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NARRATIVE & FORM

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verisimilitude & expectation

human agency

editing

mise-en-scene

Establishing Shot

narrativeconventioncause & effect

(Hollywood)

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PLOT = ways in which the story is presented to us - order, emphases, logic

STORY = The events of the narrative

Chatman, S: “The story is the what in a narrative that is depicted, and plot is the how”

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30˚ rule

Camera must make at least 30˚ movements, around the axis of movement.

30˚

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180˚ ruleCamera mustn’t break the 180 line.

180˚+

This will createa break in ourvisual continuity.

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continuity editing

transition betweenshots

suspension of disbelief(audience is carried

along by story)

narrative time narrative space

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Establishing shot

Establishing shot

Calendar days

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Classic Narrative Structure

Start End

“event”disrupt equilibrium

restore equilibrium

narrative works to

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enigma/problem resolution

verisimilitude

Narrative form

N ensures the link between the real & the film is set up.- time- space Cause & Effect Logic

human agencycentral agents = fully rounded, w/ traits, desires, personalities etc.- chain of events = governed by these characters

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Narrative system at work(story & film codes together)

1. Move the story along to resolution.

2. Cause/effect events in the N. must be made clear.

3. “Credible” fictional world.

4. Construct characters + establish & sustain their agency in the narrative process.

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