2021•Arts Studies and CriticismOpen access

Analysis on the Basic Narrative Structure of Short Films

Anran Liu

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This paper makes a basic analysis on the narrative structure of short films. The first is to analyze how roles setting promoted the development of the story; the second is to analyze mainly three acts on narrative short films; the third is to analyze narrative structure on Melodrama which is a kind of genre convention adopted by most popular movies. Through the above three aspects, the basic narrative structure of short films upheaval is revealed.

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Key concepts: Narrative, Narrative structure, Narrative network, Narrative criticism, Narrative inquiry, Convention, Literature, Aesthetics