Tropes Explained — Types of Tropes & the Art of Subverting Them - YouTube

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• The letter voiceover is an additional dialogue delivery trope where narration is delivered in the form of a note a character has written.

• This creates tension for the viewer while they watch concertgoers enjoy themselves.

• on traditional masculinities' destructive relationship with sexuality and use Trammell as a red herring misdirecting the audience from the true culprit.

• n character tropes can be damaging to a film especially when they lean on harmful stereotypes.

• The term 'Trope' comes from the Greek 'tropos' meaning 'a direction

• in a modern storytelling context, it can also refer to a narrative device or element which recurs in numerous creative works similar to a cliche. This is the definition we'll be looking at toda

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• But when used well character tropes can quickly establish a character letting an audience know what to expect with familiar characterization.

• Alternatively, a film can subvert a character type in order to surprise or challenge an audience.

• the detective who rarely misses anything. They're often a step ahead of everyone else.

• Another character trope in the detective genre is the 'femme fatale'. A romantic interest whose seduction results in a protagonist's demise. In "Basic Instinct", Paul Verhoven brings the 'Femme Fatale' to its furthest extreme with Catherine Trammell.

• "Killing Eve" meanwhile subverts the 'Femme Fatale'. "- It's not my fault you're dressed as a maid. You look cute by the way." Eve and Villanelle's queer relationship complicates the heterosexual power and dynamics in most Femme Fatale detective pairings.

• The wise old man is another classic character type. This is the character whose sole role is to impart knowledge onto the protagonist. "- Remember a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him." - In "Harry Potter", Dumbledore i

• s a straightforward wise old man guiding Harry as he becomes a powerful wizard.

• e which you choose to avoid subvert or harness depends on how you want your audience to perceive your characters and how you want to use those perceptions toward unexpected ends.

• plot tropes

• Like characters, plot tropes are everywhere. "- There's no time to explain. Hold this." - Different genres have different plot points which an audience has seen again and again. "-

• No time to explain. Follow me.

• A plot trope can be subverted to catch an audience off guard. "

• A plot trope which transcends genre is the love triangle.