Narrative Strategies and Aesthetics of Time-based Media

Case Study: Jiri Trnka “Ruka” The Hand 1965

Pictogram Analysis

“The hand” is a function of a seed that can grow out into a different appearance where the outcome is way more different from the initial setting/rule. To put the idea on “The Hand”, the power relationship between the hand and the doll is the setting along with the model house where hand power is an undefeatable force that put into the doll’s joyful life where interruption appears. However, the main content generates in a story is the doll’s reaction toward the hand. His reaction and emotional actions affect every stage of the story’s progress which can lead to different storylines or endings.

Case Study: Jabberwocky by Jan Svankmajer, 1971

Analysis Essay