How should intercut parallel storylines and temporarily neglected characters be represented in a character network over time?
Bost et al. argue that whole-narrative aggregation and fixed time slices both mislead for TV plots where scenes alternate between parallel storylines; their narrative smoothing keeps a relationship in force while the characters are off screen and measures importance per scene. They show examples (a secondary character's subplot rising above the protagonist and ending at his death; Game of Thrones storylines in separate communities) but call their evaluation preliminary and qualitative. The method uses verbal interactions only, so silent presence (as in a Favourite scene where one lead stands mute) is not captured; this limit is the worker's synthesis.
Bost et al. argue that whole-narrative aggregation and fixed time slices both mislead for TV plots where scenes alternate between parallel storylines; their narrative smoothing keeps a relationship in force while the characters are off screen and measures importance per scene. They show examples (a secondary character's subplot rising above the protagonist and ending at his death; Game of Thrones storylines in separate communities) but call their evaluation preliminary and qualitative. The method uses verbal interactions only, so silent presence (as in a Favourite scene where one lead stands mute) is not captured; this limit is the worker's synthesis.
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- [sourced_fact] Bost et al. argue that whole-narrative aggregation and fixed time slices both mislead for TV plots where scenes alternate between parallel storylines; their narrative smoothing keeps a relationship in force while the characters are off screen and measures importance per scene. They show examples (a secondary character's subplot rising above the protagonist and ending at his death; Game of Thrones storylines in separate communities) but call their evaluation preliminary and qualitative. The method uses verbal interactions only, so silent presence (as in a Favourite scene where one lead stands mute) is not captured; this limit is the worker's synthesis. · locator: Bost et al. source
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