RTA 316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Alan Gregg, Caillou, Pocoyo
6 Feb 2017
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Rta 316 introduction to narrative in children"s media. Narrative in children"s media employs all of the same basic elements of drama that we"ve studied so far in class: The types of stories and the way they are presented children"s media are influenced and informed by the following factors: the developmental stages of children. Storytelling, characters, dialogue, themes etc need to be tailored to what a child in any given developmental stage can understand and relate to. Preschoolers are still mastering their physical skills and emotions. Tweens understand the nuances of basic relationship dynamics like jealousy, competition, ambition, pride, deception but don"t have the same experience level of young adults: the aspirations of children in those stages. Kids at any given age are fascinated with what older kids" are doing. This mean"s kids watch up" two to three years. Kids start seeking out prime time content (bobs burgers, family guy,
