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GE1113 08 StoryTime

This document discusses the relationship between narrative time and story time in stories. It explains that narrative time is not always chronological, while story time follows a chronological order. It also describes different narrative speeds or tempos between the two timeframes, ranging from ellipsis to pause. These techniques can achieve different rhythms in storytelling. Additionally, it notes that narrative order can be chronological or involve flashbacks, and defines concepts like extent and reach regarding anachronies.

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GE1113 08 StoryTime

This document discusses the relationship between narrative time and story time in stories. It explains that narrative time is not always chronological, while story time follows a chronological order. It also describes different narrative speeds or tempos between the two timeframes, ranging from ellipsis to pause. These techniques can achieve different rhythms in storytelling. Additionally, it notes that narrative order can be chronological or involve flashbacks, and defines concepts like extent and reach regarding anachronies.

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GE1113 Visual Literacy and Cultural Thinking

2012-3-5

Narrative Time vs Story Time

TIME
ORDER DURATION TEMPO
In any narrative, two timelines exist at the same time: narrative/ discourse timeline vs. story/ real timeline. The latter is always chronological, but the former is seldom chronological. In written stories, the real time is often indicated by phrases like Monday morning, two years ago, etc. The duration of story time can be added up through clues given in these indicators. The duration of narrative time is fixed by the length of the film or other playback media, but varies in reading.

Narrative Speed or Tempo

ELLIPSIS

As there are always two time frames involved--narrative time and story time, the narrative speed or tempo is decided by the relationship between the duration within these two time frames, as illustrated by the following diagram. There are mainly five speeds (from fastest to slowest): ellipsis, summary, scene, stretch, pause. An effective arrangement of the tempo would achieve a good rhythm of narrative that helps to keep the audience/ reader with the story.

Ten years later

Lecture 08 by Dr. Louisa Wei

GE1113 Visual Literacy and Cultural Thinking

2012-3-5

SUMMARY

SCENE

After a great effort, she did it. Fast editing.

When a dialogue goes on, real time.

Slow motion Slowed editing Detailed description

Landscape description in novel Stopped frame in film

Lecture 08 by Dr. Louisa Wei

GE1113 Visual Literacy and Cultural Thinking

2012-3-5

Narrative Order

Order. The order of narrative can be chronological or one that involves anachrony. Flashback, analepsis, or retrospection are concepts referring to the going back in time; while flashforward, prolepsis or anticipation refer to going forward in time. Extent. Duration or amplitude of anachrony; the story time covered by it. Reach. The temporal distance between the storytime covered by anachrony and the present moment (or moment when chronological recounting of a sequence of events is interpreted to make room for the anachrony).

Lecture 08 by Dr. Louisa Wei

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