Monday, 24 June 2013

Research: Documentary; narrative analysis


Documentaries can be analysed against theories of narrative such as Todorov’s and Propp’s and may follow some of the rules however not for the same reason as fictional films. For most documentaries such as Justin Bieber Never Say Never, the attraction to the film is the desire for knowledge about said famous person (in this case Bieber), therefore they don’t not need to use plot theories to entice audiences.

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