# How should intercut parallel storylines and temporarily neglected characters be represented in a character network over time?

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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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    {
      "url": "https://arxiv.org/html/1602.07811v3",
      "note": "Bost et al."
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    {
      "url": "https://arxiv.org/html/1907.02704v2",
      "note": "Bost et al."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2019/09/11/telling-the-big-story-network-narratives-at-venice-2019/",
      "note": "Bost et al."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2019/03/31/balancing-three-protagonists-in-the-favourite/",
      "note": "Bost et al."
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```

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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: https://arxiv.org/html/1602.07811v3

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