Research On The Narrative Strategy Of Suspense Short Films

Short films are an important type of film.Whether it is the Academy Awards or the three major international film festivals,there are short film units.The experimental and exploratory nature of the short film makes it a testing ground for film talents.Suspense short films that are known for creating suspense,exploring the truth and creating atmosphere have also been repeatedly practiced by many film talents because of their diverse narrative skills.Suspense short films such as L’accordeur and La jetée have become classics in film history.Therefore,when paying attention to suspense films,the development of suspense short films must not be ignored;to clarify the historical process of suspense short films,it is necessary to explore their multiple presentations in narrative strategies.This article consists of seven parts,the main structure is as follows:The first chapter is the introduction part.It mainly introduces the research background and research status of suspense short films,and also explains the research purpose,significance,ideas and methods of the thesis.What needs to be emphasized here is that,in view of the many strategies of film narrative,this article focuses on presenting the unique value of suspense short films from the perspective of narrative,narrative space and narrative structure.The second chapter is the concept,type and process of suspense short film.This chapter mainly defines the concept of suspense short films,and divides them into three types: thriller,fantasy and crime.At the same time,it also summarizes and summarizes the development process of suspense short films,and lists the main suspense short films for more than 100 years.It is expected to lay a solid foundation for subsequent research.The third chapter is The Narrative Perspective of Suspense Short Films: Various Presentations.This chapter mainly discusses how to set suspense in suspense short films from a narrative perspective.First,the inner-focused perspective can lock the role and enhance the audience’s sense of participation;secondly,the outer-focused perspective can obscure a lot of information,making it easy to build suspense;finally,the omnipotence and omnipotence of the zero-focused perspective can give the audience the freedom of vision,but there is also participation Sexual weakness.The fourth chapter is Mystery Short Film Narrative Space: Multiple Constructions.This chapter mainly analyzes how suspense short films multiple construct narrative space.In a suspenseful short film,the closed environment is easy to create a depressing atmosphere,strengthen the audience’s fear and directly reveal human nature;the looping nested space can superimpose multiple difficulties and enrich scenes;the illusory space where the virtual and the real can be intertwined can expand the narrative between reality and fantasy tension.The fifth chapter is The Narrative Structure of Mystery Short Films:Multiple Structures.This chapter mainly discusses the conventional narrative structure and function of suspense short films.Among them,the causal linear structure is easy to go straight to the theme and highlight the climax,the interwoven contrast structure can transmit information in the mutual comparison,and the loopback structure can blur the time and space to expand the suspense effect.The sixth chapter is The Watcher: The Practice of Narrative Strategies for Mystery Short Films.This chapter mainly presents the practice and application of the aforementioned narrative techniques in the personal work The Watcher,and emphasizes that The Watcher mainly adopts the narrative strategy of external focus and limited space and annular structure,and at the same time summarizes the creation process of the personal work.and reflection.The seventh chapter is the conclusion part.It mainly reviews and summarizes the narrative strategies of suspense short films,and puts forward some thoughts and suggestions on the future development direction of suspense short films.The appendix at the end of this article contains the The Watcher shooting instructions,including the description of the work and the copy of the work.Among them,The Watcher is a 30-minute suspense short film,which tells the story of a young man who is in distress and goes to a point of no return due to greed.It warns young people to establish correct values and down-to-earth to realize their ideals.