Narrative
a chain of events occuring to human/nonhuman characters in space and time
Narrative Story
- all events in a narrative
- an imagery construct that the audience creates while watching
Narrative Plot
- all the story events as they are presented in the film
3 Part Acts Dramatic Structure for Narrative
Act 1 - exposition (leading to turning point)
Act 2 - complications (lead to climax)
Act 3 - Falling (leads to resolution)
Narration
- act of story telling
- how the story information is told
3 Principal Plot’s temporal manipulations of story events
- Duration - ellipsis
- Order –anachronies (flashbacks and flashforwards
- Frequency
Unrestricted Narration
when we see and hear more than any or all of the characters can.
Restricted Narration
- when we cannot see and hear anything else than the character of the movie can
Narration’s Depth: Objectivity
a plot confines us wholly to information about what characters say and do: their external behavior
Narration’s Depth: Subjectivity
A plot gives us access to what characters see and hear, or think, etc.
Non - diegetic film narrator
- they frame the narrative
- often present information from an omniscient perspective
- enhances the mood of diegesis
Diegetic Film Narrators
Create an effect of subjectivity
- a story may be narrated earlier or later than the depicted events
Frame Narration
- a character narrates an embedded tale to on-screen listeners
- she or he might be reliable, maybe not
Episodic Narrative
- events are not linked in a cause/effect sequence and characters are not goal oriented
Open ended narrative
- a narrative concludes without resolving a conflict or without achieving a goal
External character development
- a physical alternation that might be signs of internal changes
Internal Character development
- measures character changes from within
Progressive Character Development
- IMprovement or advancement in some quality of the characters
Regressive Character Development
- a loss or return to some previous state or deterioration from the present state
3 alternatives to narrative devices
episodic
open ended
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