Narrative Report Essay

“Butterflies” is a short story written by Roger Dean Kiser. In every story, the author has a purpose as to why they have written the text. In the story, the author uses writing techniques and literary devices. This short story has a deeper meaning than the reader initially interprets from the text. The story talks about the meaning of beauty. “Butterflies” includes a variety of writing techniques and strategies. That author’s purpose when writing “Butterflies” was to teach the reader about the…

One of the great directing techniques in the film was how the colors green and red were used. The film used complementary colors to make objects and characters stand out or just to make a whole certain shot stand out. For example, when Amelie was in the carnival and in the background all the women were dressed with red and all the men were dressed with green. Because of that, Amelie and the people in the background made the shot look more serene and put together. Another example would be when…

doing this, the director coaxes the viewer's subconscious mind into making the association between the images (Insdorf, 2002).This technique, works well in nonlinear narrative structure, as there the filmic flow is disrupted with narration, dreams, hallucinations, flashbacks, and multiple storylines, as it can connect gaps in the narrative flow. Studying Intertextuality Intertextuality has been a common term since its first introduction by Julia Kristeva in her work of the late-1960s, notably…

For a film to look pleasing in the eyes, you need to have a cinematographer who knows how to tell a story visually, not just by capturing moving images but also by making everything being shown on screen have its own impact in the audience's eyes. I will be analysing my cinematography style on Emmanuel Lubezki aka Chivo, he has been an active cinematographer from 1983-present. Lubezki has been an active cinematographer and his Famous key collaborators are internationally famous directors’:…

Through an omniscient narrator and the narrative style of the novel, it reveals the reasons behind Roy’s unexplained selection of stylistics methods, which allows the reader to have a clearer understanding of the character’s motives and feelings. The third person, omniscient narrator progresses the narrative forward by revealing to us bits and pieces of the character’s point of view as well as information that are not disclosed…

Anne Rice’s Christ the Lord Out of Egypt: A Novel chronicles the life of seven year old Jesus. Set within the context of ancient Near Eastern culture, Rice begins her novel by depicting a scene between him and another young boy, Eleazer. After accidently claiming the boy’s life, Jesus uses his “power” to bring Eleazer back from the dead. After the turmoil settles, Joseph, Jesus’ father, leads his family out of Alexandria to embark on a journey to Jerusalem. Upon arrival in the Holy City,…

William Faulkner, a commemorated southern writer, argued for artistic integrity in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. He advises the writers of his day not to write based on the concerns of the present day when he says, “He must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid…” (Faulkner par. 3). He recognizes that it is human nature to fear; thus, this must be acknowledged, so that one does not write deficiently of the human condition. Faulkner spoke in response to the authors of…

Great Job of John Erman’s Version of A Streetcar Named Desire John Erman had done a great job on filming the play, A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee William, into movie, which was released in 1984. The classical music, lighting, and the representation by the actors were all blended together perfectly to express the play—I even think it is more engaged than the play. From the beginning to the end, Erman shortened scenes that are relatively insignificant to allow the main plots to…

The short story, "Hills Like White Elephants" was written by Ernest Hemingway and narration and point of view are used together in the story. The author uses the third person for storytelling and the feelings and thoughts of the characters are not revealed directly. Each character can only be deciphered through their dialogues only. Their conversation might appear causal, but they reveal a sense of tension amongst the two characters, Jig a woman travelling with an American man. Hemingway…

“All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, is a science fiction short story. Bradbury included a one of a kind setting, superior characterization, and an ending that allowed readers to create their own, using their imagination. The setting was unique and I would have never thought of an imaginable place like Venus. Margot is a shy and frail young girl and we notice this when Bradbury describes that she is an “old photograph” and talks like a “ghost.” Over the years, good short stories and novels…