VCULT100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Body Plan
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Narrative form: spectators approach a narrative film with definite expectations. That a series of incidents that will be connected in some way: a viewer will pick up cues and stuff. Narrative: a chain of events linked by cause and effect and occurring in time and space: causality, space and time are important, can cue us to make parallels among other characters, setting, situation, times of day, etc. You can break the chronological order to mix things up and make the film interesting: you can add title scenes (eg. time and place) if you are worried about the viewer getting lost. Plot and story: story: the chain of events in chronological order, plot: same story can be presented in different ways, filmmakers build the plot to the story, but viewers build the story from the plot. Characters usually have a body form (not just a voice) Also usually have traits (attitudes, skills, habits, tastes: hiding causes/effects.
