Causality refers to the notion that all happenings stem from
a cause and the consequent relationship between the cause factor and the resulting
effect.
Narrative compression
involves an artist, director or author’s strategic manipulation of the
behavior, environment and perception of a given interval of time in order to
exaggerate the rate at which the time is passing. In order to condense movement
and change an artist can choose to portray elements that aid this quickening
tempo.
An example of narrative compression can be found in the commercial Clash of Clans: Revenge.
In the clip time seems to move slowly for the man holding his phone. It is not until he is interrupted by the barista that he is forced to snap out of his time vacuum and re enter the world of fast-paced time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC2qk2X3fKA
The butterfly effect, a
film directed by Eric Bress, explores the sensitivity of causality and portrays
multiple realities based on interrupting and changing the consequence of
events. The main character’s life is depicted in a non-linear nature as to show
the ramifications of subtle actions. Another example of a nonlinear plot is
found in the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind directed by Michel Gondry. The order of events
throughout the movie is unclear at first because the movie unfolds along with
the memory of the characters, which have been manipulated due to the events
within the movie. The audience is shown a timeline after experiencing the unfolding
of time through a psychological landscape.
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