself on rooftop of a
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    he believed that certain words are
    park

    Levi Strauss was a


    not associated with its actual meaning but rather the word of an opposite
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    a gun.

    1. The Villain struggles against the hero


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