5/9 05. Narrative and Narration Free Online FlashCards

What is story in film narrative?

Story is the complete chain of actual and implied events that viewers reconstruct, usually in chronological and causal order.

What is plot in film narrative?

Plot is the selection, ordering, duration, and repetition through which a film presents story events.

What is narration in film?

Narration is the process by which a film selects, orders, and presents story information through images, sound, editing, performance, and other techniques.

What does narrative causality connect?

Narrative causality is a relationship in which one event, action, or condition helps produce or explain another.

What is screen time?

Screen time is the actual running time of a film or sequence, unlike story time and plot time, which concern fictional duration and presentation.

What is a flashback?

A flashback presents an earlier story event after a later event has already been shown.

What is an ellipsis in film?

An ellipsis omits an interval or event from the plot. It can compress time or create suspense by hiding what happened.

What is offscreen space?

Offscreen space is the area outside the frame that the film implies or makes significant through looks, sounds, framing, or anticipated movement.

What does point of view mean in film?

Point of view is the perspective through which viewers receive narrative information, including visual access, knowledge, emotional alignment, and subjective experience.

What is restricted narration?

Restricted narration limits viewer access to information, often making the audience discover facts with a character or remain confined to that character’s experience.

What is unrestricted narration?

Unrestricted narration gives viewers information beyond the knowledge of one or more characters.

How do range and depth differ in narration?

Range concerns how much the viewer knows compared with characters; depth concerns how closely the film enters a character’s subjective experience.