LITERARY CONNECTIONS CRITICAL VIEWING

 A novel or play adapted to film or an original work written specifically for filming.

 A detailed pre-production literary summary or presentation of a film’s story.

 The plan or storyline of any narrative.

 A minor or secondary plot of a narrative, often running parallel to the development of the main plot or mirroring the main plot.

 The where and when of a narrative.

 The basic struggle within the plot of the narrative.  vs. Naturevs. Supernatural  vs. Himself vs. Society  vs.  Man

 The main of leading character

 The character who oppose the protagonist

 The principal protagonist of the film who lacks the attributes of a typical hero.

 The effects in a narrative that produce a specific mood or impression.

 The development of characters in a narrative; a dynamic character undergoes change whereas a static character stays the same.

 Scenes at the beginning and end of a film that complement each other and help tie a film together.

 The turning point of a narrative, often determining the fate of the protagonist.

 A weak or disappointing narrative conclusion.

 The final resolution or outcome of the plot.

 Meaning “realistic” or “logically existing”. For example, the music that plays on a character’s radio in a scene.

 Important background information for the events of a story which set up what’s at stake for the characters.

 A hint or indication of things yet to occur in the plot.

 The opposite of foreshadowing, a glimpse into the past at some previous event.

 The twisting or foiling of narrative expectations.

 Qualities in a narrative that evoke feelings of pity and compassion.

 A style of art developed principally in the twentieth century consisting of incongruous or jarring imagery.

 Alfred Hitchcock’s term for an item, object, goal, event or piece of knowledge that drives the logic or action of the plot.