Narrative: The narrative is the story and how the story is told. Linear narrative – beginning, middle, and end; For example: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Wizard of Oz Non-Linear – end to beginning to middle /end; less near the end even less near the end; For example: pulp fiction, Inception Closed narrative: story is completed; For example, Western genre, Gladiator, and Inception Open narrative: cliff-hanger – more common in TV and in Soaps; For example, Italian Job Non-realistic narrative: non-traditional; For example, Blue by Derek Jarman Realistic narrative: traditional, familiar story telling; how its packaged to you; For example, Jaws Todorov: Disequilibrium – adventure happens here Equilibrium Equilibrium – ‘normal’ Story telling Narrative Device: Idents Words ; For example, Crash (yesterday – film), Newspaper or posters Voiceovers From narrators, from characters, diegetic/non-diegetic voice; For example, Radio Example of Idents:
Narrative: The narrative is the story and how the story is told. Linear narrative – beginning, middle, and end; For example: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Wizard of Oz Non-Linear – end to beginning to middle /end; less near the end even less near the end; For example: pulp fiction, Inception Closed narrative: story is completed; For example, Western genre, Gladiator, and Inception Open narrative: cliff-hanger – more common in TV and in Soaps; For example, Italian Job Non-realistic narrative: non-traditional; For example, Blue by Derek Jarman Realistic narrative: traditional, familiar story telling; how its packaged to you; For example, Jaws Todorov: Disequilibrium – adventure happens here Equilibrium Equilibrium – ‘normal’ Story telling Narrative Device: Idents Words ; For example, Crash (yesterday – film), Newspaper or posters Voiceovers From narrators, from characters, diegetic/non-diegetic voice; For example, Radio Example of Idents:
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