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Slide1
Narrative
story elementsSlide2
Remember the mnemonic
What does CCCOMPSS stand for again?Slide3
Opening sequence
What is the start of
Psycho
’s opening sequence? When does it end?
What
is the start of
Edward Scissorhands
opening
sequence? When does it end?Slide4
Psycho opening sequence
The opening sequence starts with the Paramount logo; includes the title sequence; the scene with Sam & Marion in the hotel room; the scene in Marion’s office; and ends with the scene where Marion is packing and then leaves her room.Slide5
Edward Scissorhands opening
sequence
The opening sequence starts with the 20
th
Century Fox logo (with added falling
snow); includes
the title sequence; the scene with the grandmother and her grand daughter; the scene introducing Peg and the suburb she lives in; and ends with the scene where Peg meets Edward for the first time.Slide6
Opening Sequence
For both films, you need to know:
Which
characters are introduced? Who is the main character?
What do you know about the setting?
What kind of sound is there (
inc.
the titles)
What significance do the titles have to the rest of the narrative?
What initial problem is the main character facing?
How does it seem the story may progress (narrative possibilities
)?Slide7
Character
Who are the main characters of each film?
What is an antagonist? Who is/are the antagonists of each film?
What is a protagonist?
Who is/are the
protagonists
of each film
?Slide8
Character – you need to know
What is the relationship
between the antagonist and the protagonist?
How is this relationship established?
How
does it develop
?
For each character, you need to be able to describe:
their dress
their surroundings
what they say
how they act
what
other characters
say about them
whether
these characters are typical of the genre or not.Slide9
Practice question – 10 mins
With reference to one of your texts, explain the nature and function of the story element
character
. (5 marks)Slide10
Setting
What are some of the main settings in
Psycho
?
What are some of the main settings in
Edward Scissorhands
?Slide11
Setting – must know
What locations are used in the narrative?
What is the historical period of the narrative?
How does the setting help tell the narrative?
Is the setting/s typical of the genre?
Is the setting/s symbolic in any way?Slide12
Multiple Storylines
What’s a primary storyline?
What’s a
secondary
storyline?
What’s a narrative possibility?Slide13
Need to know for each film
What is the primary storyline?
What are some of the secondary st
orylines
?
How do the primary and secondary plots interconnect?
Do they revolve around the same characters? Does this happen for all or just some of the same characters
?
Do these things stay the same in each
film or not?Slide14
Narrative Possibilities in
Psycho
In
Psycho
, Hitchcock presented several narrative possibilities that were never realised.
Eg
:
Sam & Marion might break up
Sam & Marion might get married
Marion & Norman may become romantically involved
Marion might return to PhoenixSlide15
By suggesting these possibilities, Hitchcock was then able to surprise and shock the audience.
Killing Marion off within 40 minutes was the biggest shock for audiences.
This then presented new possibilities for the narrative to follow.Slide16
Narrative possibilities in
Edward Scissorhands
Edward moves to the suburb and lives a more ‘normal’ life there
Edward moves to the suburb, doesn’t fit in and does something against the people in the suburb
Edward and Kim fall in love
Kim rejects Edward
Edward stays in the suburb
Edward moves from the
suburbSlide17
Structuring of Time
What does ‘structuring of time’ mean?
What does ‘linear’ mean?
What does ‘non-linear’ mean?Slide18
How it works
Editing tricks: montage, slow motion (expansion of time), fast motion (contraction of time), flash backs, flash forwards.
It’s easy to confuse editing and structuring of time.
Editing is the production element that allows structuring of time to occur
.
Go to 2006 examiner’s report for an insight into this.Slide19
Time structure in
Psycho
How is time structured in
Psycho
?
How can you tell that this is the way time is structured? Are there any clues?
Key sequence: Marion’s movement from the office to her bedroom to leaving PhoenixSlide20
Time Structure in
Edward Scissorhands
How is time structured in
Edward Scissorhands
?
How can you tell that this is the way time is structured? Are there any clues?
Key sequence
: Edward helping Peg in the kitchen, flashing back to the inventor’s workshop before flashing forward again to the barbeque (30:55 – 33:50
)Slide21
Cause & Effect
What’s a cause?
What’s an effect?
Can you have an effect without a cause?
Psycho:
What motivates Marion and Norman?
What effects do these motivations have
?
Edward Scissorhands:
What motivates Edward, Kim and Peg?
What effects do these motivations have
?Slide22
Practice question – 10 mins
Using the
other
text you studied this year,
discuss
how cause and effect contributes to the development of
the narrative. (5 marks)Slide23
Point of View
What is Point of View? (remember here we’re talking about the story element, not the camera technique).Slide24
Point of View – need to know
Whose perspective is the story told from?
Does it stay the same or does it change?
This is another area that has tripped up some students in the past. 2006 examiner’s report addresses this.Slide25
Closing sequence
What’s the point of a closing sequence?
Where does the closing sequence begin in
Psycho
?
Where does the closing sequence begin in
Edward Scissorhands
?Slide26
Psycho closing sequence: from where Lila enters the Bates
family
home to the final shot where the car is being pulled from the swamp.
Edward Scissorhands
closing sequence: from where Edward saves Kevin from Jim’s drunk-driving friend to the final shot of snow coming from Edward’s mansion (1:24:52
)Slide27
This is a common area of the exam
Often you will need to discuss it in relation to opening sequence, so you need to be able to explain how the narrative possibilities that are set up in the opening sequence are resolved in the closing sequence.Slide28
Themes, issues & motifs
What are these? Need your glossary definition!
What were some of the motifs in
Psycho
?
What were some of the motifs & themes in
Edward Scissorhands
?Slide29
Reception context & audience experience and expectations
What are each of these things?
How can reception be affected?
How do audience experience and expectations impact on how a text is received?Slide30
To note for
exam
If a question does come up about reception context and/or audience experience and expectations, you need to MAKE SURE you don’t use “I” in your response.
Instead you should phrase it like “The audience may have been in this situation…” or “The audience in 1960 may have expected this…”Slide31
Homework – complete these questions
With reference to one of your texts, explain the nature and function of the story element
character
. (5 marks
)
Using the
other
text you studied this year,
discuss
how cause and effect contributes to the development of the narrative.
(5 marks)