Narrative Genre key terms (1C)


 Media Unit 1C: Narrative and Genre Key Terms

Non Linear Narratives

·         Chronology- this is the arrangement of events in time order.

 

·         Concurrent / parallel narratives-  When there is more than one story/narrative happening at the same time within a single narrative. For example EastEnders, Crash

 

 

·         Flashback / Flashforward- flashforward is a scene that briefly takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story and flashback is a scene that takes the narrative back to the past or to a specific time.  Sometimes special effects are used to emphasise this.

 

·         Time and space- in media this refers to the location of the narrative and the time it is set in. For example night time or day time, or set in the Victorian era.

 

 

·         Serial format – a series of narratives that follow on from each other for example a soap opera or a TV drama in 4 parts. They are not always shot in order so there is a lot of planning involved with all the different scenes being shot and then edited together in order.

 

·         Cliffhangers – the ending of a narrative where the plot is left unanswered, makes the audience want to see the next film or episode. Keeps the audience interested.

 

 

·         Editing and non-linear narratives: continuity v dis-continuity – continuity is where the scene follows on as normal, whereas dis-continuity is where the scene has different parts to it e.g flashbacks

 

Narration

·         Use of a narrator as a piece to camera, voice over, caption – this is used a lot in documentaries and they are non-diegetic.

 

·         Subjective / objective – subjective is seeing things for what it is and having your own ideas and opinions, objective is where you see something but can think out of the box and see it from different angles without your own view/opinion getting in the way.

 

 

·         Mode of address / tone – the way that the storyline is delivered for example is someone telling the story, the way the scenes are presented, the visuals used.

 

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