Dom Midgley | Task 9 | Digital Graphics Theory

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Dominic Midgley – Task 9 Propps Character Types 1. The Hero In my book, the hero is the mouse. He is the character that leads the narrative, and he is the one who saves the lion at the end, so in many ways he is literally the hero. An example of a hero in another film, in this case Dodgeball, would be Peter Lefleur, the owner of Average Joes, whose aim is to save his gym from going into liquidation, for the benefit of his customers/friends. 2. The Villain The Villain in my book would be the lion, at least at the start of the narrative. He’s angry threatening character, who initially wants to eat the mouse. As the narrative progresses, we start to like him more, as the lion and the mouse settle their differences and become friends. An example of the villain in the film Dodgeball would be White Goodman, the owner of Globogym who threatens to demolish Average Joes, for parking for Globogym. He gets in Peters way along the story, as he tries to save Average Joes. 3. The Princess/Prize There isn’t really a princess/prize character in my book, as the plotline doesn’t revolve around either character in search for anything. However, in the film Dodgeball, you could argue there is a princess and a prize. The main goal throughout the film is to earn $50,000, so Peter can pay off the debt he owes and keep Average Joes running. The princess however comes in the form of lawyer Kate Veatch, who is working on the case of Peters debts. Both Peter and White feel affection towards, and are both trying to her affection in different ways; White with the more forward approach, and Peter with the selfdeprecating wit approach. 4. The Donor/The Helper Although there isn’t a specific donor/helper in my book, you could argue that the hero, the mouse, becomes a helper in the story, as he saves the life of the lion who has been captured. You could also argue the villain, the lion, is also a kind of helper, as he chooses to spare the mouses life. The donor/helper in the film Dodgeball would be Patches O’Hoolihan, a now wheelchair bound Dodgeball legend from the 50s. He coaches the team to help them be a formidable force in the dodgeball tournament, and ultimately helps them to reach the final. 5. The Princess’ Father Since there is no particular task that anyone is set out to do in my book, you can’t define the role of Princess’ father in my book. 6. The False Hero Since my story is fairly simple, you can’t identify a false hero within it. A example of it in games, for example Final Fantasy 7, would be Cait Sith. Along the main character Clouds journey, he meets Cait Sith, a cat who is keen to

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Propps  Character  Types    1. The  Hero  

In  my  book,  the  hero  is  the  mouse.  He  is  the  character  that  leads  the  narrative,  and  he  is  the  one  who  saves  the  lion  at  the  end,  so  in  many  ways  he  is  literally  the  hero.  An  example  of  a  hero  in  another  film,  in  this  case  Dodgeball,  would  be  Peter  Lefleur,  the  owner  of  Average  Joes,  whose  aim  is  to  save  his  gym  from  going  into  liquidation,  for  the  benefit  of  his  customers/friends.      

2. The  Villain  The  Villain  in  my  book  would  be  the  lion,  at  least  at  the  start  of  the  narrative.  He’s  angry  threatening  character,  who  initially  wants  to  eat  the  mouse.  As  the  narrative  progresses,  we  start  to  like  him  more,  as  the  lion  and  the  mouse  settle  their  differences  and  become  friends.  An  example  of  the  villain  in  the  film  Dodgeball  would  be  White  Goodman,  the  owner  of  Globogym  who  threatens  to  demolish  Average  Joes,  for  parking  for  Globogym.  He  gets  in  Peters  way  along  the  story,  as  he  tries  to  save  Average  Joes.    

3. The  Princess/Prize  There  isn’t  really  a  princess/prize  character  in  my  book,  as  the  plotline  doesn’t  revolve  around  either  character  in  search  for  anything.  However,  in  the  film  Dodgeball,  you  could  argue  there  is  a  princess  and  a  prize.  The  main  goal  throughout  the  film  is  to  earn  $50,000,  so  Peter  can  pay  off  the  debt  he  owes  and  keep  Average  Joes  running.  The  princess  however  comes  in  the  form  of  lawyer  Kate  Veatch,  who  is  working  on  the  case  of  Peters  debts.  Both  Peter  and  White  feel  affection  towards,  and  are  both  trying  to  her  affection  in  different  ways;  White  with  the  more  forward  approach,  and  Peter  with  the  self-­‐deprecating  wit  approach.    

4. The  Donor/The  Helper    Although  there  isn’t  a  specific  donor/helper  in  my  book,  you  could  argue  that  the  hero,  the  mouse,  becomes  a  helper  in  the  story,  as  he  saves  the  life  of  the  lion  who  has  been  captured.  You  could  also  argue  the  villain,  the  lion,  is  also  a  kind  of  helper,  as  he  chooses  to  spare  the  mouses  life.  The  donor/helper  in  the  film  Dodgeball  would  be  Patches  O’Hoolihan,  a  now  wheelchair  bound  Dodgeball  legend  from  the  50s.  He  coaches  the  team  to  help  them  be  a  formidable  force  in  the  dodgeball  tournament,  and  ultimately  helps  them  to  reach  the  final.    

5. The  Princess’  Father  Since  there  is  no  particular  task  that  anyone  is  set  out  to  do  in  my  book,  you  can’t  define  the  role  of  Princess’  father  in  my  book.    

6. The  False  Hero  Since  my  story  is  fairly  simple,  you  can’t  identify  a  false  hero  within  it.  A  example  of  it  in  games,  for  example  Final  Fantasy  7,  would  be  Cait  Sith.  Along  the  main  character  Clouds  journey,  he  meets  Cait  Sith,  a  cat  who  is  keen  to  

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help  Cloud  bring  down  Shinra,  the  ultimate  enemy.  As  the  story  progresses,  we  find  out  that  Cait  Sith  is  actually  a  Shinra  spy,  tracking  everything  Cloud  and  his  crew  do.  He  eventually  betrays  Shinra,  and  turns  his  loyalty  to  Cloud    

7. The  Dispatcher  It  would  be  hard  to  define  a  dispatcher  in  my  story,  as  there  is  no  kind  of  quest  that  any  character  goes  on.  In  the  film  Dodgeball,  you  could  argue  the  dispatcher  is  actually  the  villain,  White  Goodman.  He  forces  Peter  into  a  situation,  which  ultimately  leads  him  to  his  quest  of  having  to  raise  $50,000  to  save  the  gym.    

 Todorovs  Narrative  Structure  Components  –  The  Lion  and  The  Mouse    Equilibrium  –  A  small  mouse  is  going  about  his  business,  walking  around  a  forest,  feeling  in  good  spirits.    Disequilibrium  –  the  mouse  comes  across  an  angry  lion,  who  threatens  to  eat  the  mouse  for  waking  him.  He  lets  the  mouse  go,  but  the  mouse  is  shaken  up  by  the  events.  He  later  comes  across  the  lion  again,  but  this  time  the  lion  has  been  captured  by  hunters,  and  the  mouse  has  to  save  him.      New  Equilibrium  –  The  lion  ultimately  forgives  the  mouse,  and  is  very  thankful  to  him  for  saving  its  life.  They  become  the  best  of  friends,  and  live  together  in  harmony  forever.    In  the  film  Dodgeball,  the  Narrative  Structure  components  are  as  follows:    Equilibrium  –  Peter  Lefleur  owns  a  small  gym.  Money  is  tight,  his  cars  faulty  and  his  house  is  a  mess,  but  it  doesn’t  affect  him  too  much,  because  he  gets  by  motivating  the  people  who  go  to  his  gym,  doing  what  he  loves.    Disequilibrium  –  Peter  is  behind  on  his  payments  for  the  gym,  and  he  is  forced  to  default  on  the  mortgage.  Owner  of  the  much  more  successful  rival  gym  Globogym,  White  Goodman,  buys  the  gym,  and  unless  Peter  can  raise  $50,000  in  30  days,  his  gym  will  be  demolished  to  make  way  for  a  car  park  for  Globogym.  Peter  and  his  loyal  staff  and  try  many  unsuccessful  attempts  to  try  and  raise  the  money,  and  they  eventually  enter  a  dodgeball  tournament,  in  which  the  prize  money  is  $50,000.  They  are  beaten  by  a  girl  scout  team  in  the  qualifying  round,  but  they  win  by  default  as  one  of  the  members  of  the  girl  scouts  had  horse  tranquilizer  in  their  blood.  They  reach  the  tournament,  but  White  Goodman  has  also  assembled  a  dodgeball,  to  try  and  stop  Peter  from  raising  the  $50,000  he  needs.    New  Equilibrium  –  Peter  and  his  team  win  the  tournament,  and  end  up  winning  enough  money  to  buy  a  controlling  stake  in  Globogym.  Peters  buys  out  White  Goodman,  and  Peter  now  runs  Globogym  and  Average  Joes,  whilst  White  Goodman  lets  himself  go  and  spirals  into  obesity.    

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Claude  Levi  Strauss  -­‐  Binary  Opposites    I  feel  there  are  few  binary  oppositions  that  could  be  taken  from  my  book,  even  though  there  are  only  two  characters.  The  most  obvious  ones  would  Small  vs.  Large,  or  Weak  vs.  Strong.  This  would  be  because  the  mouse  is  obviously  much  than  the  lion,  and  also  the  fact  that  in  comparisons  to  lions,  mice  are  not  strong,  and  widely  regarded  as  pests.  I  feel  the  themes  are  necessary,  because  it  reinforces  the  message  no  matter  what  size  you  are,  how  strong  you  are  or  anything  similar,  no  one  is  above  you;  no  one  is  better  than  you  for  any  reason.  

 In  the  film  Dodgeball,  there  are  also  a  few  different  binary  opposites  that  drive  the  story.  Similar  to  my  book,  one  of  the  most  obvious  is  Weak  vs.  Strong.  Peter  Lefleur,  the  broke  owner  of  a  small  gym  versus  White  Goodman,  the  rich  owner  of  a  very  successful  corporation.  You  could  also  include  Good  vs.  Evil  in  this  ilk.  You  could  also  include  Men  vs.  Women,  as  the  kind  of  rivalry  between  White  Goodman  and  lawyer  Kate  Veatch  unfolds  throughout  the  story.    Narrative  Structures    My  story  is  a  linear  narrative,  as  it  is  a  clear  timeline  of  events  happening  in  chronological  order.  An  example  of  a  non-­‐linear  narrative  would  be  the  TV  show  Dexter.  The  majority  of  the  story  takes  place  in  one  time,  but  there  are  a  lot  of  flashbacks  to  the  main  characters  –  Dexters  –  past.      My  story  also  has  closed  narrative.  The  story  starts  with  the  mouse  going  about  its  business,  and  it  ends  with  the  lion  and  the  mouse  becoming  the  best  of  friends.  The  end  is  signified  by  the  words  ‘The  End’  on  the  last  double  page.  An  example  of  an  open  narrative  would  be  any  kind  of  soap  opera,  such  as  Eastenders  or  Emmerdale.  The  stories  within  the  program  keep  going,  and  have  kept  going  for  50  years  or  more  in  some  cases.    My  book  is  single  strand,  as  it  only  has  one  story,  of  the  lion  and  the  mouse.  Single  strand  narratives  are  often  most  suitable  for  childrens  books,  as  anything  more  complicated  can  be  difficult  for  children  to  comprehend.  An  example  of  a  multi-­‐strand  narrative  would  be  soap  operas,  as  there  are  often  multiple  storylines  at  once.    I’d  say  in  most  cases,  my  story  is  anti  realistic.  The  animals  have  human  characteristics,  and  can  communicate  with  one  another  with  human  speech.  However,  I’d  argue  that  the  premise  of  the  story  is  realistic,  in  the  sense  that  in  theory,  hunters  could  capture  a  lion,  and  a  mouse  could  save  its  life  by  gnawing  at  the  net.  It’s  entirely  possible,  just  rather  unlikely.  The  film  Dodgeball  would  be  an  example  of  a  realist  storyline.  Debts  are  something  that  pretty  much  everyone  can  relate,  because  at  some  point  in  a  persons  life,  they’re  likely  to  have  some  kind  of  debt,  so  the  events  in  Dodgeball,  whilst  unlikely,  are  also  entirely  possible.