Narrative Form & Films Flashcards

1
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The central cause behind a character’s actions.

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Motivation

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2
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Dense accumulation of detail conveyed in the opening moments of a film.

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Exposition

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3
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The details of a character’s past that emerge as the film unfolds.

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Backstory

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4
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The written blueprint of film, composed of three elements: dialogue, sluglines, and description.

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Screenplay

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5
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A screenplay written and submitted to a studio without a prior contract or agreement.

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Spec script

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6
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The period of time before principal photography during which actors are signed, sets and costumes designed, and locations scouted.

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Pre-production

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7
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The annotated script containing information about set-ups used during shooting.

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Shooting script

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8
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The length in minutes for a film to play in its entirety.

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Screen time

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9
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The non-chronological insertion of events from the past into the present day of the
story world

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Flashbacks

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10
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When a character speaks directly to the camera and thus the audience

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Direct address

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11
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The classical model of narrative form.

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Three-act structure

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12
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The falling or unraveling action after climax of a narrative that leads to
resolution e.i FINALE.

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Denouement

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13
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A characteristic of conventional narrative form, when the conclusion of the film wraps up all loose ends in a form of resolution.

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Closure

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14
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A technique in which the audience temporarily shares the visual
perspective of a character(s).

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A point-of-view shot

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15
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The non-chronological insertion of scenes of events YET to happen into the present day of the story world.

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Flash forward

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16
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The narrative e.i PLOT path of the main or supporting characters.

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Plot lines

17
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The plotline that surrounds an embedded tale.

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Frame narration

18
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A non-standard narrative organization that assumes a ‘day in the life’ quality.

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Episodic

19
Q

A conclusion that does not answer all the questions raised regarding characters or storyline.

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Open-ended

20
Q

A story narrated by one of the characters within the story.

A

First-person

21
Q

Literary narration from a viewpoint beyond that of any one individual character.

A

Third person

22
Q

The technique of telling the story from an all-knowing viewpoint rather than that of one individual character

A

Omniscient

23
Q

The imagined world of the story, including sounds heard by the characters of the movie.

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Diegesic

24
Q

Any narrative, sound, or visual element not contained in the story world.

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Non-diegesic

25
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A film’s main character, one whose conflicts and motives drive the story forward.

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Protagonist

26
Q

A character who is some way opposes the protagonist.

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Antagonist

27
Q

Who Directed “Rear Window”?

A

Alfred Hitchcock

28
Q

Who Directed “Some Like It Hot”?

A

Billy Wilder

29
Q

Who does Marilyn Monroe play in “Some Like It Hot”?

A

Sugar “Kane”, a ukulele player and singer

30
Q

Who does Tony Curtis play in “Some Like It Hot”?

A

Joe/Shell Oil Junior/, and Josephine, a saxophone player

31
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Who does Jack Lemmon play in “Some Like It Hot”?

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Jerry/ Jerraldine and later “Daphne”, a double bass player

32
Q

Who does James Stewart play in “Rear Window”?

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L.B “Jeff” Jefferies, a photographer.

33
Q

Who does Princess Grace Kelly play in “Rear Window”?

A

Lisa Carol Fremont

34
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Who plays Lisa Fremont in “Rear Window”?

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Princess Grace Kelly

35
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Who plays L.B “Jeff” Jefferies in “Rear Window”?

A

James Stewart

36
Q

Who plays Joe/Josephine in “Some Like It Hot”?

A

Tony Curtis

37
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Who plays Jerry/Daphne in “Some Like It Hot”?

A

Jack Lemmons

38
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Who plays Sugar in “Some Like It Hot”?

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Marilyn Monroe