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How do any of the films shown differ from Bordwells understanding of Classical Narrative Cinema?
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How do any of the films shown differ from Bordwells understanding of Classical Narrative Cinema? The Basic concepts of narrative structure in pre 1960's Hollywood followed quite strict codes and conventions, in terms of what the audience expected and also in what the film studios imposed. Telling the story to an audience was the basic concern of the film and filmmaker. The narrative had to be neatly presented in small chunks the audience could digest. Only relevant information (digetic matieral) should be present, in order to move the story onwards. For example if the image of a gun was shown it would be safe to assume that it would be used or serve some purpose in the films storytelling. If the gun had little or no relevance in plot terms, the film had no business misleading the audience with a false sense of anticipation It also had to offer a sense...
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