Narrative theory

NARRATIVE:

• The chain of events that make up the ‘story’ of a media text.
• Difference between ‘narrative’ and ‘plot’: The narrative is what happens chronologically in the story, the plot is the way in which the director chooses to portray the story. (Think about the film ‘Memento’ or ’21 Grams’ and think of some other examples in which the plot drives the narrative in an unusual way.)
• Narrative structure:  Todorovian structure is the structure used for all Hollywood films and ensures that all the loose ends are tied up at the end of the film.
• Narrative is often an important part of a music video, although the way in which the story is told may be fragmented and simplistic and merged with a performance element.
• Think about the narrative conventions used in music videos.

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