Narrative and Editing: 12-mark question and Glow

 Todorov:

Equil: Tamme's daily routine of wrestling 

Disruption: Back Pain (already taken place)

Recognition: knows she's in pain (already taken place)

Attempt to repair: Self-medicating with wine and pain killers

New equilibrium: injured back, following gradual deterioration and a sneeze


Editing Techniques

Straight Cuts:

a transition from one shot to another, with no effects.

Jump Cuts:

a jump cut is an edit to a single, sequential shot that makes the action appear to leap forward in time. After the cut, the subject may appear in a different position or attitude, or the camera position may be slightly different.


1. Montage

2. Pace of Editing

3. Continuity Editing

4. Straight Cuts


1. Todorov

2. Propp


Discuss how editing techniques contribute to creating narrative with references to a digital media product and theories you have studied.

Use examples to support your answer


The 'GLOW' episode, 'Freaky Tuesday' uses various editing techniques to create a narrative. The first 2 minutes are a gradual montage, the pace quickens as it shows her days as a wrestler. 

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