Vladimir Propp

• THEORIES : FLASHBACK AND FLASHFORWARD• Russian and Soviet formalist scholar • Born on 17 April 1895 in St. Petersburg to a German family. • Died August 22, 1970) (aged 75)• Identify the simplest irreducible narrative elements by analyzing basic plot

components of Russian Folk.• His Morphology of the Folktale was published in Russian in 1928

Part O

Flashforwards• scene that takes the narrative forward in time from the

current point of the story in media or literature.

There is not flash forward in our opening sequence, because the story line is happening in the present and we don't want to give away what will it happen in the future with her

Flashbacks

• A scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point the story has reached

- There is not any flashback in our opening sequence, because the action doesn’t need to be seen back in time, we don’t want to give too much information for the viewers to make sure it builds enigma. (find out why she is has this disorder, how it started )

How are we applying the Theories of Strauss

• A pair of related terms or concepts that are opposite in meaning

• E.g. alive or dead

• Warm or cold

• Day or night

Part P

TITANIC

A long shot of the two principle characters dancing on the ‘Poor’ part

A two shot of the ‘Rich’ people on diner table

A boy and girl from differing social backgrounds meet during the ill-fated maiden voyage of RMS Titanic.

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Theories of Strauss in our opening sequence

Sad or HappyDepressed or confident

Melane’s character is mostly negative, because she is sad, confused, depressed

Aurora’s character is the opposite of Melane, she is confident, happy, always positive.

Part P

Age: We are targeting an audience aged 15 – 30. This is because young audience will not understand very well the cause of Bulimia & Anorexia Nervosa. It would be disturbed by the themes running thought-out and be offended by appearance of the body. Also because the eating disorder happens between this ages.

90 % Happens with FemaleAlso can be target at Males

Target Audience Part Q

Vanessa Justino

Questionnaire from Target Audience Name: _________

Age: _________Genre: _________Location: _________

•Do you think starting the opening sequence with a dialogue of the 2 girls is a good idea?•Do you think the location(______) where we are planning the opening sequence to take place is suitable? •Do you think slow music will go with the shots (_______) and scenes we are doing?• In your opinion what qualities make a good drama? •Do you think the idea of bulimia is a good idea for a drama opening sequence? And why? •What do you think of the script?•Do you think that the opening sequence builds enigma at the end? •What could be done to create more enigma? •What do you think will work well in the opening sequence? •Would you want to watch the rest of the film? And why?

Part Q

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The numbers Underneath shows how many people we asked the questions to

This is the amount of question asked added by the result ( answer)

This shows that in question one 6 out of 7 people says that starting the opening sequence with a dialog because it shows a connection between the 2 girls

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• Question 1: most of the answer were yes, because it shows a connection between the 2 girls, and after they saw the script they said it does show the connection because you can see the friend with bulimia is lying.

• Question 2: 7/7 said the location is suitable, because it shows clearly a typical house. • Question 3: 6/7 said slow music is the most suitable music to go with a drama, because it build dramatic

emotions. • 1/7 said slow music, but different songs, so it can be changed as the action goes.• Question 4: 4/7 said close up shots makes a good drama, because it shows all the characters emotions and

face expression.• 3/7 said the sounds, the way is acted, the shots and the way it is filmed.• Question 5: 7/7 said yes (idea of bulimia) because it is a good idea for a drama.• Question 6: 7/7 said the script is good, because it does not include too much talking, therefore it makes the

opening sequence more interesting.• Question 7: 7/7 said yes ( it builds enigma at the end) because the last shot it is very mysterious.• Question 8: 3/7 said to create more enigma there should be a sound at the background that would make the

audience want to watch it more and more• 4/7 said to create more enigma there should be a very slow pace, and when the movie

ends, there should still continue with a shot so it can build suspense.• Question 9: 2/7 said everything will work well• 5/7 said the shots will work well• Question 10: 7/7 said yes, because it is interesting.

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