Narrative Devices Flashcards
to do with the film, where can it be found etc.
1
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Chehkov’s Gun?
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Something that is introduced early in the film and becomes important in the story later.
2
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Flash-forward?
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A jump forward in time.
3
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Flashback?
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A fall backwards in time.
4
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Red-herring?
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Deliberately misleading your audience.
5
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Dramatic Irony?
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When the audience sees or hears things that the characters cannot see.
6
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Foreshadowing?
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Subtle hinting at events that will happen later in the film.
7
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Repetition?
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A technique or scene is repeated to highlight similarities and differences.
8
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Intertextuality?
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Using another text to parody, pastiche etc.
9
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Example of Chehkov’s
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10
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What is a narrative resolution?
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How the story ends.
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