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14 Cards in this Set
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Narrative Form
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A type of filmic organization in which the parts relate to one another through a series of causally related events taking place in time and space
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Story
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The set of all events in a narrative, both the ones explicitly presented and those the viewer infers
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Plot
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Everything visibly and audibly present in the film before us
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Diegesis
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The world of the film's story; events that are presumed to have occurred and actions and spaces NOT shown onscreen
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Nondiegetic Elements
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Objects that are represented as being outside the world of the narrative
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Traits
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Attitudes, skills, habits, tastes, psychological drives, and many other qualities that distinguish the character
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Space
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Setting of the story as well as places named but not seen in the film
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Exposition
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Portion of the plot that lays out important story events and character traits in the opening situation
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Goal-Oriented Plot
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A character takes steps to achieve a desired object or state of affairs
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Narration
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The plot's way of distributing story information in order to achieve specific effects
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Restricted Range of Narration
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Spectators know only what the main character(s) know
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Unrestricted Range of Narration
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Spectators know more than any characters know
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Narrator
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Some specific agent who purports to be telling us the story
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Ellipsis
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The shortening of plot duration achieved by omitting some story duration in narrative films
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