- Linear- where events are largely portrayed in a chronological order
- Chronological- the order in which the events occurred, from first to last
- Sequential- a series of scenes that form a distinct narrative unit
- Circular structure- the story ends where it began
- Time based- is to watch it unfold over time according to the temporal logic of the medium as it is played back.
- Narrative arc-
- Freytag’s Pyramid
- exposition,
- inciting incident,
- rising action,
- climax,
- falling action,
- resolution,
- denouement
- Beginning / middle / end
- Equilibrium
- Disruption
- New equilibrium
- Peripeteia
- Anagnoresis
- Catharsis
- The 3 Unities: Action, Time, Place
- flashback / flash forward
- Foreshadowing
- Ellipsis
- Pathos
- Empathy
- diegetic / non-diegetic
- slow motion
Peripeteia– change in fortune
when javids dad ripped up his concert tickets
Anagnoresis– dramatic revelation
listening to bruce springstein for the first time
Catharsis– an emotional release
when he went to America
Synopsis–
There will be adventure to save the world and to save the world we must find the magic stone (stone of medeis) which is hidden in the forest. Ursuline took the stone for her own power but it must be restored by violet but obstacles lead her off track. The dark forest keeps a witch as its protector (Sabrina) and will manipulate violet into going to the dark side but violet must resist.
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Todorov and Freytag–
Todorov was appointed to his post as a director of research at the French Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique in 1968.
Freytag’s Pyramid exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, and denouement as illustrated below.
- 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
- Equilibrium
- Disruption
- New equilibrium
flexi narratives- long format television products deploy multiple three act structures in a similar pattern to be used as a master plot.
plot and sublots- media constructed by an overarching master plot accompanied by a series of subplots.
anachronic devices- subvert traditional linear storytelling techniques through time bending.
Vladimir propp:
- Hero
- Helper
- Princess
- Villain
- Victim
- Dispatcher
- Father
- False Hero
- PREPARATION
- COMPLICATION
- TRANSFERENCE
- STRUGGLE
- RETURN
- RECOGNITION
Propp suggests that stories use STOCK CHARACTERS to structure stories.
-narrative functions-