CTCS 190g Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dramatic Structure
1 Mar 2017
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Not based on anything that happened previously--new articles, history, books, other movies, etc. ii. Look at mildred pierce--> loose, faithful, or strict? i. Basis for everything else that happens in the film. Annotates it, decides what he want to happen during each words, etc. iii. iv. Authorship dilemma in the making; thousands of people contribute to the movie, but the writer is the springboard for everything. Director puts his stamp on the movie d. The functions of the film writer i. ii. Audience can also write--their reactions can make the writers change the sequences change the sequences. Intimidation of the writer--put them through hell iii. Title reveal meaning--first way author can do that b. Theme=attitude the author has towards a subject, message, etc. of the movie. People remember things when they are put in a story. Need it to help understand the suddenness/habitualness of. Elements of plot (story stylizes life, plot stylizes stories)
