Visualization of Character's Intentions in Dramatic Media

The representation of characters' intentions in a story is of great importance for media scholars and analysts, and it is susceptible of applicative scenarios within the media industry. In this paper, we introduce an interactive system for the visualization of a story analysis based on a plan-based representation of the characters' intentions. The system relies on an ontology of drama and builds upon the unrestricted annotation provided by narrative enthusiasts and media students. The system is able to build the mapping between a library of plans and the users' annotation, and to visualize the contributions of the several characters' intentions to the whole plot. The system was tested on the analysis of a short movie.