DC 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dramatic Structure
2 Mar 2017
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The story, the structure, & the dramatic elements. Classical hollywood narrative: follows a specific structure, narrative moves toward resolution of story"s conflict, exposition, conflict, climax, resolution. After the climax: recovery from climax, story details are resolved, secondary events and character stories are completed, may be quick and simple, what does the film show us? (characters riding off into the sunset ?) Films may have multiple points of ex, co, cx, r sequences in a film may each have this rise and fall. There may be multiple conflicts within each sequence or film. Formalistic: author is overtly manipulative, may scramble chronology, narrative may be more abstract. Don"t usually try to tell a story. Filmmakers may create their own personal language and symbology. Often not written out in advance spontaneity. Plot what happens in a film (the narrative) Theme the underlying central concern or message of the film. Motif a recurring technique, object, or anything repeated in a film.
