Task B section 2: Narrative Structure

There are many different structures that are needed for a good program these are;

 Linear and Non –Linear

 Open and Closed

 Realist and Anti-Realist

 Single and Multi Stranded


 

Linear (3 act structure)
Linear will go in a straight line it is normally in chronological order. In up the movie it is used to tell a story of his life with his wife in the order how life should go the audience understands the life story of a character(s)so the audience are not left guessing what is going on.

 


Non-Linear
Non Linear This is the opposite to a liner structure. There is no sequence it is just shown in a random order. In order to do this, flashbacks are often involved which creates mystery as the audiences are trying to figure out what is going on. Most thrillers use this. An example of a non-linear narrative is Utopia as there is a great use of flash backs as she forget her memory and there is quick, sharp flash backs as if they were painful.


 


Open
Open narratives usually have many characters and no foreseeable ending. Hollyoaks and Eastenders are usually multi- stranded and in chronological order or real time. The audience get to continuously watch programs without and ending but can consist of different story lines.



Closed
Closed Narratives are complete stories with a likely end in mind. Depth set up with interior voiceovers giving characters thoughts, hallucinations such as fifth club. So that we are not left on a cliffhanger and so that the audience knows that it is the ending.



 Realist
 Realist is when they try and aim to present the viewer with a real life feel. Skins shot realistic scenes of what would actually happen in real life. They do this so that the viewers get a real life feel so that it feels believable also come fly with me focus on real events, it look realistic to the audience.




Anti Realist
Anti- realist presents the viewer with a situation or concept that is clearly made up or unreal such as transformers this is made up. This is not realistic these events do not happen usually offers the viewers humor or escapism from the real world. Anti- realist is also known as formalist narratives.




Single Stranded
Single stranded narratives only include one storyline or plot line throughout the entire show. This is used in shows like, Breaking Bad .The purpose of this is so that the audience can follow the story of the main character and continue to watch them from beginning to end through many episodes.





Multi-Stranded
Multi-stranded narratives are many different works that are made up of several different strands. The film love actually is multi stranded as it is 8 different stories and they are all linked at the end. This is used as more than one-person story is told and they are all inter connected.