Subverted Fairy Tales – Film as Text

Introduction

We all know a fairy tale or two but how and why have modern movie versions been subverted?  How can we subvert a familiar tale in order to get our own message across?

Focus on Language Important Terminology

Codes and Conventions

Page 80 Adjectives ‘stereotypes’       Page 81

Fairy Tale History

Subverting the Fairytale

Shrek notesP.94 of text book -Breakaway tasks             p95

Major Characters – Character Construction

Tangled Character Construction notes chart

Shaping the film

symbolic codes

Glossary of Film Terms

Subverted Fairytale Film Planner

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