Sentences with phrase «more narrative focus»

This is a much different project, of course, both in terms of setting and story, and the screenplay could use more narrative focus in its first half.

Even games that have more narrative focus on the world will use cutscenes effectively.

I'm also am disappointed Destiny's missions aren't more narrative focused.

Or is it more narrative focused?

Not exact matches

In this case, the scammers seemed more focused on Ryan's backstory and narrative, which we admit makes for an entertaining watch.

But we were wanting to narrow the focus a bit more and not necessarily be pure narrative but be to the point.

That history, coupled with the generous use of interview narrative from rescuers, the rescued, and non-rescuers throughout the book, more than offsets any fear that the Oliners» project, by focusing on rescue activities, might diminish the horror of the Holocaust.

Tyerman's massive narrative, recently reissued, is the more conventional book, a narrative focused principally on the «Numbered Crusades» to the Middle East and the Crusader states established there.

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

But McDonnell is proving to be more multi-layered than his caricature, seeking late in his career to match expediency with belief, gripped by the need to prove economic competence (he reads the findings of focus groups as avidly as New Labour's leading figures used to do), knows the importance of narrative and how George Osborne impressively framed one about how Labour crashed the car and should never be given the keys again.

It needs to construct a more focused political narrative.

This polemic against the American healthcare system benefited from a far more focused approach than his previous films, which covered so much ground they sometimes lost any sense of narrative or coherence.

As they begin compiling more opposition files in earnest, America Rising plans to focus on New Yorkers in pushing their Cuomo narrative.

The demand, from one of the most significant and influential voices on the left of the Labour party, marks a departure from the usual narrative on responsible capitalism, which usually focuses on handing shareholders more power.

«This focus is understandable given cultural narratives of death's negativity, but our results suggest that death is more positive than people expect: Meeting the grim reaper may not be as grim as it seems.»

It's more focused to begin with and much more compelling thanks to a good narrative, some crazy villain and a pair of characters everyone learned to love.

Its narrative focus leans the movie toward having more of a white - savior complex, even though that does make Garrett Hedlund's portrayal of Burden a very complicated type of hero.

Perhaps with a bit more careful planning and more focused management, he can deliver a game that satisfies all his narrative goals, since this seems surprisingly rushed.

Both focus more on visually stunning cinematography and spend more time observing rather than offering a typical narrative.

Where La La Land focused more on a compelling narrative, The Greatest Showman was all about the spectacle

A chronological leap advances the narrative seven years, and the reckless romanticism of the film's first half drops away to reveal a chillier, calmer work focused more explicitly on scientific inquiry.

Eventually Magic Mike seems to remember that, as a narrative feature film, it should have a story of some kind, which is how we come to focus on the struggles of Adam (Alex Pettyfer), a 19 - year - old college dropout who's landed on the couch of his more responsible sister Brooke (the enigmatically poker - faced beauty Cody Horn).

Unlike The Silent Revolution, The Captain's narrative focus is not on the victims (who eventually become victors) of history but the perpetrators — a true rarity in the history of German cinema that is made even more remarkable by the fact that the film does not concern itself with the famous culprits (as does Oliver Hirschbiegel's Der Untergang [Downfall, 2004]-RRB- but, rather, with the «unknown» wrongdoers, that is, the «little guys» who, once afforded the opportunity, displayed the same murderous tendencies than their more famous leaders.

Shot (with one exception) in black and white by Florian Ballhaus (son of Michael), the film is set to a score that is more industrial sound than music; yet, it is the combination of the clinically clean black - and - white cinematography, the disturbing score, and the narrative's single - minded focus on the protagonist's actions (there is no moment when the film seeks to psychologise him) by which the film manages to simultaneously solicit, on the one hand, our fascination with and, increasingly, horror about the events depicted — even long after Herold has proven how scarily easy it is for him to order mass murder (and, whenever necessary, to set an example by killing himself)-- and, on the other hand, to ensure that we keep some intellectual distance from the diegetic events.

I'm still not thrilled with the ret - con job on the classic story but this chapter is the best of the three, more focused on a central narrative spine to build the spectacle upon and featuring a solid foundation of character and conflict.

The narrative does lag the slightest bit at the midpoint when Carl decides to leave LA behind for a quick trip to Miami and the script loses its focus, but as soon as he gets his hands on that food truck and he's back to being a man on a mission, the film takes off with even more momentum than before.

There might be a good story somewhere deep inside this tangled narrative, but Dekker seems more focused on creating a succession of «scary» images than he is on that.

While in San Francisco for the Mill Valley Film Festival, I spoke with Damien about pummeling audiences into submission with drum solos; Teller and Simmons» performances; films being too narrative - focused; what he's doing next, and more.

The intermission marks more than just a shift in narrative focus from Rana to Kochadaiiyan but in Ashwin, who then takes what works best to the next level by completely embracing both the story's inherently exaggerated nature as a «legend» and, more importantly, the fantastical unreality of and the unbridled creative freedom granted by her chosen filmmaking approach.

The American is a far more narrative driven film but to an extent it shares with The Limits of Control a focus on the process, waiting and build - up rather than being a guns blazing action film.

More than half the films of my list share stories that focus on women or girls: Mad Max: Fury Road, Brooklyn, Inside Out, Room, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Far From the Madding Crowd (Additionally, I would argue that Ava's narrative in Ex Machina also drives that film and that Domhnall Gleeson's character primarily functions as a stand - in for the audience).

This time he's considerably more focused, letting McDormand's ferocious mother - bear of a performance, her best since Fargo, drive the narrative.

One of 2014's more compelling documentaries, Laura Poitras» Citizenfour channels the measured cool of its subject — former National Security Agency analyst - turned - whistleblower Edward Snowden — and eschews the sensationalism of so many docs for a chilling, information - focused procedural that moves with the precision of a narrative thriller.

A spinoff, Monster Hunter Stories, stepped off the beaten track by introducing a simple yet satisfying narrative, and now Monster Hunter World solidifies that step by using the building blocks of previous narrative concepts to deliver a well - paced experience that spends more time focusing on the bigger picture.

For all that the film revises our view of Mary simply by placing the narrative focus more on her, its more radical specific changes are actually connected with the men who are treated very leniently.

It was more linear and less exploration - focused than a typical Metroid, forcing Samus to look at specific sections of rooms in order to cue up cut - scenes and concocting a series of narrative reasons to delay the implementation of her various power - ups.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Birdman is an American movie with European sensibilities, focusing more on mood and style rather than narrative.

Both films possess only the most meagre thread of what you might term a narrative, but Green has reached a point in his career where he sees that examining the interplay between people and landscapes is more cinematic that focusing on just the people or just the landscapes.

Since that film is more a series of wild experiences than a strict narrative plot, Matsuya focuses on distinct background events, with art representing Robert Pattinson's character sprinting through it all, much like he does in the film.

If you want your students to read for 15 minutes or spend five more minutes on that narrative, this tool can help keep your students focused for the time you've allotted.

Twenty free blog articles each focusing in even more depth on one particular aspect of story craft, including narrative point of view, conflict, story arc, and so on.

An evaluation tends to be shorter and more general, while a critique is usually more detailed and specifies what works on the page and what doesn't, recommends steps to fix it, and offers detailed suggestions for revisions, focusing on narrative and prose, theme, organization, pacing, clarity, voice, and point of view.

It is very clear that Hidden Dragon wasn't trying to offer a sensible narrative, and was more focused on the core action / platforming elements.

The God of War reboot from Sony's Santa Monica studio will be central to this — its new, more narrative - focused, open - world approach with a grizzled, bearded Kratos coming as a direct result of Sony's new global thinking.

More recently though, games like Gone Home or Firewatch have challenged that notion by pushing nearly everything to the side except delivering a sharp, focused narrative.

It takes a few pages from BioShock, (as many games do nowadays) builds a similarly atmospheric experience and rounds it out with a more focused, in - depth narrative.

There's a fair bit more to the narrative as you progress through the game, but as the main focus of the game is built on this factor, spoiling much more would be a disservice.

More PvE - centered content and a new focus on the game's narrative are described as major features in The Division Year 2.

Storybook Tactics has less focus on its narrative, and more focus on the combat.

Two days ago, the team announced that they will be rebranding as Deck Nine to signify their shift toward more narrative - focused games.