Alternative Scriptwriting, 5th Edition

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The Non-Linear Film

The non-linear film is a voice-oriented genre. As it tends to be quite open-ended in its characteristics, we devote this entire chapter to the form. In the years since Pulp Fiction debuted, the non-linear film has grown enormously in its influence, and its importance has been paralleled by the development of non-linear editing and of computer applications in special effects, animation, and video games. The latter technological developments have made more appealing the open-ended quality of the non-linear film. Beyond Pulp Fiction, important non-linear films include Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, Terence Malick’s The Thin Red Line, Atom Egoyan’s Exotica, and Karen and Jill Sprecher’s 13 Conversations About One Thing . ...