Author(s)

Chiu Hsien-Yuan¹, Lin Ta-Long²

¹Program of Aesthetics, Media Art and Art History Stream, Department of Fine Art, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City.
²Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City.

In the creation of short animated films, confrontation is a common plot structure. This is because conflict quickly highlights the emphasis of the plot, and allows the audience to focus on the evolution of the event. The repetition technique is an indispensable part of the narrative in confrontation. As there are often core opposing problems in these situations, how the problems are shown from their generation, through evolution to solution must be weighed through the repetition technique to achieve the intensity and change of the opposing event. In other words, while effectively highlighting the focus of the plot, the repetition technique also plays an important role in its evolution and richness. This is also why the narrative technique is often used in short animated films. Given that, the narrative technique is worthy of further discussion and analysis in order to summarize valuable results. This is the core purpose of this study. In this study, the formation conditions and relationship of confrontation plots are clarified through text and case analysis, and further, the operational reasons and functions of the repetition and turning points in the confrontation plots are studied. It is hoped that this study will contribute to the creation and appreciation of animation.

Confrontation Narrative, Repetition, Short Animated Films

Hsien-Yuan, C. and Ta-Long, L. (2020) Repetitive Narrative Techniques Depicting Confrontation in Animated Shorts. Art and Design Review, 8, 127-138. doi: 10.4236/adr.2020.83009.