what you need to make a film-

camera, cast, crew, editors, script, set, film location, props,

Linear-arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line

Chronological- following the order in which they occurred.

Sequential-forming or following in a logical order or sequence.

Circular structure-

Time based

Narrative arc-. It provides a backbone by providing a clear beginning, middle, and end of the story

Freytag’s Pyramid

exposition-a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory

inciting incident-the event that sets the main character or characters on the journey that will occupy them throughout the narrative.

rising action,

climax- the most intense , or important point of something

falling action,

resolution-measure used to describe the sharpness and clarity of an image or picture.

denouement-

Beginning / middle / end

Equilibrium

Disruption

New equilibrium

Peripeteia

Anagnoresis

Catharsis

The 3 Unities: Action, Time, Place

flashback / flash forward-

Foreshadowing- hints throughout the story indicating for a event later in the story

Ellipsis-where there are parts of the story missing

Pathos

Empathy

diegetic / non-diegetic

slow motion

Todorov’s narrative theory. most stories can be broken down into beginning middle and end .

flexi-narratives-long format television products deploy multiple three act structures in a similar pattern to that used by master plot/subplot sequences.

condensed equilibriums- contempary audiences, arguably, have a much lower boredom threshold, expecting products to deliver quickly

Vladimir Propp:

Vladimir Propp was a folklorist researcher interested in the relationship between characters and narrative . Propp argued that stories are character driven and that plots develop from the decisions and actions of characters and how they function in a story. He claimed characters could be classified into certain roles that progress a story

Propp identifies two types of hero’s, the seeker-hero and the victim-hero