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Campus where you would like to present
SURC Room 135
Start Date
15-5-2014
End Date
15-5-2014
Keywords
Narrative Elements, Films, comparison
Abstract
Using the narrative elements of film, I analyzed the movie Back to the Future, looking at the different narrative elements as compared to Toy Story, The Princess Bride, and Breakfast at Tiffany's. All four movies, although different stylistically, function in a similar way narratively. Through the use of scope, setting, event order, and diegetic/non-diegetic elements, Back to the Future gives the audience a story that is easy to follow, yet still suspenseful and surprising.
Recommended Citation
Gremel, Shelby, "Narrating a Story" (2014). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 133.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2014/oralpresentations/133
Additional Mentoring Department
Film and Video Studies
Narrating a Story
SURC Room 135
Using the narrative elements of film, I analyzed the movie Back to the Future, looking at the different narrative elements as compared to Toy Story, The Princess Bride, and Breakfast at Tiffany's. All four movies, although different stylistically, function in a similar way narratively. Through the use of scope, setting, event order, and diegetic/non-diegetic elements, Back to the Future gives the audience a story that is easy to follow, yet still suspenseful and surprising.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Johnson, Melissa