Analysis on the Basic Narrative Structure of Short Films
Journal: Arts Studies and Criticism DOI: 10.32629/asc.v2i3.451
Abstract
This paper makes a basic analysis on the narrative structure of short films. The first is to analyze how roles setting promoted the development of the story; the second is to analyze mainly three acts on narrative short films; the third is to analyze narrative structure on Melodrama which is a kind of genre convention adopted by most popular movies. Through the above three aspects, the basic narrative structure of short films upheaval is revealed.
Keywords
short films, narrative aesthetics, dramatic conflict
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