The Screenlife Narrative: Time and Focalization in Films Set on Computer Screens

The article does a narratological analysis of screenlife films, with the contribution of Gérard Genette’s work (1988; 2017). I define screenlife as an audiovisual form characterized by setting the narratives on computer screens. I discuss how the most popular films of this format construct their fig...

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Autor: Damasceno, Alex
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Associação Nacional dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação
Repositorio:E-Compós
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.e-compos.org.br:article/2947
Acceso en línea:https://www.e-compos.org.br/e-compos/article/view/2947
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Screenlife
Screenmovie
Tempo narrativo
Focalização
Narratologia
Narrative time
Focalization
Narratology
Tiempo narrativo
Focalización
Narratología
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Sumario:The article does a narratological analysis of screenlife films, with the contribution of Gérard Genette’s work (1988; 2017). I define screenlife as an audiovisual form characterized by setting the narratives on computer screens. I discuss how the most popular films of this format construct their figures of time and focalization. Seven fictional films are analyzed: The Collingswood Story (2002), Unfriended (2014), Sickhouse (2016), Unfriended: Dark Web (2018), Searching (2018), Host (2020) and Profile (2021). As a result, I describe the regularities and singularities of the films, understanding screenlife narrative in its formal multiplicity.