How Have Interactive Narratives Impacted Upon Linear Story Telling in Film?

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Executive Summary

In this study we try to explore the concept of interactive narratives in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is interactive narratives and its relation with linear storytelling and media. The research tries to gauge the impact of interactive narratives on linear story telling in films

Contents

CHAPTER 1: Introduction3

Background of the Study3

Brief History of New Media in Relation To Moving Image3

Research Aims and Objectives5

Problem Statement6

CHAPTER 2: Literature Review7

Film and Disruptive Narratives7

Narratives-Film Theory7

Post-Modern Hyper Narrative Theory8

Forms of Interactivity9

Forms of Narration9

Interactive Cinema10

How Games are becoming more like Films12

CHAPTER 3: Research Methodology13

Research Design13

Literature Search13

CHAPTER 4: Discussion Analysis15

Ludolody vs. Narratology15

Memento-A study of film narrative16

How Online Technologies are making Interactive Narratives Common18

CHAPTER 5: Conclusion21

References22

Anderson. J. 2005, “Film Theory”, Sage publications23

CHAPTER 1: Introduction

Background of the Study

The definition of narrative

Roland explains narratives as:

"It's like life itself evolving world of history and culture"

When experiences are defined in the story, a play or a novel, they become narratives. It is unlike linguistic expression in which direct experience is translated, but is not the substitute, unless it provides alternatives musical art or graphic or narrative. In narrative, there is no need to explain the idea, summarize the significance, or offer some advice because the structure of narrative itself explains it, and same language and phrases reveal the experience or meanings.

The narratives refer generally to all that could knock out. In narratives any tool could be used whether it is verbal or non-verbal, it is human behaviour through which human beings achieve a wide range of specific messages. Formats of narratives vary in unusual ways; it can be quenched, either oral or in writing, it can make use of tool of verbal through mime and pictures, or it could be non-verbal also. The narratives also include the techniques and tools that altogether make the structure of the narrative text.

Brief History of New Media in Relation To Moving Image

Background

Two Arab scientists Al Kindi and Al-Hazen of ninth century are known for the first known reference to the camera obscure. First show of Shadow Theatre in China was documented to the date of lay XI. During the Seventeenth century, audience of the shadow theory reached Western Europe.

Eighteenth Century

Highlight of eighteenth century in context to the history of moving image is that first box showed optical of Mondo Nuovo and started mass production of optical sights. In 1713 Rhaneus described the first glass plate for magic lanterns mechanisms through which he move the projected image

Nineteenth Century

In 1802, Thomas Wedgwood obtained ...