TCOM 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Dramatic Structure, Fourth Wall, Frame Story
28 Sep 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Characters do not necessarily have to be people. The ability to undertake actions and make choices with narrative consequences. Protagonist: the hero at the center of the narrative. Ensemble: a group of characters besides the protagonist. Antagonist: acts in opposition to the protagonist as a villain or adversary. Plot: the way the story is told, consisting only of events shown on-screen, and the particular choices used to present that material, such as chronological order. Story: consists of all events and characters within the world of the show, whether they are shown on- screen or not. Narrative comprehension: the processes of the viewer connecting the dots between events shown on- screen to construct a story within his or her mind. Storyworld: also known as diegesis, a consistent universe in which all of the story elements, characters, and events are taking place. Narration: the act of storytelling itself that presents the story via a medium.
