Inspiration Week

Lesson one
There are many things to describe just what a story is. For instance a story may consist or be associated with the following:

• Narrative/ Plot- This usually consists of a beginning middle and end. When relating this to fairy tales the story usually starts with "Once upon a time" and usually ends with "Happily ever after". These story's have themes and twists some what making them magical.
  

• Equilibrium/ disequilibrium= structure. This explains how one shot follows from one to another.
  

• Characters- There is usually one main character that the story focuses on and the reader usually follows them through out the story seeing them being put into tricky situations which they then try and get out of.

• Story's are usually related to fairy tales, folk tales, legends and Egyptians. These story's are usually within a book and have many illustrations to visualise whats going on. Sometimes these story's end up being turned into to plays and the big budget ones will be displayed in theatres.

• Storytellers- These are people that tell the story and try to build up an image of whats taking place.

• Myths- Story's are often passed down from generation to generation and different cultures will have different ones to tell. Many like to think they are real however most of them are likely to be fictional. These stories will tell us and explain more about ourselves and culturally specific give us comfort.
  

• Biblical stories/ books can be seen as stories and depending on a persons religion will either see the story as fictional or factual.
  
• A story can also relate to film, entertainment-popular culture- series of events, poetry, art, cartoons and fashion.

We played the game where you write something then fold it over and another person writes on it then so on so fourth. My story was about a guy called James who was an assistant whilst Jackie was a bus driver. One day James was on his way to the shop and feel over. This unexpected trip lead him to find Jackie the future love of his life. "Do I know you from some where?" she said but little did she know this was a fairytale waiting to happen. Then one day Jackie's world turned upside down when James chucks his bin bag into a cyclist, who he then shares a passionate kiss with but who will he choose to spend the rest of his life with?

Todorov and narrative theory

A state of equilibrium at the outset
The two characters meet when James falls over and madly falls in love with Jackie.

A disruption of the equilibrium by some action
James chucks a bin bag at a cyclist who he begins to share some interest in.

A recognition that there has been a disruption
He passionately kisses the cyclist.

A re-instatement of the initial equilibrium but with some change
Jizzed in his pants which puts the cyclist right of and patches up his relationship with Jackie.


Application Levi- Strauss

Film title... The cyclist

Concept Working class Opposition Middle Class
Concept Hurt Opposition Healed
Concept Disloyel Opposition Faithful