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Once Upon a Story: Narrative as Rhetoric
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Chapter Outline

The Framework of "Once . . ."

The First Power of "Once"
The Second Power of "Once"
The Third Power of "Once"

Narrative: Basic Elements

Storyg (Story Given)
Storyc (Story Constructed)
Diegesis, Diegetic
Non-diegetic

Time Depiction in Narrative

Screen Time
Storyg Time
Storyc Time

Space Depiction in Narrative

Storyg Space
Storyc Space
x-axis, y-axis, z-axis
subject motion, camera motion, cyber motion

Mise-en-Scene

In Medias Res

Sound Manipulation

Wild (Scratch) Sound
Diegetic Sound
Non-Diegetic Sound
Spoken Dialog
Music
Sounds
ADR
Foley Artist

Narrative and Cultural Influence

Narrative Cohesion

Narrative Fidelity

Preferred Reading
Negotiated Reading
Oppositional Reading

Sample Analysis Reading

Solomon [Watson], Martha and Wayne J. McMullen. "Places in the Heart: The Rhetorical Force of an Open Text." Western Journal of Speech Communication 55 (Fall 1991): 339-353.

Workshop: Power of Narrative

Finding the Gold: Discovering Application Ideas and Knowledge
The Power of Sound
Non-Diegetic Elements
Storyg and Storyc
The Power of "Once. . ."
In Medias Res