This week’s lecture further discussed the constraints of Korsakow. The lecture explored how Korsakow, unlike traditional film, is about making lists not narratives, something as simple as riding your bicycle to work has a number of different factors that can be listed. Putting on high visibility clothing, checking your breaks, checking your phone GPS for traffic conditions. This simple list could become a korsakow film.

A list in not a narrative but can be turned into one. In a previous lecture summary I discussed how I didn’t wholeheartedly agree with Adrian’s definition of what a narrative is. This week I gained further understanding into what he meant. A list is not a narrative but can be turned into one. The act of getting ready for a bicycle ride to work (previously mentioned) could be the beginnings of a narrative but doesn’t have the beginning middle and end as you would see in a feature film or other media text.

The constraints of Korsakow are positive. Sure, you are not able to create an epic fantasy tale but like a song writer these constraints make us better story tellers and most of all producers.

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