FILM 2120 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture II. What is analysis? III. Principles of film formOutline of Current Lecture IV. Narrative vs NarrationV. NarrationVI. Temporal relationA) Difference between plot and story VII. Classical Hollywood NarrationCurrent LectureA) Narrative vs Narration 1) Narrative- a chain of events which are structured by a cause and effect relationship and which occur in time and space- We imagine what the narrative might be like or what will happen next 2) Narration- the moment by moment process by which a film gives us cues about how to interpret events and how to reconstruct the world of the story - One form of narration is a voice over - Basically narration is the way in which a film tells that story B) Narration1) Knowledge- what we know and don’t know about a film- Example: In the movie “Speed” we see a bus and it blows up in the first scene, its terrifying because we don’t know why it blew up. We have no knowledge of what is going on - Giving/withholding information: we learn more information later on1) Example: Later on in the movie “Speed” we learn about the villain and we know that he is placing bombs in busses 2) Range-- Restricted- knowledge is restricted to one character - Unrestricted-we have more knowledge than the character 1) Example- in a horror movie when the viewers know that someone is in house but the character doesn’tThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.3) Depth-how we relate to a characters mind - Objective-watching characters from outside, looking at their external behavior - Subjective- what the characters think or perceive A) Perceptual- when we hear/see exactly what the characters hear/see, this is a point of view shotB) Mental- voice over (thoughts of characters) and flashbacks to experiences of characters 4) Story - The sum total of all events and all spaces which we imagine or infer 5) Plot - All of the events explicitly presented to us in a film 6) Exposition- All of the back story in a film (we want to know who these characters are) 7) Ellipsis- A gap or whole- these are things we don’t understand A) Example- In Madmen we don’t know why Don Draper is the way he is C) Temporal Relations (difference between plot and story) 1) Order-the story is always chronological and the plot can be out of order - A flashback is part of the plot, its not in chronological order 2) Duration-How long these events last - Story- how long the sum total was supposed to be A) Example- In “Saving Private Ryan” the story takes place during D-Day which was a couple days long - Plot- smaller amount of time than the story A) Example- In “ Saving Private Ryan” the plot is the actual battle - Screen-the amount of time the events are actually on the screen A) Example- In “Saving Private Ryan” the battle scene is 25-30 minutes long3) Frequency-number of times an event happens in a story D) Classical Hollywood Narration (Professor said we would talk more about this in Wednesday’slecture) - Cause and effect logic - Clear motivation - Goal orientated protagonist- Deadline - Delay and