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Classical Linear Narrative

Delve into the world of classical linear narratives, where the protagonist seeks objectives and encounters obstacles, leading to a climactic resolution. Discover the elements of inciting incidents, rising actions, crises, and climaxes to create compelling story structures. Explore the settings, conflicts, and characters of melodrama for a Hollywood-style narrative packed with drama and heroics. Uncover the art of tying up loose ends in the denouement for a satisfying conclusion. Try this approach and see how it enhances your storytelling skills!

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Classical Linear Narrative

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  1. Classical Linear Narrative Try it! It Works!!

  2. Linear Narrative • Protagonist: The Character around which the story revolves • Protagonist seeks objectives and encounters obstacles. If that obstacle is a person he or she is called... • Antagonist: Someone who gets in the way of the Protagonist’s objective

  3. Linear Structure • In the beginning... There was Balance • Inciting Incident: something that disrupts this balance. • Rising Action: the protagonist pursues his objective and meets various obstacles. • Crisis: moment of highest tension. We don’t know what will happen • Climax: What happens when the tension is decided. • Denouement: tying up loose ends.

  4. The Hollywood Style “If it isn’t making dollars, then it isn’t making cents!”

  5. Melodrama • Morally polarized characters (Pure Good vs. Pure Evil) • Spectacular Settings (stunts, special effects) • physical conflict, a final battle between hero and villain • comic sidekicks • heroine needing rescue, ends up with hero • musical underscoring of important scenes • a happy ending

  6. Protagonist: Pure Good

  7. Antagonist

  8. Antagonist: Pure Evil

  9. Comic Sidekicks

  10. Melodrama? Snow White? The Lion King? Braveheart? Lord of the Rings? 24?

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