Film Narrative电影叙事.pptVIP

Film Narrative Elements of Narrative Story and Plot: - Story: (1) Explicitly presented (diegetic) events (2) Implied events - Plot: (1) Explicitly presented (diegetic) events in certain order (2) Non-diegetic material Diegesis Diegesis: The total world of the story Diegetic elements: the events, characters, objects, settings, and sounds Nondiegetic elements: things that we see and hear on the screen but that come from outside the world of the story (e.g. background music, titles and credits, voiceover comment from an omniscient narrator) Order Events Order of Plot events: Chronological Non-chronological Events: Hubs and Satellites Hubs: Major events or branching points in the plot structure that force characters to choose b/w or among alternate paths Satellites: Minor plot events that add texture and complexity to characters and elements but are not essential elements Duration Definition: length of time Story duration: amount of time that the implied story takes to occur Plot duration: elapsed time of those events within the story that the film explicitly presents Screen duration: movie’s running time onscreen Relationships: Story and Plot duration: usually stable (plot event duration = story event it implies) Story and Screen duration Summary relationship: screen duration story duration Real time relationship: screen duration = story duration Stretch relationship: screen duration story duration Cinematic time usually ? Real time Suspense vs Surprise Surprise: taking unawares Suspense: anxiety brought on by a partial uncertainty - the end is certain, but the means is uncertain (or sometimes both the results and means known) Frequency Definition: Number of times with which a story element recurs in plot Purpose: Symbols and Metaphors? Memory: Flash-backs and slow-motion Stream-of-consciousness Characters Treatment: Beings who like “real” people have discernible traits, habits, and dispositions Formal elements that help develop