Comments on: Plot vs. Story http://cinemoose.com/plot-vs-story/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plot-vs-story Down and dirty blog about filmmaking, movies and the entertainment industry. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:35:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Courtney http://cinemoose.com/plot-vs-story/comment-page-1/#comment-979 Courtney Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:48:48 +0000 http://cinemoose.com/?p=48#comment-979 I feel like this is the an insufficient description of the difference between plot and story, especially if one is new to film and thus realizing, for the first time, that there actually IS a difference. Plot is used to describe all visual and sonic elements present in a film, whereas the story is all explicit and implicit events in the story, some of which may not be shown by the film's plot, although, as a viewer, one infers there occurrence. For instance, part of a character's past that is important to the story. The character may even reference it, yet one never sees it play out. Also, it is important to consider that a film's plot will also include diegetic AND non-diegetic element (opening credits, a soundtrack coming from outside the story, etc). I would recommend looking into Bordwell's Film Art: An Introduction as a fairly succinct reference. In fact, this book is a great source for anyone who is beginning to study film or simply interested in the study and practice of film as an art form. I'm studying film theory and aesthetics and this has proven to be a credible, academic source of information, without being too verbose. I feel like this is the an insufficient description of the difference between plot and story, especially if one is new to film and thus realizing, for the first time, that there actually IS a difference.

Plot is used to describe all visual and sonic elements present in a film, whereas the story is all explicit and implicit events in the story, some of which may not be shown by the film’s plot, although, as a viewer, one infers there occurrence. For instance, part of a character’s past that is important to the story. The character may even reference it, yet one never sees it play out.

Also, it is important to consider that a film’s plot will also include diegetic AND non-diegetic element (opening credits, a soundtrack coming from outside the story, etc).

I would recommend looking into Bordwell’s Film Art: An Introduction as a fairly succinct reference. In fact, this book is a great source for anyone who is beginning to study film or simply interested in the study and practice of film as an art form. I’m studying film theory and aesthetics and this has proven to be a credible, academic source of information, without being too verbose.

]]> By: Sujoy http://cinemoose.com/plot-vs-story/comment-page-1/#comment-968 Sujoy Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:15:52 +0000 http://cinemoose.com/?p=48#comment-968 Thank you for the post. I was searching in internet for the difference between the story and plot and came to you website.It really cleared my doubts and confusion. Once again thank you .... :) Thank you for the post. I was searching in internet for the difference between the story and plot and came to you website.It really cleared my doubts and confusion.

Once again thank you …. :)

]]> By: RT http://cinemoose.com/plot-vs-story/comment-page-1/#comment-351 RT Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:20:15 +0000 http://cinemoose.com/?p=48#comment-351 Thanks for this page. It clears it up a litle bit for me. I came looking for the difference between plot and backstory. I am reading the play How I Learned to Drive and my profesor wants examples of both. Thanks for this page. It clears it up a litle bit for me. I came looking for the difference between plot and backstory. I am reading the play How I Learned to Drive and my profesor wants examples of both.

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