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Trailer:

A short teaser produced to advertise a new film.

Mainstream:

The uncontroversial, generally accepted attitudes, beliefs and values of the majority population

MTV:

Worldwide music television channel founded in the USA in 1981 and owned by Viacom.

Narrator:

An individual who tells the story in the film and television productions, sometimes as a voice over.

Oligarchy:

A political system wherein power is excercised by a small elite group, usually in its own interests.

Prejudice:

The pre- judging of an issue or social group, usually in a negative or stereotypical way

Propp, Vladmir:

Russian formalist writer and folklorist who analysed the structure of folk stories.

Racism:

Practies and behaviour involving social and economic discrimination, based on the false assumption that one particular ethnic group or race is culturally and biologically infereior to another.

Resolution :

The conclusion of anarrative in such a way that all outstanding problems, questions and uncertainties are solved, answered or clarified to the satisfaction of the audience.

Social realism:

The representation of characters and issues in film and television drama in such a way as to raise serious social and political issues.