Thursday, 9 October 2014

Narrative Arc



The five stages of the Narrative Arc:

  • Exposition
  • Rising Action
  • Climax
  • Falling Action
  • Denouement

Applying Narrative Arc to 'Little Talk'

Exposition

  • Men see commit while on fantastical blimp. At 15 seconds they see her, he points and the song says 'Hey'
  • Low key lighting used, changed to high key when woman is seen
  • mis-en-scene used to prove woman is strong figure

Rising Action

  • At 52 seconds the men and woman set off in there blimp on a action packed voyage
  • Black and white.Only the woman is in colour
  • Shoots zip wire into cave. Searching
  • Monster intervenes. Woman fights monster, saves helpless men
  • Continues story. music heightens

Climax

  • At 2:31 men fall into sea, drowning. music slows.
  • There are close up's of the concerned facial expressions    
  • Woman saves them from monster,   Music picks up again, louder and faster.

Falling action

  • At 3:32 High key lighting is introduced as the men enter the clouds
  • Animal clad appears - bright as woman 
  • Woman shows first sign of emotion (smile)

Denouement 

  • At 4:04 The woman takes her place as part of the animal clad (in the position of the jewel in a tiara) 
  • It has attributes of the woman's physique. 
  • The men are shown on pedestals
  • The bright and elated colours connote happiness 
  • Woman found her way home thanks to the men. Plot surprise because the woman seemed to be helping the men all along.

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