Character Roles (10/09/09)

These are the main factors of a story, film ,or music video .... etc .... etc

• The hero: The person who seeks something, e.g hidden treasure
• The villain: Is the complete opposite to the hero
• The donor: He helps the hero by providing a magic object e.g super powers (Bruce almighty)
• The dispatcher: Sends the hero on his way (e.g a quest/ lord of the rings)
• The helper: Gives support to the hero
• The princess: The reward for the hero, but also needs protection from the villain (e.g money= princess/ problem = taxes, error in favour ..etc)
• And the last the princesses farther: A person who makes sure his daughter/ princess is o.k with the hero and will provide her protection, a barrier.

A person who links with this kind of work is Vladimir Proppacient, a Russian critic and theory and he analysed 100 Russian fairystyles and tales in the 1920's.

With this information it gives me more of a mind map of characters roles within any element of using them, this gives me more understanding and confidence and i look at Vladimir Proppacient work and generate ideas from his success.