Film Studies 1020E Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Classical Hollywood Cinema, Diegesis, Sound Techniques
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Narrative form: exposition the opening scenes of a film, during which a great deal of information about the characters and situation is imparted backstory. Defining narrative: narrative films narrative: an account of a string of events occurring in space and time. And ordered series of events connected by the logic of cause and. This logic of cause and effect ties together character traits, goals, obstacles and actions. Characterspossesstraits,faceconflicts,performactionsand that enable or hinder their pursuit of a specific goal which may be concrete or abstract, lofty or banal. All narratives involve the disruption of a stable situation, which restoration of equilibrium and important goal (russian narrative theorist, tzvetlan. Tzvetlan todorov) others, from forces of nature, physical challenges, the actions and desires of others, or internal psychological or emotional issues: screenplay spec script. A screenplay that has not been commissioned, one that a screenwriter submits for consideration.
