Post 27 - Working from a script (Editing)

After reading the script it is clear that it uses linear narrative, which is when a scene or story has a defined start, middle and end with no cutaways from that order. This is the traditional way of telling stories as it is straightforward to understand, which is especially helpful in Narnia, as it is a children’s story. Linear narrative is used to great effect in this scene to build audience engagement in the world inside the wardrobe, as it allows them to take in the new surroundings at a good pace, in the scene there are a lot of long drawn out parts which help ease the viewer into taking in the new environment. This is often used in films, one example could be Star Wars, every time they visit a new planet there are usually slower paced conversations or shots of the environment to help the viewer adapt from environment to environment.

A theoretical effect we could use within our video is the Kuleshov Effect. An example of a location within the script where we could use this is when Lucy and Mr. Tumnus first meet. The effect of this is that we are able to see the reactions of both characters without them actually speaking to each other. It allows the viewers to take in more meaning of the story. It makes the viewer more engaged as they think the character is showing a different expression every time but in fact they are using the same. This scene is a tense moment in the story where the viewer and the character knows nothing of what is happening or where they are. The viewer will be very engaged.