Task One- Narrative

Narrative

Linear Narrative

Linear narrative structure is when a story line has a beginning to end which is in chronological order. In linear narrative structure no flashbacks or flash-forwards is used as the story line is in chronological order, it wouldn't flow as well. Linear story line is mostly popular in soaps such as Easterners.

 Here is the first ever episode for easterners. This soap is about the lives of everyday people who live the Easy-End of London. 

Non-Linear Narrative

Non-linear narrative is the opposite of Linear narrative, this is because the story line can be in any order depending on the type of movie or soap it will be, also non-linear narrative includes flashbacks or flash-forwards as there is no clear structure, the structure is  created in the process of creating the movie or soap. Most non-linear narrative structures can be effective during the makings of the movie as some directors would reveal the ending of the story at the beginning which might not appeal to every audience. Films from the director Tarantino are mostly non-linear. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-czwy-aVbbU

Here is an example of one of Tarantino's non-linear narrative films. In this example is the trailer of Kill Bill which is a action/thriller film. 

Flashback

A flashback is when a point in the film goes back in time to show something that has happened in the past. In a film there are many ways a flashback is entered for example it can be a flashback within a thought someone is having within the film also zooming into the face,flashbacks usually exist the same way they entered to create the flow of the scene. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl1EzrlIHl4

Here is a clear example of a flashback in a film. This flashback is from the animated musical drama 'The Lion King' when Simba finds his dad Mufasa dead, the flashbacks are simba's flashbacks of him and his father together.

Realist

A realist narrative is when the story line is believable to the audience as it will appear as being real also being based on a true story which has happened in the past. This type of narrative structure is used in documentaries as it could have different effects on people as the documentary could be using real life information and real life footage. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AqJMpIBEM

Here is an example of realist narrative, this example is a trailer of the documentary '102 minutes that changed america'. This documentary is about the 9/11 bombings, all of the scenes of the documentary are all hand held footage which was taken on that day from the civilians who witnessed it. This is a great example of realist narrative as it shows clearly what the narrative is as it is mostly based on held footage which is real. 

Anti-Realist

Anti-realist narrative is when a film is not real, and is made up the opposite of realist. With a anti-realist film a range of good quality effects are needed so it is still interesting and enjoyable for the audience. Depending on the genre, different effects are used for different genres to make the film more effective. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RRQ9MaOdIw

This is a trailer of Star wars, star wars is a popular example of anti-realism, this is because star wars is fictional which means the story line of the film is made up also the film is mostly based upon the types of costumes and different weapons used, this attracts the audience.