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Elements of Drama and Film Analysis

Understanding key components like plot, character, setting, theme, mood in drama, along with elements like genres, cinematography, point of view, and film editing in the realm of filmmaking. Exploring nuances like causal vs. episodic plots, linear vs. nonlinear storytelling, protagonist-antagonist dynamics, theme development, and cinematic techniques such as cinematography and editing.

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Elements of Drama and Film Analysis

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  1. Elements of Drama • Plot • Character • Setting • Theme • Mood

  2. Plot: the structure of a story o Causal Plot • Exposition: background information • Complications: series of events resulting from a conflict, each conflict leads to the next • Climax: moment of greatest tension, when the complications come to a head • Resolution: end of the story, complications resolved, loose ends tied together o Episodic Plot o Similar to the causal plot, but the events don’t necessarily build on each other

  3. Causal vs. Episodic Plots CausalPlot Episodic Plot Exposition Exposition Complications Episodes Climax Climax Resolution Resolution

  4. Linear vs. Nonlinear • Linear: story maintains a strict chronological timeline • Nonlinear: plot uses logical or illogical jumps of time • Example: Dark Knight Rises, Inception

  5. Character • Protagonist: main character, story usually told through his eyes • Antagonist: main adversary, creates the conflict that sets the complications in motion

  6. Setting: location & time frame Period Film: set in a defined historical era

  7. Theme & Mood • Theme: central idea underlying a story • • • gives the story its intellectual meaning Not all movies have themes (example: comedies, light musicals) Examples: religion, patriotism, morality, Love, Man vs. Nature o Mood: quality of a film • Examples: funny, sad, optimistic, dark, profound • Doesn’t have to match the mood of the story or the theme

  8. Title Title of Movie of Movie: : Setting: Setting: Location______________ Location______________ Time Frame: Characters: Characters: Protagonist Protagonist:________________Antagonist :________________Antagonist: : _______________ Plot: Plot: Circle the correct type of plot: Circle the correct type of plot: causal/episodic Time Frame: __________________ __________________ _______________ causal/episodic linear/nonlinear linear/nonlinear Exposition Exposition: : Conflict: Conflict: Complications (list at least 3 Complications (list at least 3): ): Climax: Climax: Resolution Resolution Mood: Mood: ____________________ ____________________ Theme Theme: ___________________ : ___________________

  9. Elements of Film • Genres • Cinematography • Point of View • Film Editing

  10. Film Genres (Narrative Film Only) • Action/Adventure: crime, distaster, martial arts, swashbuckler, war • Animation • Comedy: dark, romantic, screwball, sentimental, slapstick • Drama: biography, historical, melodrama, • Horror: monster, psychological thriller • Musical • Mystery: courtroom, detective, film noir • Romance • Science Fiction • Western

  11. Cinematography & POV • Cinematography: the art of taking moving pictures types of shots • Point of View (POV): the perspective of the camera eye JAWS • Omniscient POV: see the action as an observer, set at a distance, moved by director • Subjective POV: see the action through the eyes of one of the characters

  12. Film Editing • Postproduction: when the film is given its final shape through the editing process and the addition of sound effects and music • Shot: uninterrupted length of film • Cut: precise moment when one shot ends and another begins • Editing: shots created during production are joined together • Crosscutting: alternating between shots from two or more sequences • Switching between the rescuer and the person being rescued Godfather • Montage: section of film made up of several brief shots edited together in order to show a condensed series of events montage example

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