LO:3 Narrative theory

story-plot (sequence of events)

Narrative-how it is put together

suthpaw- The plot of southpaw is of a light heavy weigh champion who has a beautiful wife and daughter and life is going well but he has a brawl at a charity event with his rival Escobar in the commotion his wife is fatally shot, billy goes into a downward spiral where he goes off the rails with drug and loses his belts, house and daughter and Billy has to rebuild his life and starts by attending the local inner city boxing club where he becomes a fighter again, he gets his boxing titles, daughter and self respect back.


key theory 1-Tim O'Sullivan et al.(1998)
                      ''all media texts tells us some kind of story''
                 

My films wider meanings or ideologies are

• family is important  
• greed
• loyalty

key theory 2

• 'linearity of cause and effect within an overall trajectory of enigma resolution
• a high degree of narrative structure
• A fictional world that contains verisimilitude especially governed by spiritual and temporal

the enigma that is over thrown is how Billy over comes the loss of his wife, wins his daughter back and

key theory 3

Tzvetan Todorov (1977)

stage 1- a point of stable equilibrium

stage 2-this stability is disrupted by some kind of force, which creates a state of disequilibrium

stage 3-action directed against disruption

stage 4-restoration of new equilibrium

south paw

stage 1-billy is winning fights with his wife and daughter by his side

stage 2-billys wife is murdered, downwards spiral

stage 3-billy starts training again

stage 4-billy gets his daughter back and defeats Escobar

Key theory 4

Binary opposites (good vs evil, rich vs poor)

there is no binary opposition in my film

Key theory 5

Vladimir Propp (1928)

all narratives features stock characters

villain/antagonist

hero/protagonists

helper/supporter (side kick)

Prize to be saves i.e. princess

southpaw-

• antagonist (Escobar)
• protagonists (Billy)
• helpers coach tic wills
• princess (daughter)

Key theory 6  Roland Barthes

enigma codes- works to keep setting up puzzles for the audience

action codes-work inform the audience in terms of what is happening in the next shot scene