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What narrative structure has dominated the fiction film production since the 1910s?
classical paradigm
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The model is called "_________" because it's a norm of actual practice, not necessarily because of a high degree of artistic excellence.
classical
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Derived from the (1)____ _______, the (2)_________ paradigm is a set of conventions, not rules.
- 1. live theater
- 2. classical
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The classical paradigm narrative model is based on a (1)___________, who initiations the (2)______, and an (3)__________, who resists it.
- 1. protagonist
- 2. action
- 3. antagonist
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Most films in the classical paradigm form begin with an implied (1)________ question. We want to know how the (2)___________ will get what he or she wants in the face of considerable opposition.The following scenes intensify this (3)________ in a rising pattern of action. This escalation is treated in terms of (4)_____-______, with each scene implying a link to the next.
- 1. dramatic
- 2. protagonist
- 3. conflict
- 4. cause-effect
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The classical paradigm emphasizes dramatic (1)_____, plausible (2)___________, and (3)_________ of its constituent parts.
- 1. unity
- 2. motivations
- 3. coherence
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To add urgency to the conflict, filmmakers sometimes include some kind of ________, thus intensifying the emotion.
deadline
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During the (1)________ era especially, classical structures often featured (2)______ plot lines, in which a (3)________ ____ story was developed to parallel the main line of (4)______.
- 1. Hollywood
- 2. double
- 3. romantic love
- 4. action
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The inverted V structure of the classical paradigm was diagrammed by the German scholar ______ _______
Gustav Freytag
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Classical plot structures are (1)______ and often take the form of a (2)______, a (3)_____, or a (4)______.
- 1. linear
- 2. journey
- 3. chase
- 4. search
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Foreign films are more interested (1)_______ characters, while classical films are more interested in (2)____-________ characters.
- 1. passive
- 2. goal-oriented
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According to Syd Field, the narrative structure of a movie can be broken down into how many acts?
three
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In Syn Field's narrative structure breakdown, what is Act I?
set up
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In Syn Field's narrative breakdown, the first act establishes the dramatic (1)_______: What is the main character's (2)____ and what (3)_________ are likely to get in the way of its attainment?
- 1. premise
- 2. goal
- 3. obstacles
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In Syn Field's narrative structure breakdown, what is Act II?
Confrontation
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In Syn Field's narrative breakdown, the second act consist of the middle (1)___ quarters of the story, with a major reversal of fortune at the midpoint.
This portion of the screenplay complicates the conflict with (2)____ ______ and an increasing sense of urgency, showing the main character fighting against (3)_________.
- 1. two
- 2. plot twists
- 3. obstacles
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In Syn Field's narrative structure breakdown, what is Act III?
resolution
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In Syn Field's narrative breakdown,the third act constitutes the (1)_____ quarter of the story. This section (2)__________ what happens as a result of the (3)_________ confrontation.
- 1. final
- 2. dramatizes
- 3. climactic
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Which movie's plot fits Freytag's inverted V structure as well as Field's three-act lay approach?
Buster Keaton's, The General
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