Narrative Structure 1 Status Quo 2 Inciting Incident 3 Rising Action 4 Climax 5 Falling Action Resolution 6 Closure new Status Quo Narrative Structure Status Quo initial state of affairs introducing the setting some characters the mood ID: 615988
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Narrative StructureSlide2
Narrative Structure
1. Status Quo
2. Inciting Incident
3. Rising Action
4. Climax
5. Falling Action, Resolution
6. Closure, new Status QuoSlide3
Narrative Structure
Status
Quo: initial state of affairs introducing the setting, some characters, the mood/tone
2) Some sort of inciting
incident that alters things and creates a situation that needs to be resolved in some
way3) Subsequent
events that try to resolve and return to status quo
4) Climax of the film: highest point of interest; turning point5) Resolution
following the climax, all elements resolve6)
Order is restored—sometimes with great change to
specific individuals Slide4
Narrative Structure
1. Status Quo
2. Inciting Incident
3. Rising Action
4. Climax
5. Falling Action, Resolution
6. Closure, new Status QuoSlide5
Narrative Structure
examples
Murder Mystery: 2 (inciting incident): discovery
of a dead body 4 (climax) : solution of crime
Action/Adventure:2) loss/absence of desirable object 4) attainment of said object
Love Story:
2) chance encounter 4) marriage/proposal/indication of such
Monster/Horror:2)
death of innocent victim 4
) actual or symbolic death of “monster,” which is often reincarnated in a sequelSlide6
Narrative Structure
character involvement
Characters are directly linked to 3) Subsequent events that try to resolve and return to status quo (rising action)
Characters possess goals and take actions they have been given or assigned; characters have problems they must solve
Along the way, characters: -overcome those who stand in their way -triumph over unfortunate given circumstances
-transcend their own limitations -either triumph or fail by the end—still can restore status quo
Characters often stand in the way of each other: stories keep intersecting the frustrating each other (ie
. good guy vs. bad guy)Slide7
Narrative Structure
Temporal and Spatial Dimension
Often there is a TIMELINE set in place—ie. goals need to be met by a specific time. --Temporal Dimension
--ex. Buster Keaton’s Seven Chances (1925). Character learns he will inherit $7 million if he can get married by 7:00pm on his 27
th birthday (which happens to be that very day).
Often there is a JOURNEY involved—ie. characters must travel from one place to another --Spatial Dimension
--ex. Journey in The Wizard of Oz (1939), voyage in
Apollo 13 (1995).