Things needed to create a film:
- Camera
- Microphone
- Actors
- Set
- Story
- Script
- Props
- Sound
- Lighting
- Money
- Directors
- Producers
- Post-production team
- Camera operators
Aristotle:
- Catharsis = Idea that we are freed by consuming something.
- Peripeteia = A change in fortune
- Anagnorisis = A moment of dramatic revelation
Narrative structures and internal elements :
- Chronological – Generally, films are structured in a straight line, linear narrative in which the events are sequenced in order of time.
- Flashbacks/ Foreshadowing
- Ellipsis
- Parallel Narrative
- EXPOSITION —> CLIMAX —> DENOUEMENT
- Protagonist and Antagonist
Todorov
- the stage of equilibrium
- the conflict that disrupts this initial equilibrium
- the way / ways in which the disruption looks to find new equilibrium
- the denouement and/or resolution that brings about a new equilibrium
- condensed equilibrium has a much lower boredom threshold so action is expected to be delivered quickly
- anachronic devices are flashes forwards or backwards in time to help develop the story
- multiperspective narratives show numerous character’s viewpoints during a time of disequilibrium
- unreliable narration where the audience is deceived deliberately
Some Definitions:
Construction of reality: The way we present ourselves to other people is shaped partly by our interactions with others, as well as by our life experiences.
Repertoire of elements: When an audience consume a media text defined by a generic label they have certain expectations of the text.
Reinforced: Strengthened (existing feeling, idea or habit)
Historically specific: Historical people, situations, or things existed in the past and are considered to be a part of history.
Verisimilitude: The appearance of being true or real.
Realism: The quality or fact of representing a person or thing in a way that is accurate and true to life.