Process / pipelineQualitative film analysis
Film Narrative Analysis
Film Narrative Analysis is a qualitative method for examining how stories are told through cinematic techniques and structures. Developed from literary narratology and adapted for film studies by scholars like David Bordwell and Mieke Bal, it deconstructs the relationship between story (fabula), plot (sjuzhet), and narration to understand how meaning is created. This method is fundamental to film criticism and provides a systematic framework for analyzing how viewers construct narrative coherence from visual and audio elements.
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Sources
- Bal, M. (1997). Narratology: Introduction to the Theory of Narrative. University of Toronto Press. link ↗
- Bordwell, D. (1985). Narration in the Fiction Film. University of Wisconsin Press. link ↗
- Thompson, K. (1999). Storytelling in the New Hollywood: Understanding Classical Narrative Technique. Harvard University Press. link ↗
- Seger, L. (1987). The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact and Fiction Into Film. Henry Holt and Company. link ↗