TFM 160 MIDTERM 2 STUDY GUIDE
Narration - Answers - The act of telling the story of the film. The primary source of a
movie's narration is the camera, which narrates the story by showing us the events of
the narrative on-screen
first-person narration - Answers - Narration by an actual character in the movie.
voice-over narration - Answers - Narration heard concurrently and over a scene but not
synchronized to any character who may be talking on the screen. It can come from
many sources, including a third person (who is not a character) bringing us up-to-date, a
first-person narrator commenting on the action, or, in a nonfiction film, a commentator.
direct address - Answers - A form of narration in which an on-screen character looks
and speaks directly to the audience
third-person narration - Answers - Narration delivered from outside of the diegesis by a
narrator who is not a character in the movie
Restricted Narration - Answers - Providing a view from the perspective of a single
character
Omniscient - Answers - Providing a third-person view of all aspects of a movie's action
or characters.
narrative film - Answers - Also known as fiction film. A movie that tells a story with
characters, places, and events—that is conceived in the mind of the film's creator
Character - Answers - An essential element of film narrative; any of the beings who play
functional roles within the plot, either acting or being acted on. Can be flat or round;
major, minor, or marginal; protagonists or antagonists.
Goal - Answers - A narratively significant objective pursued by the protagonist.
round character - Answers - A complex character possessing numerous, subtle,
repressed, or contradictory traits. Often develop over the course of a story.
Flat Character - Answers - A relatively uncomplicated character exhibiting few distinct
traits. Do not change significantly as the story progresses.
anti-hero - Answers - An outwardly unsympathetic protagonist pursuing a morally
objectionable or otherwise undesirable goal.
Narration - Answers - The act of telling the story of the film. The primary source of a
movie's narration is the camera, which narrates the story by showing us the events of
the narrative on-screen
first-person narration - Answers - Narration by an actual character in the movie.
voice-over narration - Answers - Narration heard concurrently and over a scene but not
synchronized to any character who may be talking on the screen. It can come from
many sources, including a third person (who is not a character) bringing us up-to-date, a
first-person narrator commenting on the action, or, in a nonfiction film, a commentator.
direct address - Answers - A form of narration in which an on-screen character looks
and speaks directly to the audience
third-person narration - Answers - Narration delivered from outside of the diegesis by a
narrator who is not a character in the movie
Restricted Narration - Answers - Providing a view from the perspective of a single
character
Omniscient - Answers - Providing a third-person view of all aspects of a movie's action
or characters.
narrative film - Answers - Also known as fiction film. A movie that tells a story with
characters, places, and events—that is conceived in the mind of the film's creator
Character - Answers - An essential element of film narrative; any of the beings who play
functional roles within the plot, either acting or being acted on. Can be flat or round;
major, minor, or marginal; protagonists or antagonists.
Goal - Answers - A narratively significant objective pursued by the protagonist.
round character - Answers - A complex character possessing numerous, subtle,
repressed, or contradictory traits. Often develop over the course of a story.
Flat Character - Answers - A relatively uncomplicated character exhibiting few distinct
traits. Do not change significantly as the story progresses.
anti-hero - Answers - An outwardly unsympathetic protagonist pursuing a morally
objectionable or otherwise undesirable goal.
