Propp's character roles and narrative functions 2
- 1. Soap Opera Genre – Propp’s Character Roles Propp’s Narrative Functions Name: Alex Westbrook Candidate Number: 64135 Center Name: St. Andrew’s Catholic School Center Number: 64135 OCR Media Studies – A2 Level Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio
- 2. The technical code of the mid shot of the woman standing outside of her house smoking, connotes her ‘villainous’ nature within the soap. This is further supported by the pace of the shot-reverse-shot that accentuates her role as ‘The villain’ (struggles against the hero) .‘the hero’ (reacts to the donor, usually marries the princess) ,who seems to be confronting ‘the villain’, is represented as ‘a villain’ by the mise-en-scene in that she appears much fresher faced and as if she has taken more care with her appearance in comparison to ‘The villain’ who is seen smoking and rather poorly dressed. Trailer 1 – Eastenders spring 2017 trailer
- 3. Trailer 2 – coronation street spring trailer The villain within the trailer is presented straight away in the trailer as a character who discloses having murdered another character which immediately portrays him as an antagonist within the storyline. The false hero in the scene is the man who labels another character who appears to be in a relationship with them or at least was In an a relationship with them as an ‘attention seeker and disgrace’ and then proceeds to go behind their back and be intimate with someone else.
- 4. ‘Struggle’ and ‘villainy’ ‘The villain’ comes into direct conflict with ‘the hero’ as she is approached by the hero after ‘the villain’ previously getting into a physical dispute and ‘the hero’ is thus confronting ‘the villain’. The shot-reverse-shot between the two characters highlights the sheer tension and anger on both sides. Trailer 1 – Eastenders spring 2017 trailer Propp’s Narrative Functions
- 5. ‘PUNISHMENT’: The villain suffers the consequences of their actions, perhaps at the hands of the hero, the avenged victims, or as a direct result of their own ploy. The villain within this soap is seen suffering emotionally after having murdered another character. The villain seems to be struggling with the seriousness of his actions, and the way in which he refers to the incident is almost as if it came as a result of desperation or perhaps even was an accident. Trailer 2 – coronation street spring trailer Propp’s Narrative Functions
- 6. ‘PUNISHMENT’: The villain suffers the consequences of their actions, perhaps at the hands of the hero, the avenged victims, or as a direct result of their own ploy. The villain within this soap is seen suffering emotionally after having murdered another character. The villain seems to be struggling with the seriousness of his actions, and the way in which he refers to the incident is almost as if it came as a result of desperation or perhaps even was an accident. Trailer 2 – coronation street spring trailer Propp’s Narrative Functions