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Published: 05.01.2006.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
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  • Essays 'Analyze the Narrative Structure of One Television Program or Episode', 1.
  • Essays 'Analyze the Narrative Structure of One Television Program or Episode', 2.
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  • Essays 'Analyze the Narrative Structure of One Television Program or Episode', 4.
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Narratives, according to Bordwell, can be considered as 'a chain of events in cause-effect relationship occurring in time and space'. (Bordwell, 1993:65) A narrative is thus what we usually mean by the term 'story'. The events, actors, time and location constitute the material of a story. Apparently, we are surrounded by stories, collections of narratives ranging from fairy tales to scientific doctrines accompany us since childhood, films, plays, and television shows, even newspaper articles, all tell stories. …

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