Literary DesignNarrativeChain of events linked by cause and effect and occurring in time and spaceStory: set of ALL events in narrative, both explicitly presented and those inferredPlot: everything visible and audibly present; may contain material extraneous to the story (ie: music, credits)Cause and EffectAgent=characters, natural disastersCasual motivation=what might have caused something or what it may causePlot may present cause but without effects for suspenseTimeTemporal order: films present events out of order, chronologically, flashbacks, flash forwardsTemporal duration: story, plot, sceneTemporal frequency: see the same event from different viewpointsWRITER’S role4 elements of a scriptCharacters, dialogue, setting, actionsThe published script=writers script touched by 1000s of people which is why the writer is not the “author” of the filmWrite TO actorsAudience participates in writingOnce script is given to production, the writer is doneEveryone sees themselves as writer in HollywoodWhat a writer contributesTitle, subject (what the story is about), theme, plotWriter must turn life into a story and story into a plotCentral character (protagonist) in a time, place, with a goalMovie plotAct 1=intro character. goalAct 2=interactions/events to realize goalAct 3=resolution3 types of dramatic structurelinear=world is wholecontextual=pieces together b/c similar topicsepisodic=space in between events, following mult. PeoplePoint of viewFirst person inside=the camera IS the person, you see what they seeFirst person outside=a person out of the frame describing what is going on, the second you see the person in the frame it is no longer first personOmniscient=you are not getting any perspective, you get more info than characters get on screen3rd person=getting perspective of narrator, but you are able to see themauthorial=author of the film is showing his inflection on the screenWeek 2 09/09/2010 03:22:00← Literary Design← Narrative- Chain of events linked by cause and effect and occurring in time and space- Story: set of ALL events in narrative, both explicitly presented and those inferred- Plot: everything visible and audibly present; may contain material extraneous to the story (ie: music, credits)- Cause and EffectoAgent=characters, natural disastersoCasual motivation=what might have caused something or what it may causeoPlot may present cause but without effects for suspense- TimeoTemporal order: films present events out of order, chronologically, flashbacks, flash forwardsoTemporal duration: story, plot, sceneoTemporal frequency: see the same event from different viewpoints← WRITER’S role- 4 elements of a scriptoCharacters, dialogue, setting, actions- The published script=writers script touched by 1000s of people which is why the writer is not the “author” of the film- Write TO actors- Audience participates in writing- Once script is given to production, the writer is done- Everyone sees themselves as writer in Hollywood- What a writer contributesoTitle, subject (what the story is about), theme, plotoWriter must turn life into a story and story into a plotoCentral character (protagonist) in a time, place, with a goaloMovie plotAct 1=intro character. goalAct 2=interactions/events to realize goalAct 3=resolution- 3 types of dramatic structureolinear=world is wholeocontextual=pieces together b/c similar topicsoepisodic=space in between events, following mult. People- Point of viewoFirst person inside=the camera IS the person, you see what they seeoFirst person outside=a person out of the frame describing what is going on, the second you see the person in the frame it is no longer first personoOmniscient=you are not getting any perspective, you get more info than characters get on screeno3rd person=getting perspective of narrator, but you are able tosee themoauthorial=author of the film is showing his inflection on the screeno09/09/2010 03:22:00←09/09/2010