Unit 22- Short
Film Project: Task B- SECTION 3- Narrative structure
Narrative structure
Narrative structure is a story that an audience or reader
can follow, slowing unfolding the plot throughout many episode or books. There
are different types of narrative structure that director take in consideration
depending on TV show or film that they are broadcasting on TV or cinemas. Here
are the following:
Linear Narrative
Linear narrative is when you follow a straight line starting
from beginning right through to end. A linear narrative is really simple and
easy to follow. For example ‘UP’ simple story that anyone can follow ‘UP’
starts up with simple beginning and a simple ending. A linear narrative usually
attractive younger generation because is easy to understand.
Episodic Narrative
Episodic narrative is a story that is told through a series
of episode for example ‘Misfits’ is a story that tells through episodes and
every episode it will have a recap what happen in the last episode this will
happen at the beginning of each episode, another example is ‘Hollyoaks. ’ by
this will give a rough idea what happen in the last episode and will understand
what the next episode is going to be about.
Mostly films use
episodic narrative structure, also episodic narrative tell a story through
films but they do not put the plot in one movie the will have 3 movies that
leads up to the plot. For example the Hunger Games and Star Wars. By this the will captured the audience
attention therefore more tune in more. Episodic is good narrative structure
when coming to TV programme because they not giving the plot away.
Open Narrative
Open narrative is when they have many characters involve and
as no sense of ending. This use in sops such ‘EastEnders, How I Met your Mother
and Hollyoaks’ this are soaps that does not have an ending, due to this the
story builds up when progressing further into the film. This makes I more
interesting to watch.
Close narrative
Close narrative is usually films that have reading and
usually last 2 hours it has all the characters and main points and ending. For
example comedy, thriller such as ‘About Time.’ By this it would keep the
audience more interesting and knowing the plot of story and film.
Realist and Anti-realist Narrative
Realist narrative is a story that shows real life situation
that people have to face on daily base. For example ‘Mulholland Drive (2001)’
this films tells a real life situation. By this kind of narrative it would make
the audience more engage because they can relate to that situation.
Anti-realist narrative is not real life standards they are films/programs which
base on dreams or not real life. Anti- realistic narrative use special affect
such as the film ‘Fantastic Four’ the purpose of is to attractive more audience
and it for audience that like to think outside the box.
Single stranded
Single stranded is [1]
a story that has one central character or hero acting in a single plot while
surrounded by a group of minor characters, you’re encountering a narrative that
has a single strand. This means that character that is important in this film
or TV series and in single stranded narrative the will keep you focus on the
main character even though they will character that will be involve in the TV
show or film. For example twilight 1, 2 and 3 they will have characters but
they will be one character that the reader or director want us to focus
on.
Multi-Stranded
Multi-stranded is when different works are made up of
several different standard which involves different character which all have
their own story line. For example the film ‘Actually love’ or the program
‘Skin’ this when the focus on one character in each episode which leads up to
the plot. This makes the audience more interesting because in each episode the
find out more about the character and the plot.
Open ending
[2]An
open-ended story is one in which the ending is left uncertain to one degree or
another. This shows that ending is not reliable it can change at any time, also
open ending can make the view think to figure out for themselves there are no right or wrong answer. For
instance,’ Pretty Little Liars’ has open ending because they change the ending
and they left the views to figure out by themselves.
Close ending
[3]An
closed ending is an ending to a story or novel where all of the details are
wrapped up and leave the reader knowing how it ends. The story doesn't end in a
cliff-hanger or nail biter, where the readers long to discover what happens
next. This means that the ending is giving to and it does change, by this the
audience will know what happen in the end and leaving with a clear understanding
of the film from start-end. For example, the film ‘The Longest Ride’ due to fact you will know
what happen at the end and there is no cliff hangers.
Merit
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