narrative

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The story in a film is conveyed by the sequence of events. Films convey a story to a viewer differently to a novel. This is done by showing and telling and explained by Gunning (1949). Editing is a very important feature to join one event to another in a film. Film makers take part in a lot of editing as they need to do this for special effects as explained by Gunning (1949). As for example in Harry Potter and the order of Phoenix (2007) there is a wide use of editing. This is evident in the film when the battle is going on near the end between Harry and the evils. Sequence of events are joined together to show what is happening to each of Harry’s friend. Editing is useful in order to show flashback events, this is shown in the film when Harry has a flashback. At one point Harry is lying on the floor and a second after there is a flashback. There is repetition of the flashbacks and then Harry is seen lying on the floor again. This is a narrative device used by films which cant be used by novelist in there novels. However there are certain rules that film-makers have to be considerate about when editing. One of them is the 180 degree rule which is illustrated by Proferes (2008). He said that the 180 degree rule makes sure that the there is a consistent screen direction between a character and an object within the established space. This makes it possible for the story to continue in a film, certain scenes are established through this rule and helps the film maker to create scenes which don’t confuse the viewers. L cut image and L cut audio is another way of editing a film which is able to cut certain parts of the film without the realization of it by the viewer. Most of the time this type of edit is done when the film is showing s...

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...low angle shot when the camera is on Lord Voldemort as he is the powerful one at that point and Harry is made to look small.
These lines of the story are explained through the use of fricative language whereas in the film. The use of diestic and non diestic sounds illustrate the fear of Harry. Symbols such as sweat and facial expressions are used to show how scared he is and that he is having a bad dream. The story is explained through visual information in just a few minutes.
Overall I think that a film is a much better way to narrate a story as it shows the important parts of the story through visual information. However novels are a much complex form of telling a story. It goes in a lot detail, sometimes with unnecessary information. The narrative devices used by both the film and the novel is effective to suite each type as many people still today read books.

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