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 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.