Session 2: Justification of Final idea, Adaptation choices and Narrative Analysis

My group has chosen the myth story of the ‘Trojan War: Apple of Discord’ to shoot for our short movie which is between 3-5 minutes. We chose this story deliberately because of the good concept behind the main story and we could adapt the story how we wanted it to be and make it more interesting. Below I am showing the original story we searched of the Trojan War and the adapted version we change to how we wanted: http://www.stanford.edu/~plomio/history.html

      This is the website where we got the original version of the ‘Trojan War’.

 

  

   Below is the original and adapted version together: 

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   The structure of our story is based on one part of the Trojan War which is the ‘Apple of Discord’ which is a Greek myth from 1200 B.C. We are focusing on this bit mainly because of the concept behind but we are changing the concept and bringing in our own formula which has a beginning, middle and an opening open.

In AS Media I learnt the 5-Stage theory which I am going to use in A2 Media studies which I am going to apply to the adapted version of the Apple of Discord. These stages consist of the following: Exposition: Introduction to settings & the characters.
Development: Audience develops to know characters, the story starts to kick off and new settings and characters are introduced.
Complication: Distribution or conflict within the story.
Climax:  Distribution & Conflict reaches a peak.
Resolution: Happy Ending, Bad Ending & Open Ending.

      

      

In the ‘Apple of Discord’ my group has applied ‘Propp’s Function’. Propp’s Function consists of 31 function character types and from the following functions they will be incorporated into the short movie. Below I am going to show the four functions we have applied to our adapted version of the ‘Trojan War’.

Also Propp concluded that they’re can be seven different characters types which I’m going to put in below:
Helper: Who assists, rescues, solve and/or transfigures the hero’s.
Villain: Struggles with hero.
Donor: Prepares and/or provides hero with magical agents.
Princess: A sought- for person (and/or her father).
Dispatcher: Who sends the hero off.
The Hero: Who departs on a search reacts to donor and weds at the end.
The False Hero: Who claims to be the hero, often seeking and reacting like a real hero.

Our adaptation of ‘The Trojan War’ includes a ‘Villain’ (Paris who steals the apple), the ‘Prize’ (Apple of Discord which is what everyone is fighting over), the ‘Donor’ which is Eris (she provides the apple to everyone), & the ‘False Hero’ (Zeus- appears to everyone like he’s trying to settle the situation on the other hand he has other things on his mind).

Levi-Strauss looked at narrative structure in terms of binary oppositions. Binary oppositions are sets of opposite values which reveal the structure of media texts. An example would be GOOD versus EVIL. Levi-Strauss theory was a constant creation of conflict/opposition and this narrative can only end on a resolution of conflict. Levi-Strauss narrative relates to our adaptation as my groups narrative is based on conflict because Eris is jealous and fuming that she wasn’t invited so she crashes the party and starts a conflict with the ‘Apple of Discord’.

The moral of our story is based on ‘Vanity carries its own punishment’  this means if you fight over something because your vain means not far behind there will always be punishments for the ones who let vanity control them.

Session 2: Original & Adapted Version

Session 1: Outline of Brief & Preliminary Ideas.

Session 1: “Outline of Brief and Preliminary ideas”

During this production I am required to create a short movie which is going to be about 3-5 minutes. This movie is going to be created in the video medium section area. This includes ancillary task which I have to create a poster and a double magazine spread for the movie to promote the following movie created. Also during this production I have to blog weekly each step which is taken to create the short movie and after the production has been finished I will do an evaluation to evaluate the final product which has been created.

The brief given to us is based on ‘Fairytales, Fables & Myths’. We have to choose one of the following and research any story from any of the given genre’s and adapt the story we are given into are words then shoot a short movie based on what we have chosen and adapted.

My group consist of four members which are; Genesis Adewole, Amie Fofanah, Thamina Begum & myself Ruben Martin. Our production company is called ‘Bigger & Better Productions’.

To create this short movie there are four different roles which have to be taken up in the group to complete the task. The following roles are; ‘Director, Producer, Editor& Camera/Sound’. Everyone in the group has their own individual responsibility, I am the Editor my responsibility is to edit the shots which are going to be taken and put together the short movie to a high standard. Thamina Begum is going to have the responsibility of being Director so she is going to direct the short movie vision the whole movie with Camera sound person which is Genesis Adewole so she is going to film the short movie and get the sound backing which is going to be in the short production and Amie Fofanah has the responsibility of being the Producer so she is going to choose the best locations, settings for the short movie to be filmed in.

My group had ideas and all are ideas were in the myth category and we narrowed it down to one main Myth which is the story of ‘The Trojan War’. We are developing this idea and adapting the story into our own version to create a modern storyline based on the Myth. Below we are focusing on the main part of the Trojan war which is: Taken from (http://www.stanford.edu/~plomio/history.html)

'The Apple of Discord'

The Trojan War has its roots in the marriage between Peleus and Thetis, a sea-goddess. Peleus and Thetis had not invited Eris, the goddess of discord, to their marriage and the outraged goddess stormed into the wedding banquet and threw a golden apple onto the table. The apple belonged to, Eris said, whomever was the fairest.

Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite each reached for the apple. Zeus proclaimed that Paris, prince of Troy and thought to be the most beautiful man alive, would act as the judge.

Hermes went to Paris, and Paris agreed to act as the judge. Hera promised him power, Athena promised him wealth, and Aphrodite promised the most beautiful woman in the world.

Paris chose Aphrodite, and she promised him that Helen, wife of Menelaus, would be his wife. Paris then prepared to set off for Sparta to capture Helen. Twin prophets Cassandra and Helenus tried to persuade him against such action, as did his mother, Hecuba. But Paris would not listen and he set off for Sparta.

In Sparta, Menelaus, husband of Helen, treated Paris as a royal guest. However, when Menelaus left Sparta to go to a funeral, Paris abducted Helen (who perhaps went willingly) and also carried off much of Menelaus' wealth.

In Troy, Helen and Paris were married. This occured around 1200 B.C. (Wood, 16).