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- 1. Get Carter: Narrative February 27, 2014 NARRATIVE STRUCTURE Information point: Chain of cause and effect? The narrative in Get Carter is called a Linear narrative (it is a reaction to events (cause and effect chain) It takes Jack (and us) a while to realise what’s going on ( real life is like that) Themes come out of the narrative (fate, lack of control, revenge being pointless) What is the difference between SUSPENSE and SURPRISE? Exam question: How far do the films you have studied for this topic use suspense in order to capture a feeling of ‘living with crime?’ key words This is what you would need to do in the exam: · · · · Use narrative theory Discuss character functions Examine genre conventions Show you understand key representations.
- 2. Get Carter: Narrative February 27, 2014 Todorov's 6 elements to a narrative 1. 2. Is Carter going to die? How do you know? 4. Apply these to Get Carter What point is the director making about living with crime by constructing the narrative like this? 3. Task How is suspense created in the narrative structure? How is this a ‘hero’s journey? 5. How are micro elements used to create suspense? (tip – use a very specific example from a scene) Goal oriented plot? Are there times we know more than Jack? How does knowing/not knowing affect suspense? Omniscient or restricted narrative? quest steps to achieve psychological state of the character inner struggles drives the plot ending left open to interpretation.