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    • Computer Science
    • Human-Computer Interaction

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    • Nonlinear narratives in film present challenges for understanding due to event order disruptions.
    • Analyzing narrative patterns is crucial for film studies, screenwriting, and production.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • Introduce story curves, a novel visualization technique for exploring and communicating nonlinear movie narratives.
    • Present Story Explorer, an interactive tool to aid in the analysis of these narrative structures.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed story curves to map the presented event order against the chronological story order.
    • Created Story Explorer, integrating story curves with character, setting, and script curation functionalities.
    • Applied the tool to analyze 10 nonlinear films, identifying diverse narrative patterns.

    Main Results:

    • Discovered a spectrum of nonlinear narrative patterns, including previously undescribed ones.
    • Demonstrated the utility of story curves and Story Explorer in analyzing complex film structures.
    • User studies confirmed that novices can comprehend nonlinear narrative patterns through story curves.

    Conclusions:

    • Story curves offer an effective method for visualizing and understanding nonlinear narratives in film.
    • The Story Explorer tool facilitates deeper analysis and potential applications in filmmaking and education.
    • This visualization technique enhances the communication and study of complex storytelling techniques.