Burnin fever Shot list

Burnin' fever Shot List

After devising a storyboard for my music video I have produced a spreadsheet document about shots needed for the video in listed order as well as any other materials needed for certain shots such as possible props, equipment, costume and also preferred and chosen location. Certain parts of my list highlighted in yellow are locations which need to be found as I currently have concrete location in my head I can film in whereas places highlighted in blue are locations which haven't been confirmed but I understand the means to get such locations.

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Storyboard

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Burnin fever update - Music video update

Burnin fever update - Music video update

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Whilst developing my music video once again I came across a similar problem of finding a section of a song which I felt was too long for visual interpretation and didn't really offer that much to the music video itself. Therefore using Garageband once again I cut down a section I felt was too long.

Burnin fever Update

Burnin fever Update

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During the production of the storyboard for Burnin fever, I came across a segment of the song which I felt didn't offer itself to much visual interpretation i.e there was a part which repeated similar sounds too often for my liking. As a result of this using garage band I removed around 20 seconds of said repeated sound. This I feel allows me to keep my shots and sequences varied without one sequence during the music video feeling like its dragging on.

Casting

Casting

Ollie as "The hacker"

 

Ollie will play the hacker in my music video. During the music video above we will use gel to get his hair to look scruffy and unkempt to suggest a man slightly on the edge and clearly focused on his work rather than his own personal appearance. I have also dressed him up as a lab coat to convey to viewers that this character is a man of science. I have chosen Ollie because I find that he has the look of what some would consider a stereotypical geek i.e naturally wearing glasses and wearing braces. This could easily communicate to viewers a man of intelligence connoted by his glasses. however my actors braces may connote a rather youthful character, this can be avoided by not featuring shots of my actor or rather use shots of my actor smiling and juxtapose the youthful nature of the hacker to the dark lighting I plan to feature to make him look sinister which should convey a slightly comic mood one which I have desired to pursue in my initial ideas post. I also could use the lighting to reflect of my actors braces to make them appear more like fangs making the hacker much more monstrous.

Joe as "The Robot"

This is Joe and I will be casting him as the "robot" or the personification of the Burnin fever virus. During the music video Joe will wear a bright blue suit and the giant robot mask I have constructed with the intention of making his character more distinguishable, memorable and also seem very out of place with our "world". I have chosen Joe because he is quite tall which would do well in conveying the robot as an intimidating figure but he is also quite thin which should do well in connoting the robot as more of an alien figure.

Extras

Because my video features the mass spread of a virus I require a number of extras to film with to place more emphasis on the infected characters being a widespread group rather than just one person.

To do this I turned to social networking and put together a hub page for my music video; this mainly revolving around organising extras for various shoots. For such extras my priority is putting together a large group to make the infected characters intimidating as a group and to fill in roles for the infected victims.

The Selfish Giant

The Selfish Giant

The Selfish Giant is a British 2013 drama directed by Clio Bernard inspired by a short story written by Oscar Wilde also called the selfish giant. The film follows the story of two teenage boys who get caught up in the world of copper theft. The film was screened at the Directors' Forenight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Europa Cinema awards. The film was nominated for the 2013 Lux Prize and was screened n the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

In the original story written by Wilde it follows a Giant who builds a wall around his garden to keep the children out which causes it to stay  in winter until one day children slip through the wall and start playing in the trees. The giant eventually sees the error of his ways and tears down the wall thus winter finally ends and spring returns. Before doing this though the giant notices a little boy  who is too small to climb the tree. the giant feels sorry for him and helps him out. Eventually as the narrative progresses the giant grows old and it is revealed that the small child he help years ago is actually Jesus Christ. At this point the giant finds him under a beautiful white tree and talks with the child. The child mentions "You let Me play once in your garden, to-day you shall come with Me to My garden, which is Paradise.". That same afternoon the giant happily passes away and his body is covered in blossoms.

The main theme or message which runs in the story is the idea that if you give happiness, you gain happiness

Unlike its source material which feature fantasical themes such as giants and orgres and also religous themes such as Jesus christ as it seems that the film is taking a more gritty and realistic tone one review on IMDB describing it as "basically how capitalism works: not by making an academic movie with statistical figures, but by telling the highly capturing dramatic story of two teenagers in an English community who need to collect scrap to make ends meet."

From such a review one could assume the link between the story and film is apparent in the form of how one could suggest that the giant and his wall which kept the children out could be possibly mirrored as capitalism in this stories context and how it can be hard really to move up in life living under such a system with circumstances thrown at you. Could the director be comparing capitalism to this wall?

From watching the trailer I have noticed that unlike other media texts with a similar premise such as television series Breaking Bad i.e turning to a life of crime to survive or being forced into it by the circumstances offered to you, the trailer above doesn't glamourise crime as other shows may do using a grey-tone wash to convey a gritty look to the film communicating to viewers that this film is about social realism and "representing the world as it is".




Review by the Guardian website is comparing the directors work to that of Ken Loach who was known for his social realist films such as Kes a British drama released in 1969 which follows the story of about a young working class boy who has little hope in life and is bullied, both at home by his physically and verbally abusive half-brother, Jud, and at school. From researching both films it appears that unlike other media texts on offer these texts rather focus on real life and possible real life issues rather than glamorous of peoples lives and roles in films such as the "buddy cop" genre or other action or crime based films.

Burnin Fever Update 2 - investigating ASCII art

Burnin Fever Update 2 -investigating ASCII art

Whilst browsing the internet I managed to come across someones fan made music video to synthpop artist Com Truise a similar artist to my chosen one. After watching the video one thing that particularly stood out to me was the use of ASCII animation and old computer text effects to convey a sort of software like feel to the song. This is something I believe would work well for my own music video in scenes depicting the digital world and the computer hackers virus to allude to a similar software theme i.e software which doesn't look exactly safe and for commercial use.

After witnessing this video I started to investigate ways I could reproduce such an effect however with live footage rather than just animated frames. My first option during this investigation was HasciiCam  and AAlib, programs which allows users to convert webcam footage into ascii art real time. The intial idea was to first film the shots I desired to be in ASCII and then using Manycam mount the footage to replace my face on the webcam, then I would use some external software to record the footage on my PC. The problem with this however was the fact that both HasciiCam and AAlib would only work on linux operating system and unfortunatly I do not have said system and im not in contact with anyone who has a computer with linux therefore I had to change my plan of approach.

Experimenting with Krazydad

After searching the web for alternatives I came across website krazydad.com/asciicam/ which allowed me to re-create a similar effect to HasciiCam whilst running on a windows computer. The problem with this site was getting filmed footage onto it and then capturing footage of my computer monitor whilst the webcam effect is taking place. This would cause a lot of complications just to my  achive my desired effect therefore once again I sought for a more simpler and easier route.

Finally I came across an app called RealWorldAscii on the app store which allows people to film in ASCII art here are my experiments with the app below.

I plan to use this app to film certain scenes in ASCII to convey the desired "hacker software look" as mentioned above. So far my favourite version of the effect is the more coloured one as it conveys the most amount of detail to allow the forms to be much more recognisable rather than the black and white version. However, I believe that the black and white version will have its place with the right context for instance a possible close up shot of the robots head in said filter could serve to create a sort of abstract yet disorientating effect.

Quadrophenia essay

Quadrophenia Essay

Youth culture is a group of adolescents grouped by their cultural practises, interests and lifestyle choices. Youth cultures are often marginalised and isolated from society. The term Teenager was introduced by American marketers in and advertisers in the 1940's. The 1979 rock opera film Quadrophenia features two different example of youth culture; the Mods and the rockers, one more so than the other. During this essay I will be exploring how said media text represents both social groups and youth culture as a whole

The film Quadrophenia follows the story of London Mod Jimmy Cooper as he copes with life as a teenager dealing with belonging to the youth culture, the Mods and also dealing with everyday life such as his family and his work. The title of the film itself is a reference to Jimmy's 4 personalities that he inhibits during the film, the tough guy, the romantic, "the lunatic" and the beggar. Already from such a reference youth cultures and youth are being depicted as unsure of themselves in terms of who they are or who they want to be; it's connoting that being a teenager is quite a confusing experience. The title is also a reference to the term quadraphonic sound a recent invention at the time of the original album Quadrophenia's release which also is the source material for the film.

The image above is the DVD cover to the DVD release of the film, on the cover one notices the protagonist a set against his Mod friends highlighted in black whilst his friends are highlighted in the traditional Mod colours; red, blue and white.  This connotes how Jimmy is not quite a Mod he doesn't quite fit in with his group, however in terms of representations of youth culture this may show youth cultures as being more like families as evidenced by the composition of Jimmy's Mod friends and the colours they are highlighted in. They all seem close together, literally in terms of how they are composed together and how some of them blend into one another as if they are one large silhouette. This illustrates how the Mods and youth cultures groups made up of individuals but rather one large unit. However with Jimmy being a Mod himself and being on the outside of this blue silhouette, one could argue that this may represent youth cultures Not so much as a gang or army the media sometimes portrays but rather shows how there can also be conflict within these youth cultures; one could say that the idea that Mod's only are against those who are outside the Mod culture is disputed here in this image. 

When looking at the Tagline of the DVD cover " A way of life" this reinforces the idea that youth cultures are more than just a bunch of teens but rather culture similar to being British or even to the extent of belonging to a religion. One can gather that this tagline explains how being part of a youth culture affects your daily life and practises; what you wear, what music you listen to, your daily activities and hobbies etc. In particular the Mod lifestyle and ideals are represented on this cover as well for instance the Mods fascination with the RAF evidenced by the large RAF aviator jacket worn by Jimmy on the front cover as well as many of the Mods throughout the film and also the use of the RAF roundel graphic in place of the "q" in quadrophenia. The RAF roundel became the symbol synonymous with the Mods during the 60's. In addition when looking at the costume of the Mod characters featured on the cover one notices how the Mod fashion sense and ideals are reflected by such imagery; the Mods seen here all wear high class clothing such as tailored suits, trilby harts and dresses thus conveying the Mod culture with a sense of fashion. Also notice how each of the most of the Mods posture with the exception of "Ace face" is quite relaxed, all leaning on one another. This represents the Mods as quite laidback and in some way conveys there free spirit, not only this but the fact that most of them are learning on each other can represent how this culture and youth culture as a whole are dependent on theses who are within these group often given reinforcement with each other and helping each other out in direct and indirect ways such as either moving and spending time together as a group or giving the feeling to someone of belonging to something.

When looking at "Ace face's" posture its quite antagonistic as he cups his fist in his hand and stands upright. This may also represent how the Mods are "violent" or were considered "violent" by those around them. Finally, whilst looking at the quote by Pete Townshend "We've all been there", such direct address and personal pronoun represents how youth culture is something common in our lives, we all eventually go through what the character Jimmy feels in the film and just want to belong to something.

The soundtrack to the film was written by the Who and produced before the film's release in 1979 as part of a rock opera for with the same title. Each of the 4 personalities previously mentioned that Jimmy exhibits describe each of the 4 members of The Who. Also just like the film each tracks tells a narrative and when the film was released in 1979 two more tracks were added to further explore the storyline. The film is considered as a complete visual representation of Townshend's vision of Jimmy and his surroundings. The whole score is an endorsement of The Who and its band members reflecting each of their personalities.

 
When a man is running from his boss
Who hold a gun that fires "cost"
And people die from being cold
Or left alone because they're old
And bombs are dropped on fighting cats
And children's dreams are run with rats
If you complain you disappear
Just like the lesbians and queers
No one can love without the grace
Of some unseen and distant face
And you get beaten up by blacks
Who though they worked still got the sack
And when your soul tells you to hide
Your very right to die denied
And in the battle on the streets
You fight computers and receipts
And when a man is trying to change
But only causes further pain
You realize that all along
Something in us going wrong

You stop dancing.

When looking at the lyrics to Helpless Dancer which is considered to reflect Band member Roger Daltery from reading the lyrics one notices the underlying meaning of the track social prejudices, social difference and the power certain people and certain groups have within society. This may endorse The Who as a group with a social consciousness not only this but one could also argue that this song also reflects the feeling of being marginalised by society not only by falling into certain social groups such as being homosexual or of different race but also reflects how Jimmy and certain youth cultures feel when they are marginalised from society.

When looking at scenes within the film for representations of youth culture whilst looking at the introduction of the film one notices how the film opens with an extreme long shot of a silhouette of Jimmy walking away from a horizon. Such a shot conveys a sense of isolation and loneliness towards the character Jimmy. As a result of one could consider that such a shot represents youth within youth cultures as lonely even though they belong to such groups; it may show how often people within those groups feel marginalised from society and people as a whole that they need to form these groups to feel whole and when they are away from these groups they are brought back to the feeling of isolation. 

During the shot we hear a number non diagetic voices played faintly throughout with words such as bell boy repeated. This could be interpreted as Jimmy's internal monologue or voices being played in head repeatedly and thus may represent Jimmy and youth's within youth cultures as lost and confused evidenced by the range of voices or thoughts being played in his head. It appears that this shows how youths in youth cultures don't exactly know what they want or what they want to feel rather it's just easier to join a group and have said dictate who you are rather than exploring that for yourself.

Next we get a match cut from a shot of the sun to the light of Jimmy's scooter. Notice how the cut is a flash connoting a flashback to the past. When the shot cuts we suddenly hear the rock song "Real Me" by The Who. During the song one particular lyric which poses some interest is the line "I went back to the doctor To get another shrink. I have to tell him about my weekend, But he never betrays what he thinks. Can you see the real me doctor?".  Such a line illustrates how youth within youth cultures as mentioned previously may feel confused about who they are may also cry out for help as evidenced by the particular line "Can you see the real me doctor?" It's also most as if such a line is trying to explain how youth turn to and cry out to those older to them or people they feel are smarter and more experiences such as idols to determine who they are. This can be evidenced the fact that the role the lyric is crying out to tends to be a position people aspire to be, similar to how youth cultures have idols which influence their style and who they are such as the Teddy boys and American movie stars. Furthermore, the line "I have to tell him about my weekend" is a reference the bank holiday weekend in Brighton in which the Mods fought the rockers and foreshadows the conflict Jimmy will get involved with later on in the film. Such a reference to those who understand its meaning would represent youth cultures in this context as violent linking them back to the riots that involved such groups in the 60's.

When looking at the shot in particular the shot is a long shot of Jimmy riding his scooter at night by himself. This with the rock music playing in the background illustrates Jimmy at this moment as a character with confidence empowered by his inclusion with the Mods and the Mod lifestyle. This conveys the idea of how belonging to something like a youth culture can empower someone and give them confidence. This is further evidenced by the fact that Jimmy is riding alone at night; belonging to the Mods gives him a sense of independence. Additionally since Jimmy is riding at night alone this conveys how free spirited him and youth cultures can be, enjoying the nightlife without the need of parents or any older figures in their lives.
When thinking about the composition of the shot notice how Jimmy is the only person on the road with the cars all in the background. This may emphasis the feeling one receives from being part of a youth culture or group; the feeling of power in the sense that the world belongs to you; you are at the centre of it all. This illustrates the idea that those who are within youth cultures may achieve a feeling of acceptance but also a feeling of empowerment in the sense of feeling that the "world is your oyster".

Furthermore what's quite significant about Jimmy riding a scooter other than the fact that it was part of the Mod lifestyle are the connotations riding such a vehicle conveys.  Jimmy's scooter bears connotations of youth and a free spirit one could suggest bearing some reference to the idea of bikers and how they are free from conformity and from responsibility however this would suit the Rockers more. This may show carefree youth cultures can be and how they lack any feeling of responsibility and live to enjoy life.

During this sequence whilst the music is playing we also hear Jimmy call out to someone, possibly saying "Charlie hey" which further illustrates Jimmy's confidence which is derived from belonging to a youth culture. This also in turn further emphases the representation of those within youth cultures being "men about town"; out looking for fun and enjoying themselves with no worries.

Next it the extract cuts to a close up of Jimmy's face with a confident facial expression once again conveying the idea that belonging to a youth culture may give individuals a sense of empowerment. Furthermore, during this shot we hear the line "can you see the real me" such a shot used with said line may connote that this Mod Jimmy, the one we are seeing now is the real Jimmy, a Jimmy that is only in existence because of his involvement with the Mod or this could be the idea that the character himself would like to believe. This could represent youth cultures as a vehicle to express ones inner or the person who they want to be or think they want to be however one could opt for a more cynical argue and claim that this represent those who belong to youth culture as sort of deluded believing that belonging to a groups allows for the "real you" to come out yet those who tend to belong to such group conform in terms of fashion and lifestyle to belong to a group and thus individuality is lost.

As the extract continues we hear during the song of the sequence "I went back to my mother I said, "I'm crazy ma, help me." She said, "I know how it feels son, 'Cos it runs in the family."  The significance of this line shows the normality of youth culture in our world. It shows how everyone experiences the feeling of being different, feeling weird or "crazy" and then finding something to belong to almost fill in such a void. This can be evidenced by the fact that the line mentions "I know how it feels" thus indicating how the mother or older person has experienced a similar feeling and the use of the word family which can be interpreted in two ways.  One way meaning that everyone in Jimmy's family has experienced this feeling and has sought out comfort by belonging to something or possibly the word family could actually represent the youth culture Jimmy actually belongs to and the term Ma could be someone of higher status within the group who also leads and takes care of the group.  This could mean that the lyric could also represent the idea that those with youth culture groups are lost and confused evidenced by the term "crazy" and how it "runs in the family".

Around 1:56 of the extract we are introduced to the rockers via a long shot of the rockers on their bikes. In the shot one notices the use of low key lighting and thus we as an audience connote quite see said rockers faces all we can see are their headlights. This as a result conveys the youth group the rockers as very intimidating and in some way threatening as we cannot see them since they are concealed by complete darkness. Furthermore, when considering the composition of the shot the bikes the Rockers are riding are placed so close together that it becomes hard to differentiate each individual person. This show represents youth cultures as more of one unit; since we cannot see the rockers it's as if there humanity is taken away in the sense they are more like small pieces which make up a giant machine or gang. This shot also conveys how intimidating youth cultures can be by depicting the Rockers in this shot as a sort of miniature army, with each bike lined up perfectly with each other and driving around in unison.

This representation of youth cultures being threatening as during a tracking shot around 2:06 we see the group of Rockers ride behind Jimmy. From the previous shot of the rockers we as an audience start to feel for his safety as rather than call out to Jimmy this group creeps up on him without him thus causing a sense of suspense. Moreover during this sequence we still cannot see the rockers identity and the sort of small army effect as mentioned previously is still retained. Those who are familiar with the conflicts between the Mods and Rocker would expect some sort of violent confrontation between Jimmy and Rockers at this moment, therefore for those who understand this. This section of the extract may represent the rockers as a potential danger and also as a result represents youth culture as sort of violent gangs by almost foreboding some sort of conflict via the use of camera composition to allow audiences to see this miniature army or gang creep up on the protagonist.

Then at 2:08 during our extract we see a shot of Jimmy finally realising that there are a group of rockers behind him. Notice how Jimmy's once confident facial expression has been replaced with one of concern. From this we gain an understanding of the threat the Rockers may pose for the protagonist as they have manage to take him out of his comfort zone. This further emphasises the idea of the Rockers as violent gang or possible something very intimidating and thus represents youth culture in some way as something to be feared.

Whilst looking at the costume of both youth groups, Jimmy's costume contrasts very differently with that of the Rockers. As seen in the extract one notices how Jimmy is wearing more smart clothing such as a suit and tie with a large coat onto whereas from what we can see it appears the Rockers are wearing very biker-esc clothing, by wearing black leather jackets, motorcycle helmets and clothing with feathers attached to it. If it wasn't for the fact that audiences know that Jimmy belongs to the youth culture, in fact Jimmy looks more like a young man who has a professional job on a night out. One wouldn't assume that Jimmy belongs to a typical "gang" therefore this may show that youth culture have some sort of diversity to them; that it would be wrong to assume that all youth cultures look like a stereotypical gang or bear the connotations of a typical gang. On the other hand, the Rockers costume bears more connotations of a more "thug" like look wearing fashion styles which excludes them from the rest of society in contrast to Jimmy's style which can be commonly found in everyday life.

When then see a mid shot of Jimmy shouting at the Rockers "f*ck off", clearly illustration how Jimmy has lost his calm yet confident mood from the arrival of the rockers thus conveying to audiences how antagonistic the rockers are. Not only has this but we also see a representation of youth culture conflict between two different groups; from such a shot we get to see how two different youth cultures antagonise each other verbally and also gives us an idea of the relationship between the two cultures.

Eventually the Rockers leave Jimmy and his once confident mood is reinstated and then we soon see an establishing shot of Jimmy at the club car park. One notices how the car park is full of Mod scooters thus conveying the idea that the Mod lifestyle is carefree and all about fun. Such a shot suggests that the Mods and youth culture can be about having a good time with people around you.

In conclusion the Youth culture has been represented in these two extracts in a number of ways such as conveying the idea as a community or miniature army, a culture, as something violent or perhaps as something that is common in our lives. Theses extracts also convey people within youth cultures as sort of confused about themselves or who they are and possibly represent the reason why people join these groups; to fill in such a void.

Slow Motion test

Slow Motion test

Above is a slow motion test I have produced using Photoshop and after effects.  The effect was originally produced using photoshop and gif animation similar to my stop motion test however due to file size I had to upload the test as an MP4 for youtube. My main inspiration for this effect was the music video Aphex Twin windowlicker which employs the use of slow motion effects to create a distorted yet hypnotic mood. This is something that I would like to use and reflect in my music video by using slow motion in certain scenes such as some of the scenes concerning the robot and scenes which feature normal people transform into the "infected" after being exposed to the virus. Hopefully I should be able to create a similar hypnotic/distorted feeling featured in windowlicker. To create the effect I got a friend to take pictures of me at 60 frames per second, I then took them to Photoshop and then created a gif. After that I imported to the gif to After effects and exported it to youtube. So far I believe the effect works very well in creating a sense of distortion, however it took a long time to create the effect just to get around 1o seconds of slow motion footage. I am currently investigating away to create a similar effect in a much more time efficient way which retains the quality.

Here is a video below which may possibly offer such an alternative

Notes from sheet

 Notes from sheet


Narrative - Chain event in cause-effect relationship occurring in time( Bordwell& Thompson 1980)

Diegesis - Internal world created by story characters experience and encounter

Story - events referenced both in narrative and inferred (includes backstory as well as those projected beyond action)

Plot - events directly incorporated into action of text and order in which they are presented

Narrative Range

Unrestricted narration - Narrative which has no limits to information that is presented i.e. news bulletin.

Restricted narration - only offer minimal information in narrative -  thrillers and suspense

Narrative Depth

Subjective character identification - viewer given unique access to a range of characters see and do

Objective character identification - viewer given unique access to character's pov such as seeing things from character's mind, dreams, fantasies or memories.


Propps Narrative theory

• Hero - Male, restores narrative equilibrium embarking on a quest. 
• Victim Hero - centre of villian attention
• Seeker Hero - aids others who are the villains victims

• Villain - creates disruption
• Donor - give hero something (object, info, advice - helps resolve narrative)
• Helper - aids restoring equilibrium
• Princess- victim ( most threatened by villain, has to be saved as climax by hero, fathers role in fairy tales to give princess to hero. Father can also be dispatcher. see Conan the barbarian film)
• Dispatcher - sends hero on quest
• False Hero - good but is actually evil

Characters can also fulfill more than one categories

Todorov Narrative theory

• Equilibrium
• Disruption
• Recognition
• Repairing the disruption
• New Equilibrium

Modular Narratives in Contemporary Cinema by Allan Cameron

Modular Narratives show a sense of time as divisible and subject to manipulation

There are 4 types of modular narratives - Cameron

1. Anachronic
2. Forking Paths
3. Episodic
4. Split Screens

Anachronic - involve use of flashbacks and or flash forwards - no clear dominance between any of narrative threads. Repeats scenes directly or through a different perspective e.g Pulp Fiction.

Forking-path - narrative juxtapose alternate versions of story, shows possible outcomes that might result in small changes in single or group events. Can introduce a no. of plotlines that contradict one another e.e Groundhog Day, Run Lola Run.

Episodic - Narrative organised as abstract series or narrative anthology.

• Abstract - modular narrative characterised by operation of non narrative formal system which can dictate organisation of narrative elements such as sequence of no. or alphabet

• Anthology - series of shorter tales, disconnected by share random similarity e.g all epsiodes being survivors of a shipwreck.

Split screen - Narrative modularity articulated along spatial rather than temporal lines. Films divide screen into two or more frames, Juxtaposing events within same visual field in a sustained fashion e.g Timecode.