
Image analysis of Chris Marker’s La Jetée
Here are two very good articles that provide valuable insight into the structure behind Chris Marker’s La Jetée, which we will be viewing and discussing in class. Editing La Jetée Continue Reading
Here are two very good articles that provide valuable insight into the structure behind Chris Marker’s La Jetée, which we will be viewing and discussing in class. Editing La Jetée Continue Reading
Narratives can be structured in a number of ways, but the classical form is that of the linear narrative – a story with a beginning, middle and end, strong characters Continue Reading
Analysis of editing in Robert Bresson’s 1959 Pickpocket. By David Bordwell Source: David Bordwell
Propp’s analysis Russian Vladimir Propp (1895-1970) analyzed many of his country’s folk tales and identified common themes within them. He broke down the stories into morphemes (analyzable chunks) and identified 31 narratemes (narrative units) Continue Reading
The Hero’s Journey Outline The Hero’s Journey is a pattern of narrative identified by the American scholar Joseph Campbell in The Power of Myth that appears in drama, storytelling, myth, religious Continue Reading
There exists something called a narrative structure which can be used to structure virtually any story. See the following plot graph. Is this a structure you may recognize in films Continue Reading