Media Dictionary Words

Action Code - A narrative structure based on a dramatic sequence of events, often leading to a violent resolution.

Adventure Film - A film genre in which the characters are placed in an exciting and often dangerous location far away from home.

Disequilibrium : The disruption of narrative by persons or events presenting a challenge to the harmonious equilibrium often found at the beginning of a film or other media text.

Ellipsis - The removal or shortening of elements of a narrative to speed up the action.

Equilibrium: The harmonious state that often exists at the start of a narrative before disruptive or transforming elements are introduced.

Hybrid - A cross between one film genre and another

Patriarchy - Male domination of the political, cultural and socioeconomic system.

Protagonist - The leading character or hero in a film with whom the audience can identify and from whose point of view the action is positioned, often set in binary opposition against the antagonist.