Conventions of Drama
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Conflict generally occurs when a character cannot achieve an objective due to an obstacle. This obstacle may be internal or external – between characters or between characters and their environment. Conflict can be shown in a variety of ways, for example through physical, verbal or psychological means. Conflict can be embedded in the structure of the drama (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Drama Study Design, p.10)
In our Drama, the conflict is based in the characters themselves. They have to face the reality and accept it to be able to move on and leave the bad place they are in at the moment.
Examples of conflict:
Binary Oppositions - Levi-Strauss
All narratives are driven foward by conflict that is caused by a series of opposing forces:
good/evil powerty/weath youth/ age light/dark sanity/madness peace/war
1. Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare
Two lovers cannot be together due to their family conflict. The hate between two families pushes main characters to drastic methds to stay together, eding tradicly - they both die.
It is an example of exteranal conflict- where characters face the obsticles from other characters.
2. Titanic (1997)
Two character presented in real life events, showing the huge catartrophy of a ship singing in 1912 resulting in hundreads of deaths. The story shows the love between two young people. They are the main ones that we are focusing on, bt their social status is not the real drama there. We focus on their fight for surviving on the sinking ship.
This is an example of external conflict as characters face the obsticles caused by the situation they ended up in.
3. The perks of being a wallflower (2012)
The story is based on a book with the same title. It follows te stroy of a young boy who needs to face the period of puberty, becoming a older teen, troubles with siblings and friends as well as his mental state and grief after his untie's death.
It is an example of both external and internal conflict as Charlie both faces the obsticles caused by the enviroment he is in and himself - his mental state, trying to nderstand himself, growing up and delaing with grief.
Propp's Characters
1. Protagonist (hero)
2. Antagonist (villain)
3. Hroine (reward for the hero)
4. Helper (sidekick)
5. Donor (give the hero something)
6. Mentor (teaches/guides the hero)
Semiotics - the study of signs. In media it is the interpretation of these signs which creates meaning.
Stuart Hall's Encoding/Decoding model (Reception Theory)
McQuail and Blumler
The hero journey
The 12 Stages of The Hero's Journey
1. Ordinary World
The safe place for the hero. We meet they there and we learn about them, their everyday life, their personality and they way they look at things. It helps the viewers with identify with them.
2. Call To Adventure
The adventure begins when they receive a call to action.
It might be direct threat to their safety, their family, their way of life or to the peace of the community in which they live. It starts the challange, where they must do something to be able to go back to their ordinary life.
3. Refusal Of The Call
Hero may accepts the quest although they will need to face their fears They wll daubt in themselves. When this happens, the Hero will refuse the call and as a result may suffer somehow. They rather go back to their normal lives even if it is not possible for them at the moment.
4. Meeting the Mentor
The hero will be given something. A lesson, a object or anything that will help them to go back to the thought of completing the quest. They will feel ready to face the challenge.
5. Crossing The Threshold
This action signifies the Hero's commitment to his journey. They cross the line between their ordinary life and the world or actions they have not meet with before. Something that they were scared of before or somethingthey they have not had done before.
6. Tests, Allies, Enemies
8.Ordeal
Hero faces the hardest challange. It is the most important part of their life as everthing impotant to them is put on a line. It is the point where hero must "die" to be "reborn".
9. Reward (Seizing The Sword)
The hero survives and comes out with some kind of a prize. The yare stronger than before and ready for the last part of their journey.
10. The Road Back
The moment before the Hero finally commits to the last stage of their journey may be a moment in which they must choose between their own personal objective and that of a Higher Cause.
11. Resurrection
The final battle for the hero.
12. Return With The Elixir
Hero goes back to their ordinary life. They grew as a person. It represent three things: change, success and proof of his journey.
Harvey
- shows real life obsticles and adventures
- shows characters than the target audience can relate to due to their relaistic perosnalities and backgrounds
- shows the development of characters
- emphesis on human relation beteen each other
- using the narrative and mise en scene to leave an emotional impact on the target audience
Conflict generally occurs when a character cannot achieve an objective due to an obstacle. This obstacle may be internal or external – between characters or between characters and their environment. Conflict can be shown in a variety of ways, for example through physical, verbal or psychological means. Conflict can be embedded in the structure of the drama (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Drama Study Design, p.10)
In our Drama, the conflict is based in the characters themselves. They have to face the reality and accept it to be able to move on and leave the bad place they are in at the moment.
Examples of conflict:
- Person vs. Fate/God
- Person vs. Self
- Person vs. Person
- Person vs Society
- Person vs. Nature
- Person vs. Supernatural
- Person vs. Technology
Binary Oppositions - Levi-Strauss
All narratives are driven foward by conflict that is caused by a series of opposing forces:
good/evil powerty/weath youth/ age light/dark sanity/madness peace/war
1. Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare
Two lovers cannot be together due to their family conflict. The hate between two families pushes main characters to drastic methds to stay together, eding tradicly - they both die.
It is an example of exteranal conflict- where characters face the obsticles from other characters.
2. Titanic (1997)
This is an example of external conflict as characters face the obsticles caused by the situation they ended up in.
3. The perks of being a wallflower (2012)
The story is based on a book with the same title. It follows te stroy of a young boy who needs to face the period of puberty, becoming a older teen, troubles with siblings and friends as well as his mental state and grief after his untie's death.
It is an example of both external and internal conflict as Charlie both faces the obsticles caused by the enviroment he is in and himself - his mental state, trying to nderstand himself, growing up and delaing with grief.
Propp's Characters
1. Protagonist (hero)
2. Antagonist (villain)
3. Hroine (reward for the hero)
4. Helper (sidekick)
5. Donor (give the hero something)
6. Mentor (teaches/guides the hero)
Semiotics - the study of signs. In media it is the interpretation of these signs which creates meaning.
Stuart Hall's Encoding/Decoding model (Reception Theory)
McQuail and Blumler
- diversion - escape from everyday problems and routine, entertaiment
- personal relationships - using the media for emotionsl and other interaction, eg substituting soap operas for family life, "water cooler" moment
- personal identity - finding yourself reflected in texts, learning behaviour and values from texts
- surveillance - information which could be usefull for living eg weather reports, financial news and holiday bargains
- the audience is active, meaning that they actively seek out specyfic media and content to achive certain results or gratifications that satisfy their personal needs. The mass also competes with other sources of grafication
The hero journey
Joseph Campbell - The
Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949)
He
suggested that most stories old & new follow the same structure.
He called it the monomyth.The 12 Stages of The Hero's Journey
1. Ordinary World
The safe place for the hero. We meet they there and we learn about them, their everyday life, their personality and they way they look at things. It helps the viewers with identify with them.
2. Call To Adventure
The adventure begins when they receive a call to action.
It might be direct threat to their safety, their family, their way of life or to the peace of the community in which they live. It starts the challange, where they must do something to be able to go back to their ordinary life.
3. Refusal Of The Call
Hero may accepts the quest although they will need to face their fears They wll daubt in themselves. When this happens, the Hero will refuse the call and as a result may suffer somehow. They rather go back to their normal lives even if it is not possible for them at the moment.
4. Meeting the Mentor
The hero will be given something. A lesson, a object or anything that will help them to go back to the thought of completing the quest. They will feel ready to face the challenge.
5. Crossing The Threshold
This action signifies the Hero's commitment to his journey. They cross the line between their ordinary life and the world or actions they have not meet with before. Something that they were scared of before or somethingthey they have not had done before.
6. Tests, Allies, Enemies
Hero
must overcome each challenge they are presented with on the journey
towards theie ultimate goal. The Hero needs to find out who can be
trusted and who can't. They might meet enemies and all those little
chalanges will build their skills to be able to face the main goal. The
obsticles they face, mistakes they make and every victory they have,
bring the viewers closer to them.
7. Approach To The Inmost Cave
Thats
where the tension for the audience is build. The hero must face some
kind of a greater challange, where they will use the skills they learned
before. They may daubt in themselves and reflect on what they have gone
through so far.7. Approach To The Inmost Cave
8.Ordeal
Hero faces the hardest challange. It is the most important part of their life as everthing impotant to them is put on a line. It is the point where hero must "die" to be "reborn".
9. Reward (Seizing The Sword)
The hero survives and comes out with some kind of a prize. The yare stronger than before and ready for the last part of their journey.
10. The Road Back
The moment before the Hero finally commits to the last stage of their journey may be a moment in which they must choose between their own personal objective and that of a Higher Cause.
11. Resurrection
The final battle for the hero.
12. Return With The Elixir
Hero goes back to their ordinary life. They grew as a person. It represent three things: change, success and proof of his journey.
Harvey
- we do not see Harvey's normal life.
- Harvey attends the sessions, knowing he needs help with dealing with hs Uncle's death
- Harvey has a hard time sharing his feelings
- Joel is there to support him
- Harvey opens up
- Harvey strougles with the relationship he has with Jess
- Harvey explodes with anger
- Harvey apologizes
- Harvey is forgiven
- Harvey stops being so shy and helps Rosemary
- Harvey becomes friends with Jess
- Harvey is ready to accpet his uncle's death
- we do not see Jess's normal life
- Jess attends sessions, seeking help
- Jess is drunk and rude
- Jess has Joel and Harvey to support her
- Jess is not drunk anymore
- Jess is rude she hurt Melinda and Rosemary
- Jess opens up about her friend's death
- Jess listens to the voice mail
- Jess becomes friends with Harvey.
- She is able to give her friend's clothes away
- Jess decides to go to her friend's burrial place
- Jess forgives herself
- we do not see Rosemary's normal life
- Rosemrary attends sessions, because she was asked for it
- Rosemary has hard time accepting other's feelings
- Rosemary gives up
- Rosemary is moved by the card
- Rosemary comes back
- Rosemary opens up
- Rosemary apologises
- Rosemary is ready to start her journey
- we do not see Melinda's normal life
- Melinda attends sessions, seeking support
- Melinda has hard time thinking that she likes Joel
- Melinda is rejected by Joel
- Melinda accepts that Joel is only her supervisor
- Melinda finds out that Joel is gay
- Melinda moves on
- we do not see Joel's normal life
- Joel tried to help others in their grief
- Joel is upset that he cannot help others
- Joel think about his partner and that he could not help him either
- Joel wants to give up
- Joel opens up
- Joel becomes stronger
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