Wednesday 13 October 2010

Analysis of a drama narrative

In the drama genre there is a conventional narrative which is normally followed when producing a film. First of all it starts off with the exposition. This is where the tone is set, along with the theme. Mostly characters will be introduced here and the audience will be able to gain the knowledge that it is in the drama genre. Next up in the structure is rising action. This is where the tension starts to build and the audience are going to get suspicious about what is going to happen and when. After this will be the inciting incident. Mainly this will involve the actual drama happening, this could involve physical violence, conflict between characters. Following this will be the  cooling down period where the characters will reflect on what has happened and if it can be resolved. This follows Todorov's theory of equilibrium. It starts off with equilibrium then something happens causing disequilibrium, and then finally it will be resolved to equilibrium again. 







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