Peripeteia- a change in fortune e.g A very wealthy man has been making money for decades by taking big risks in the stock market. Suddenly, the stock market crashes and he is launched into poverty. In this example, peripeteia is a drastic change in circumstance, as a once wealthy man becomes poor.
Anagnorisis- moment of dramatic revelation. The moment when the protagonist realizes their own tragic flaw. e.g. the neighbour coming to the door, expecting to be shouted at but instead complimented.
Catharsis- purification or purgation of the emotions. e.g. the dad listening to Bruce Springsteen with the son.
Practical equipment-
Technical equipment – lighting, sound, microphones
actors
camera crew
writers, directors, editors, lighting directors
set designers
props
music
Conceptual
performance
emotion
time based
events
chronilogical
events
sequenntial
characters
theme
antagonist/protagonist
linear
beginning, middle, end
Freytag’s pyramid
- Linear- progressing from one stage to another in a single series of steps; sequential.
- Chronological- (of a record of events) following the order in which they occurred.
- Sequential- forming or following in a logical order or sequence.
- Circular structure- In a circular narrative, the story ends where it began.
- Time based
- Narrative arc – A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and films with each episode following a dramatic arc. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes.
- Freytag’s Pyramid- Freytag’s Pyramid is a paradigm of dramatic structure outlining the seven key steps in successful storytelling: exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, and denouement.
- exposition- a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory
- inciting incident- The inciting incident of a story is the event that sets the main character or characters on the journey that will occupy them throughout the narrative. .
- rising action,- The rising action starts right after the period of exposition and ends at the climax. Beginning with the inciting incident, rising action is the bulk of the plot. It is composed of a series of events that build on the conflict and increase the tension, sending the story racing to a dramatic climax.
- climax,-
- falling action,- Falling action is what happens near the end of a story after the climax and resolution of the major conflict. … Simply put, falling action is what the characters are doing after the story’s most dramatic part has happened.
- resolution,-
- denouement – the final part of a play, film, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.
- 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
Synopsis
A girl is walking on her phone as she receives texts from an unknown number. She hurries to get back to her car, however, the number begins to get closer to her until she is eventually captured.