Assignment 7: Narrative analysis in a sceneJodieMariaAmy

Part 1Overall Narrative

Slum dog millionaire

Story:o Jamal is a man who originated from the

slumso Jamal gets involved in a game show called

who wants to be a millionaireo He applied for the show to try to find his

lost loveo Amazingly he wins a million pounds, and

is then questioned due to the fact he is a slum dog, so should be incapable of wining

o He achieves his goal of finding hid long lost love (Latika)

We are analysing the scene on the train from ‘Slum dog Millionaire”

Is this a whole narrative, a section or an enigma?

Section section

• This is only 2 minutes scene from the film

• Enigma present with non linear narrative (the film goes backwards in time)

Beginning scene where Jamal and Salim are on the train and trying to steal food from some of the passengers.

Because the chronological end is the beginning of the film this raises questions to the audience: -as to why their on the train -what are they running away from.

If you are looking at a section of a narrative, what function does this section have for the narrative? (Think about the whole)

Jamal is getting

Lenny waking up (going back in time before murder)

Works with Teddy to try to find killer

He doesn’t trust Teddy

Works with girl to find killer – he doesn’t remember

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Just after Lenny killed wrong guy

Teddy knows he is on right trackLenny knows

Teddy is dishonest and is killer but needs to prove itAudience can make sense of story and all enigmas are answered

The function of the END scene is to answer all enigma's that were answered at the: -beginning (which is who did he kill)

-through the film (why did he kill him and how did he find him)

Does the film follow the conventional narrative (3 part)? Explain yes or now

NO

BeginningIs Chronological End

End of Day 5

The film is non linear with changing the order of time in a very confusing way to create enigmas for the audience

Narrative Structure of film

Audience emotions

Does the clip fall into a conventional narrative structure? Explain yes or no

Part 2Narrative Structure

Is it linear? How? Or is it non-linear? How (Does it have flashbacks, flash-forwards, or episodically)

NON LINEAR STRUCTURE

Start(on train)

Chronological(leaving location)

Chronological(driving away from location before)

Chronological(him thinking as he is driving)

FLASHBACK(different time and location of him with his wife)

Chronological(him thinking as he is driving)

Is it being presented in segments, separated by changes in location or time?

LOCATION TIME

IN CAR At abandoned location

OUT OF CARAt abandoned location

IN CAR Driving away from 1st location

IN BEDWith wife in the past

In real time

In real time

In real time

In the past

Ellipsis (a few moments later)

Immediate cut to next scene

Flashback (of his thought in car)

Return to real time (back in car)

Is it being broken up or linked by graphics?No graphics are present in this

clip.

(If they were then screen grab and explain their function)

Is there a single narrative (even if different aspects in this narrative are being shown)? Or are multiple narratives being shown?

Single Narrative

Lenny suspecting

Teddy

Lenny writing down

Teddy’s Licence plate #

Lenny driving off

Lenny thinking of

his wife

Lenny seeing tattoo parlour

Lenny obviously going to tattoo licence

plate # to remember

Only scene in different location/time

(but relates to the single narrative)

Is there a single narrative (even if different aspects in this narrative are being shown)? Or are multiple narratives being shown?

Narrative 1 Narrative 2

Are there clear character roles and functions being established, such as a hero or villain? How does their role(s) connect to the narrative?

Dominating brother Younger brother

ROLE/REPRESENTATION

THEIR FUNCTION -To get sympathy and understanding from audience(he has to look after his brother as he is the oldest.)

-To be admired by audience (has a responsibility and takes it on well )

-To also get sympathy by audience (he looks up to his brother as he is younger.)

-To have compassion from the audience (he does what his brother tells him even if its risky)

CONNECTION TO NARRATIVE

Riding on top of the train.

Younger face, listening to his older brother,

Also on top of the train.

Serious look on face.

In what ways is the narrative constructing the ideology of the text? Is this explicit/obvious (like in a lot of adverts) or is it implicit/hidden?

IDEOLOGY Evidence Implicit Explicit

Young and independent

Jamal and Salim are both dirty.

Only has brother as company

They look after each other

Selling objects to make money

On the train shouting out the prices

Steals food therefore falls off the train

Has Jamal on the rope hanging off the train

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Part 3Time

Story Time & Discourse Time

STORY TIME DISCOURSE TIME

Screen Grab N/A

Explanation No evidence but probably

10 minutes

-seconds to move location

-minutes spent selling things on the train.

-steals food then jumps off the train

(daylight is the same for the scene = not much

difference in time)

Takes 1:22 minutes to show the scene

Identify all types of time being represented:Types of Time

Screen Grabs/Evidence Explanation

SummaryScene takes place over approx 10 minutes

Clip is only 1:22 long, therefore by editing time is reduced to represent an hour over only 2 mins

Ellipsis 1) Different locations2) The boys on the train3) Stealing food4) Fall off the train

SceneOn the train selling things.

Stretch N/A

In lessonSet up PowerPoint together (copy/paste questions)Watch clip at least 3 timesDiscuss questions together, write bullet points as

answersGet screen grabs and begin to answer with bullet

points, charts, diagrams, etc If not finished, break up work (leader to make sure

everyone in group understands what they are doing)Everyone to have copy (USB or e-mail)

DUE: TUESDAY JAN 22(Complete over weekend and then Monday put Powerpoint together)