THE MASS MEDIA LAB KEY CONCEPTS - HEROES
The Mass Media Lab - Elective course - Key concepts - HEROES
Elements of a story: The
plot
The setting The
characters/heroes
The Mass Media Lab - Elective course - Key concepts - HEROES
Watch the following song on YouTube, and fill in the table: (Aerosmith- I don’t wanna miss a thing). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo_0UXRY_rY
The plot The setting The characters
The Mass Media Lab - Elective course - Key concepts - HEROES
!!!! The most important element of a story is the hero / the
character. Vladimir Propp (1895 -1970) is a Russian critic who grouped the heroes in 8 possible types: the villain; the hero; the donor (who provides an object with some magic property); the helper (who aids the hero); the princess (the reward for the hero); her father (who rewards the hero); the dispatcher (who sends the hero on his way); the false hero.
The Mass Media Lab - Elective course - Key concepts - HEROES
Can we apply Propp’s theory to modern mass media stories
and heroes/characters? Match the following heroes with their types (as seen by Propp). (Handout)
Dr. Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lambs) Olive Popeye (Popeye the Sailor) Elisabeth(Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean) Kirk Douglas(father of Michael Douglas) Saddam Hussein Zorro Erin Brockovich Gerry McCann, father of a missing girl (article in the Guardian- 2007)
The Mass Media Lab - Elective course - Key concepts - HEROES
What type of characters are the ones in our story from the video clip? Ss’opinions.
The Mass Media Lab – Elective course - Key concepts - HEROES
Stories and heroes can be global or local. Give examples.
The Mass Media Lab - Elective course - Key concepts - HEROES
Sometimes stories and heroes can follow global-local trends. Case study 1: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE(UK 2008) Give examples of features that prove the film as being global. Give examples of features that prove the film as being local.
The Mass Media Lab - Elective course - Key concepts - HEROES
Case study 1: Slumdog Millionaire Global Features:
the technology used
the show Who wants to be a millionaire?
the song Jai Ho (Pussycat Dolls) and its choreography
the team of production
The Mass Media Lab - Elective course - Key concepts - HEROES
Case study 1: Slumdog Millionaire Local Features:
The location and the story - the action takes place in Mumbai (Bombay)
The casting and the hero, Jamal, a poor Indian boy
Poverty - life in Mumbai’s suburbs
The Mass Media Lab - Elective course - Key concepts - HEROES
Give examples of other programmes/films that have both local and global features.
Stories and heroes change in time. They can be local or
global as well as old or new.
The Mass Media Lab - Elective course - Key concepts - HEROES CASE STUDY 2 Watch the following two clips and fill in the gaps the lyrics of the following two love songs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8mz9uOvFQA&feature=related or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4H_Zoh7G5A&feature=list_other&p
laynext=1&list=AL94UKMTqg-9CrESKujaES0Kq9zcdbmOTu
What is the difference between how love used to be perceived and it is
perceived nowadays, sometimes?
The Mass Media Lab - Elective course - Key concepts - HEROES
What’s the difference between the two versions of lambada? Take into consideration:
How love and partying are perceived
The central character
Setting
Costumes
Presentation of the clip/song
Sexuality
The Mass Media Lab - Elective course - Key concepts - HEROES
CONCLUSIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old and new blend to adjust to our times.
The Mass Media Lab - Elective course - Key concepts - HEROES
Self-assesment sheet (handout)