Plot Structure Decomposition in Narrative Multimedia by Analyzing Personalities of Fictional Characters

This study aims to decompose plot structures of stories in narrative multimedia (i.e., creative works that contain and are distributed through multimedia). Since a story is interwoven with main plots subplots primary ancillary lines), decomposing into multiple lines enables us analyze how events the allocated logically connected. For decomposition, existing studies employed character networks social characters appeared story) assumed characters’ relationships consistent line. However, these overlooked significantly change around major events. To solve this problem, we attempt use changes for distinguishing rather than suffer from changes. We concentrate on being result their personalities. Moreover, gradually proceed within Therefore, first propose features measuring personalities characters: (i) Degrees networks, (ii) lengths dialogues spoken by characters, (iii) ratios out-degrees in-degrees networks. supposed reflect importance, inner/outer conflicts, activeness respectively. line, can suppose also show gradual developments conduct regression each feature discover dominant tendencies features. By filtering scenes do not follow tendencies, extract line exhibits most personality iterating filtering. Besides, more lines. Based assumption, methods discriminating plots. Finally, evaluated accuracy proposed applying them movies, which one popular multimedia.